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Everyone tries to win at all costs, and occasionally they forget that someone else often pays the price

 We’ve often heard the phrase, “Just do it!” In a world that pushes us to be productive 24/7, the phrase sounds like a mantra. But in my book, The Wealth of the Great Kingdom, I put forward a thought that we often miss: “The question is not whether I will do it but how to do it right and benefit everyone without harming others.”  Isn't it ironic? Everyone tries to win at all costs, and occasionally they forget that someone else often pays the price. Let's break it down through examples from our "modern" life.  Look at the solar boom. Everyone wants to be energy independent, ​​and that’s a good thing. But look at the difference: Option A: You install a system that “drains” the grid in such a way that it puts a strain on your neighbors, just to save a few levs on top. That’s “doing it.” Option B: You plan your installation (like a modern “Balkonkraftwerk” with storage) so that you optimize your consumption without burdening the infrastructure and even share the surplus....

Bedtime Stories -or Why Promises Are Free

 Do you know what the easiest thing in the world is? To talk. This is especially true if you are a politician, a manager, or just someone who really wants to look important. We will amend this; we will change that. “I start a diet "tomorrow"—phrases that fly through the air like autumn leaves. But as the old saying goes, "It is easy to talk; it is difficult to do.” The truth is most evident in the political circus: They are true masters of this discipline. Before elections, promises are poured out like cheap wine at a wedding. You watch them on TV—confident, neat, with fiery speeches about the “bright future” and “social justice." Everything sounds so logical that you even start to believe it yourself. And what happens after that? The elections are over; they enter the cabinet and... surprise! Suddenly the "objective circumstances" change, the budget is not enough, the opposition is getting in the way, and the promised reforms somehow evaporate in the fog ...