What's Next

Yesterday I discussed the issue with not paying appropriate credence to the positive aspects of the future and the unknown which we are virtually incapable of understanding. This morning Seth Godin had an excellent/timely post about the "new economy and  the permanent recession". See article here "the-forever-recession". He is spot on in my opinion, the only concern is will the masses be able to adopt to the realities of the new world or will it serve to divide further the masses (the future will tell).

Another great quote related to the certainty of uncertainty was by Johnathan Fields via the Zen Habits blog authored by Leo Babuta the quote resonated with addressing the anxiety/fear of the unknown.

The other side of uncertainty is opportunity

See article here "Zen Habits".....


Knowing is half the battle doing is the other half and the harder half.

Eternal Pessimism

Fascinating this digital age of real-time information everywhere which seemingly the media takes full liberty to extrapolate every slice of negativity to the end of the world. (Hence Eternal Pessimism).

This heightened sensationalism serves to stimulate the emotions resulting in viewership and the coveted ratings which equals sales revenue.

What is missing from these apocalyptic projections is paying appropriate credence to the unknown.

History is littered with examples of our inability to accurately predict the future.

Through the rear-view mirror the world has only been permanent advance marked by periods of temporary decline. This appears to correlate nicely with the advancement of humanity.

Excited for what's next (especially what will be the employer of the general masses)...

Unemployment vs. Demographics

Might it just be that the advancement of technology coupled with the end of industrial age will fit nicely with demographic trends, in that if 9% of the population is unemployed but a vastly higher percentage will soon be 65 trending to 70 and retiring...... the reduction of available working age people might serve to drop unemployment? This could/will take many years but should be a consideration.

Consolidation of Information

After years of RSS Feeds/Tim Ferris/Zen Habits/Seth Godin/Lifehacker its been a whirlwind of insistent information feed. Short-cuts to efficiencies and business strategy and life.

Time to consolidate/synthesize and execute an authentic belief system delivering value to the masses. Simplicity - Complexity - Simplicity

Less is more (to frequently said not adequately pursued) remove attachment to physical things, seek to quite the mind, observe your thought's without judgement, learn to control your subconscious, time is the most valuable commodity, 80/20 everything, Parkinsons law, batch-process, filter... leverage technology, delegate, systematize........Think...

Knowing is half the battle.. doing is the other half and harder half.

More to come