Straight Line Thinkers

Straight lines does not exist in nature, straight lines are human made. Nature is not linear, but it is more connected and networked. So why are so many people Straight Line Thinkers? Straight Line Thinkers can not follow the development of people, they can not be a part of the evolution of technology, fashion, the way we talk and dress. It is alien to them. What does not follow the regular linear ways of doing things, is not understood. The 20th century was the century where we built big things, the 21st century is where we learn big things. So people are forces into defining themselves in a new way. In the old days we defined ourselves by the city we lived in - where we grew up, worked, married, had kids and died. You used your skills to the benefit of the community. All the skills combined made strong societies. It is not like that anymore, because we no longer define ourselves by the external factors. Some people feel like they do not belong anywhere, hence having problems identifying and defining themselves. We should go back to the old ways of giving back to the society, and thereby 'finding' ourselves. 

Business schools teach us to focus on profits, individualism and hard work. It would be good to de-school business schools, in order to create an understanding and connection between ethics, nature and people. The world is networked, just like nature. So we need to be more flexible and adaptive. We need to imbed sociability in everything we do, and make the environment more social, so we actually want to spend time in the environment. We should focus on shared selective joy, in order to create a playful and enjoyable world.