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Stability is a dangerous illusion.

We crave it. We look for "stable" jobs, "stable" industries, and "stable" paychecks. We believe that if we just keep our heads down and do the work, we can maintain our position.

But physics disagrees.

The Complication: The Second Law of Thermodynamics

In engineering, there is a concept called Entropy. The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that in any closed system, entropy (disorder and decay) always increases over time.

Think of a house. If you do nothing to it, it doesn't stay the same. Dust settles. Paint peels. Wood rots. To keep a house in "stable" condition requires a constant injection of new energy (cleaning, repairs, maintenance).

Your career is a system.

Most professionals operate as a Closed System.

• Input: Your time and effort.
• Output: Completed tasks.
• The Trap: You only have a finite amount of time. Eventually, the demands of the market (which is always evolving) outpace your ability to work harder.

This is the "More for Less" trap. You work later. You wake up earlier. You try to outrun the decay. But because you are a closed system, you cannot win. You are generating Heat (stress), not Work (progress).

The Solution: Become an Open System

To reverse entropy, you must introduce an external force. You need Leverage.

This is the core difference between a "Worker" and a "Practical Professional."

• The Worker (High Entropy): Tries to fight decay with more manual effort. They compete with AI. They lose.
• The Partner (Low Entropy): Injects new energy into the system using tools. They direct AI. They win.

The "Entropy Audit" Protocol

Stop trying to "work harder." It violates the laws of physics. Instead, audit your week for entropy.

Look at your calendar. Identify the tasks where you are repeating the same manual process but getting diminishing returns.

• Writing the same email responses? That’s entropy.
• Manually summarizing meeting notes? That’s entropy.
• Starting research from a blank Google Doc? That’s entropy.

The Fix:​
Don't just "do" the task. Build a system that does the task for you.

When I stopped treating AI as a "hobby" and started treating it as my "Senior Partner," I didn't just save time. I reversed the decay. I built tools to flag risks I would have missed. I generated interview prep that out-researched veterans.

I didn't get smarter. My system got better.

The Takeaway

You cannot outwork entropy. You can only out-leverage it.
This week, find one "decaying" task and build a system to fix it.

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Stay practical,

Wyatt