How M&Ms Helped Create Order Out of Chaos

And how I learned to let go and live a happier life

Andy Spears
4 min readOct 6, 2022

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Photo by Analia Baggiano on Unsplash

Order. Predictability. Pattern, routine, habit. All of those can be comforting, calm, even restorative.

But if we’re trying to control — if we are seeking to create our own order from a world that seems chaotic — we can be in for some unpleasant experiences.

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Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .