Isolated System
“ In an isolated system, entropy can only increase ”
It’s something which I was taught for the first time in Thermodynamics in Chemistry in 11th Grade but the real reason I still remember it after 2 years and after leaving Science is because of the Muse song titled Isolated System which has only that line repeated throughout the whole song. Even though this principle applies very well in the field of Science I believe when it comes to social situations, isolation leads to a decrease in entropy.
There have been so many things and people who motivate me and inspire me to work towards improving myself and usually every time this happens I try to frame a basic plan in my mind of things to do & not to do to achieve a specific aim yet somehow that plan doesn’t seem to get implemented and I’ve pondered a lot about why it tends to happen and one reason which I’ve come to realize is the cause of this is that there are too many dynamic factors in life which I cannot seem to calculate when I chalk out plans for myself and the best way possible that I can think of to reduce these dynamic factors is to reduce the causes of such factors and that I believe can only happen through isolation.
Absolute isolation even though is possible, isn’t something I aim to achieve, and it isn’t something which should be sought as man truly is a social animal, something I’ve realized after my past trifles with isolation. However an Isolated System for me seems to be a more ideal way of working in comparison to working in an environment where there are several factors to influence & distract you. This may be because of the fact that I’m not a very social person myself and have always leaned towards introversion on the Introversion Extroversion Scale. The silence of a dark room somehow always has a more stimulating effect on my mind than a social gathering with groovy music.
It is tough to find a time & place to create this isolated system in college where you have over 300 students in your batch, 50 in your hostel and have to share your room with another person. You’re constantly surrounded with people, people who unlike you, are great at socializing and in order to not isolate myself absolutely I tend to socialize as well however, this whole experience of interaction, being surrounded by people is a concept which is very much new to me, and it is tough for me to observe & analyse my surroundings and introspect my life like I used to and currently I do find a growing need to create an isolated system around me in order to be able to live my life like I did at my own house.
Somehow as much as I disagree with the application of the 2nd law of thermodynamics in real life situations, I can’t deny that in order for there to be equilibrium (in life), the entropy either has to increase or remain constant, and cannot decrease as I hope for it to be.











