Principle of Precession: Honey before Money

Hello Hedge Schoolers,<br/><br/>Welcome, welcome to another week and another inquiry. This week continues my assimilation of Buckminster Fuller's work into my own mental models. Guided by the brilliant tutelage of Christine McDougall, I am having my mind blown weekly. Last week we talked about the Principle of Perturbation and how pressure leads to greater vibration of components, eventually culminating in a threshold crossing where you are left permanently different. Perturbation is an example of what Bucky Fuller calls, generalised principles, always true without exception! These principles then serve as beautiful guideposts for living in accordance with nature. This week I'd like to introduce you to the Principle of Precession. <br/><br/>The Principle of Precession<br/><br/>For every action of a body in motion, there is an effect at 90 degrees. <br/><br/>Bucky unpacks this with an example of a honey bee. The action of the honey bee is to make honey. The effect of this action at 90 degrees is that the bee also then cross-pollinates plants. The purpose is honey making and the side effect is plant pollination. Another popular example is a stone dropped into still water. The stone (body in motion) breaks the water (action) and there is a side effect of ripples across the water's surface. <br/><br/>Within such a simple principle, there are three key parts to unpack.<br/><br/>Bodies in motion<br/><br/>Juicy actions<br/><br/>Side effects to live by<br/><br/>Bodies in motion<br/><br/>&#8220;The greatest mistake human beings make is to make themselves wrong for making mistakes. It is our natural way of learning...&#8221; Buckminster Fuller<br/><br/>Learning is in action. We, through our actions, are in motion. Guided by feedback, positive or negative. The feedback (aka gift) helps us course-correct and keep in motion. For so many of us, taking the first step is the hardest move. Our stillness traps us in the quicksand of overthinking and we play it safe. We believe it better to save ourselves from potential failure b