virtuous cycles
Positive feedback loops
A virtuous cycle is a chain of events where each positive outcome reinforces the next, creating a self-sustaining loop of improvement.
Success breeds confidence, which breeds more success.
The opposite is a vicious cycle: The company entered a virtuous cycle—better products attracted customers, whose purchases funded further innovation.
Also called a virtuous circle.
- upward spiralSelf-reinforcing improvement pattern
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- economic developmentStructured advancement of prosperity
- rising tideOcean level increasing
- feedback loopSelf-modifying cyclical process
building momentum · reinforcement · self-fulfilling prophecy · innovation · habit formation · positive feedback · causality · environmental health · self-sustaining · snowball effects · community building · resilience-building · synergy · poverty alleviation · paying it forward · interdependence · intrinsic rewards · motivation
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Self-reinforcing negative patterns
vicious circles · downward spirals · death spirals · doom loops · race to the bottom
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