The Chaos Theory: Tiny Changes

07/10/2025 7 min

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In this episode of Spark & Hustle, Puneet Kaur explores Chaos Theory. She reveals how small changes create massive ripple effects, why unpredictability is built into complex systems, and how to thrive in a world that feels uncertain.Book Recommendation“Chaos: Making a New Science” by James GleickOne-Page SummaryJames Gleick’s *Chaos* popularized Chaos Theory for the public. It shows how mathematics uncovered order hidden inside systems once thought to be random—weather, biology, even human behavior. The book emphasizes the butterfly effect and fractals as keys to understanding complexity.Lesson: Chaos isn’t disorder—it’s complex order we don’t yet fully grasp.Quotes:1. “Simple systems give rise to complex behavior.”2. “When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not determine the approximate future.”