Ask the Author: Mehmet Çalışkan
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Mehmet Çalışkan
If I could meet one famous figure, it would be Enki, the Sumerian god of water and wisdom — the same figure whose allegory I explored through Eric in my book Children of Jotunheim. I’d love to hear the real story from him — the truth behind The Eridu Myth, where humanity’s creation and the origins of civilization first began.
Mehmet Çalışkan
No, I haven’t had the chance to read these authors yet. I did some research, and I see that each of them approaches business and society from a different angle — Koch from a market-based management perspective, Jim Collins with a focus on leadership and company growth, and Michael Lewis through storytelling about finance and society.
My own perspective on these subjects, as I wrote in Money Doesn’t Change But You Can, is first and foremost about sustaining yourself — whether as an individual or as a company. This can actually be done by internalizing some very basic rules. But some readers find my book too simple, and they are right in a way — because the fundamentals are simple.
So where is the real problem? Why were so many people and companies deeply affected by the global crises of 2008 or the health crisis of 2020? The answer lies in the widespread belief, promoted by popular culture, that doing nothing and somehow predicting the exact timing of a future crisis is possible.
In my opinion, the solution is short and clear: Crises will always happen. You may sense they are coming and know that time is running short, but you can never predict the exact moment. That’s why you must prepare as if it could happen at any time. This is the most fundamental rule of sustainable financial management.
The next subject, of course, is success. Popular culture tends to focus on the personal stories of those who succeed, but in the financial world, success is really about identifying the main trends and the direction they are heading.
My own perspective on these subjects, as I wrote in Money Doesn’t Change But You Can, is first and foremost about sustaining yourself — whether as an individual or as a company. This can actually be done by internalizing some very basic rules. But some readers find my book too simple, and they are right in a way — because the fundamentals are simple.
So where is the real problem? Why were so many people and companies deeply affected by the global crises of 2008 or the health crisis of 2020? The answer lies in the widespread belief, promoted by popular culture, that doing nothing and somehow predicting the exact timing of a future crisis is possible.
In my opinion, the solution is short and clear: Crises will always happen. You may sense they are coming and know that time is running short, but you can never predict the exact moment. That’s why you must prepare as if it could happen at any time. This is the most fundamental rule of sustainable financial management.
The next subject, of course, is success. Popular culture tends to focus on the personal stories of those who succeed, but in the financial world, success is really about identifying the main trends and the direction they are heading.
Mehmet Çalışkan
I would want to communicate with the intelligent energy in my book THE BIG CRUNCH: Layered Resonance Theory: Move – Unite – Fragment and learn what they think.
Mehmet Çalışkan
One morning I woke up in the monkeys’ hell; the monkeys around me were talking and moving in ways that were both terrifying and nonsensical. As I went to wash my face to wake up from this nightmare, I looked in the mirror and realized an even more horrifying truth: I was one of them.
Mehmet Çalışkan
I'm rereading The Dragons of Eden and Cosmos by Carl Sagan. One reflects the inner world, the other the outer — yet in truth, they mirror each other.
Mehmet Çalışkan
The recurring dream of a forgotten world — filled with ancient codes, alien skies, and a memory that doesn’t belong to me. That dream became the seed of Jotunheim.
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