Chapter 10
The Barrel
The shortest stave decides how much the barrel holds.
The questionWhich stave have you been raising, and which one actually limits you?
A system’s capacity is not the sum of local capacities. It is determined by the element with the lowest flow capacity.
The scene this idea comes from is Chapter 10 of the book, available now.
This is that chapter. The Mathematics of Flow is finished and ready to read in full, barrel and all.
I will ask you one question back: which sentence in it describes something you are living through right now?
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