Thinking In Systems: A Better Way To View The World

About this episode

In this episode, Hasintha Attanayake reflects on systems thinking and its application in personal life, inspired by Donella Meadows' book.

"Systems beat goals" they say in the productivity world but what is a system and how complex can they be? In this episode I reflect on my recent reading of 'Thinking in Systems: A Primer' by Donella Meadows and how I'm mapping and thinking about vital systems in my own life. Want to listen to more episodes? Visit https://www.monologuesbyhasi.com/ or subscribe on your favourite podcast app. To get in touch and leave me your 2c or ideas you'd like me to discuss in a future episode reach me on X (Twitter) @realHasinthaA. My intro and outro music are courtesy of Max Maikon and the YouTube Audio Library. Full credits are as follows: Track: Equilibrium — Max Maikon [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: Equilibrium — Max Maikon | Free Background Music | Audio Library Release Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/equilibrium

People in this episode

Host: Hasintha Attanayake

Topics covered

• systems thinking
• productivity
• self-improvement
• personal development
• life mapping

Keywords

• systems
• goals
• productivity
• self-improvement
• Donella Meadows
• life mapping
• thinking in systems

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Thinking in Systems: A Primer

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