!!link!!: Coherence

If you have ever abandoned a book halfway through the first chapter or stared blankly at a memo that made no sense, you have suffered from a lack of textual coherence . In linguistics and writing, coherence is the bedrock of understanding.

: Ideas must follow a natural sequence, such as chronological order or importance. Coherence

Corporate strategy fails not because of bad ideas, but because of coherence decay. The vision statement says "innovation," but the budget rewards "risk aversion." That incoherence breeds cynicism. If you have ever abandoned a book halfway

This assault on coherence produces anxiety. The human brain craves prediction and pattern. When the environment is incoherent, the brain remains stuck in threat-detection mode, burning metabolic energy and generating cortisol. burning metabolic energy and generating cortisol.