I would like to thank you, whpearson, for writing this post as I found it very validating to read.
I realise this may be considered a Necro post as the thread is 5 years old, however I wanted to show my appreciation to you for writing it. I have often thought of many choices I make in my life in terms of activation energy and freed energy, when deciding to make them. I have also used it to estimate the likelihood of society engaging in behaviours, and the viability of potential business projects. Having read your post and seen how you applied the concepts (activation and freed energy) to something outside of chemistry, namely economics, made me feel validated in my own behaviours of doing a very similar thing. I realize others may have also written about this concept, but yours is the first I have read.
If you would like to talk more about this concept and related ones, I would be happy to have a conversation.
I would like to thank you, whpearson, for writing this post as I found it very validating to read.
I realise this may be considered a Necro post as the thread is 5 years old, however I wanted to show my appreciation to you for writing it. I have often thought of many choices I make in my life in terms of activation energy and freed energy, when deciding to make them. I have also used it to estimate the likelihood of society engaging in behaviours, and the viability of potential business projects. Having read your post and seen how you applied the concepts (activation and freed energy) to something outside of chemistry, namely economics, made me feel validated in my own behaviours of doing a very similar thing. I realize others may have also written about this concept, but yours is the first I have read. If you would like to talk more about this concept and related ones, I would be happy to have a conversation.
Thank you for writing this post.