It let me see the world as something less chaotic...
I used to see the world as random headlines and chaos: wars, inflation, elections, currencies, experts arguing in circles. This was making me feel lost and powerless - like I couldn't do anything about it. Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order made me notice the patterns underneath. It zooms out and shows how nations rise, get rich, overextend, take on too much debt, fracture internally, and eventually lose ground while new players quietly build power. It didn’t make me feel like I can predict the future, but it changed how I process the news. Instead of doomscrolling, I catch myself asking better questions: what’s happening with debt, productivity, social cohesion, geopolitics? I finished it feeling calmer and more strategic, like the world is less chaotic and more cyclical.