The Power Of Asymmetry
The human tendency is to think in terms of graduality, linearity and symmetry.
It has a hard time understanding the concept of 'First gradually, then suddenly'.
Let's look at an example to see this.
Some aquatic plants double their number daily and take 48 days to cover a lake. How many days would it take them to cover half of the lake?
If the aquatic plants double their number every day, it means that on the previous day they have half their current coverage.
Therefore, if it takes 48 days to cover the entire lake, on the previous day, i.e., day 47, they will have covered half of the lake.
Conclusion: after 47 days of growth, it doubled in size in only one day.
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