Understanding the world is the first step to living in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So many of life\u2019s universal problems can be addressed, according to extremely popular author Mark Manson, using just five universal laws. It sounds simple, and yet when one breaks it down in the way Manson does, it becomes a helpful tool in at least reframing how life works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manson hasn\u2019t been the only thought leader\/writer to share these useful ideas. (Author Daniel Pink also shared the list on his LinkedIn page, as did many others in blogs posted to Medium and the like.) But no matter the source, the universal laws seem to hold true\u2026at least in terms of centering one\u2019s self in the middle of life\u2019s issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an online clip making the rounds on social media, Manson leans over a microphone and shares, \u201cThere are five universal laws of life. And once you understand them, chances are they will solve at least 90 percent of your problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst law,\u201d Manson explains, \u201cis Murphy\u2019s Law. (This) law explains that anything that can<\/em> go wrong eventually will<\/em> go wrong. This sounds like pessimism, but it\u2019s also just reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Writer Ed Cumming further explains the principle. \u201cAs with anything sufficiently universal, the origins of Murphy\u2019s Law\u2014which broadly states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong\u2014are disputed. No doubt people have been expressing something similar for as long as there has been language and our cave-dwelling ancestors were wondering why it always rained on their woolly mammoth barbecue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, we know that the Murphy bit was coined by an American aerospace engineer, Edward A. Murphy Jr., after a mishap during the testing of a rocket sled in the late 1940s. As he said: \u2018If there are two or more ways to do something and one of those results in a catastrophe, then someone will do it that way.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simply being aware this reality might just help a person prepare for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLaw number two is Kidlin\u2019s Law,\u201d Manson shares. \u201cIf you can write the problem down clearly, you\u2019ve already solved half of it. Most people don\u2019t have complicated lives. They just haven\u2019t clarified what the problems are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bestselling author Sahil Bloom shares how merely writing the issue down, as the law states, is half the battle. \u201cWriting is a powerful tool for problem-solving, because writing is thinking. You cannot write clearly if you aren\u2019t thinking clearly. In a professional context, writing forces you to simplify. Break a complex challenge into its component parts. You begin to see where the real bottlenecks have formed, where the leverage points lie, and how an elegant solution might emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a personal context, writing cuts through life\u2019s noise. When you feel fear, stress, or anxiety swirling in your mind, write it down. What\u2019s the actual problem? What are you afraid of? Why does it bother you? The moment the problem hits the page, it loses some of its power. The writing itself is part of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Third on the list, Manson says, is Wilson\u2019s Law. \u201cIf you put value and intelligence first, the money will show up as a side effect. If you put money first, then you usually sacrifice the things that would have made you valuable in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nKidlin\u2019s Law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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