202402241821 Reality is often nonlinear

Our minds are very capable of rationalizing about cause and effect in a direct way. These direct (linear) relationships are often too simplistic to describe the reality of a system (202203210830 When your model and reality conflict, reality is always right). We simply need to remember that 202402241823 Boundaries don't exist in the real world and that 202203210832 Models are necessarily incomplete. These simplifications that are necessary, but always cast doubt on whether we're describing the true nature of a system or rather describing a useful mental model for thinking about an underlying reality.¹