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Recently, I had the opportunity to hear Professor Jay Forrester lecture in my ESD.74 System Dynamics class. It was a great privilege. The content of Forrester's lecture was nicely summarized by my classmate Ming Fai. Forrester is the inventor of the random-access magnetic-core memory, and the founder of system dynamics. Though in his 90s, Forrester looked extremely sharp, and his talk was deeply enlightening.
My inspiration for this post came from remarks like "She can never understand the practical side of things", and "He's not as romantic like before during our courting days." Post Forrester's talk, I captured the remarks in the system dynamics casual loop diagram below:
A positive (+) sign indicates that two related variables change in the same direction. A negative (-) sign says that two related variables change in the opposite direction. More happiness leads to more love and that's a positive sign. More practicality leads to less love and that's a negative sign.
The left loop (or the gal loop?) reinforces love while the right loop (or the guy loop?) balances (reduces) love. My previous posts "Languages of Love and Appreciation" reinforces the left loop, while "Dynamics of the Quality of Life" captures the essence of work-life balance.
Understanding the dynamics of these interactions ensures long-term happiness and quality of life. Do you think so?
Thanks very much for reading.
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