We have long understood the second law of thermodynamics that basically states that the entropy of a closed system will tend to increase over time.
The increase of entropy is the loss information and if you apply this law to careers planning you can demonstrate a tendency towards turmoil over time.
Humans have found many ways to slow the rate of entropy over the years.
We paint iron structures to prevent them from rusting and cover the wooden structures of our dwellings to prevent them from rotting.
The interesting part about entropy is that an 'increase' in energy causes the tendency toward disorder to accelerate.
If we burn a piece of wood, for example, we are adding energy.
Adding sufficient energy will disintegrate the wood altogether.
If we relate 'energy' to the tempo of our lives we can see that a busy schedule will tend to accelerate the rate of disorder.
This seems like a rational statement and one that we can all relate to.
The busier we are the less time that we have to focus on each task, if we don't invest sufficient time to any particular task it will tend to gravitate toward disorder over time.
Anyone who knows the thankless task of housework will know all about 'external' energy messing things up over time.
If we don't actively engage in housework it would not take long to find that your once tidy house is an untidy mess.
Ones career is constantly bombarded with 'external' energy.
New projects, organizational restructure, new systems and technologies, new bosses and economic changes just to name a few.
As we have shown, external energy will tend to increase entropy over time.
Your career is affected by virtue of participating in this ever changing system we call life.
But as a society we are conscious of each others individual needs.
We make choices and steer our lives as we see fit.
Careers planning helps you to identify the choices that will keep you on track to achieve your goals.
Planning can help to minimise the external 'energy' that deviates your career and maximise the energy that propels you towards your goals.
Physics metaphors aside, careers planning is about making beneficial career enhancing decisions by finding the shortest path of the least resistance.
Whether you are selecting your university subjects, finding employment or adapting to changes in your current work place you are always faced with decisions.
By understanding the skill sets that you need to develop in order to progress towards your goals you can tailor your decisions in a manner that will be beneficial to your career in the long term
The increase of entropy is the loss information and if you apply this law to careers planning you can demonstrate a tendency towards turmoil over time.
Humans have found many ways to slow the rate of entropy over the years.
We paint iron structures to prevent them from rusting and cover the wooden structures of our dwellings to prevent them from rotting.
The interesting part about entropy is that an 'increase' in energy causes the tendency toward disorder to accelerate.
If we burn a piece of wood, for example, we are adding energy.
Adding sufficient energy will disintegrate the wood altogether.
If we relate 'energy' to the tempo of our lives we can see that a busy schedule will tend to accelerate the rate of disorder.
This seems like a rational statement and one that we can all relate to.
The busier we are the less time that we have to focus on each task, if we don't invest sufficient time to any particular task it will tend to gravitate toward disorder over time.
Anyone who knows the thankless task of housework will know all about 'external' energy messing things up over time.
If we don't actively engage in housework it would not take long to find that your once tidy house is an untidy mess.
Ones career is constantly bombarded with 'external' energy.
New projects, organizational restructure, new systems and technologies, new bosses and economic changes just to name a few.
As we have shown, external energy will tend to increase entropy over time.
Your career is affected by virtue of participating in this ever changing system we call life.
But as a society we are conscious of each others individual needs.
We make choices and steer our lives as we see fit.
Careers planning helps you to identify the choices that will keep you on track to achieve your goals.
Planning can help to minimise the external 'energy' that deviates your career and maximise the energy that propels you towards your goals.
Physics metaphors aside, careers planning is about making beneficial career enhancing decisions by finding the shortest path of the least resistance.
Whether you are selecting your university subjects, finding employment or adapting to changes in your current work place you are always faced with decisions.
By understanding the skill sets that you need to develop in order to progress towards your goals you can tailor your decisions in a manner that will be beneficial to your career in the long term
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