Book Byte #352 "2030" by Mauro F. Guillén
Jason Ziebarth
I Help People Define and Follow Systems that help them Achieve both their Short-Term Goals and Long-Term Dreams | Polymathic Careers | Technology | The Creator Economy
How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything
📣 Curious Quotes from the Author
“Coco Chanel famously said that “after forty nobody is young, but one can be irresistible at any age.”
“The promise of blockchain technology for gun control continues to be stonewalled, just like other attempts at reining in the availability of guns throughout America.”
“Middle-class parents have been forced to invest more in their children while being guaranteed less by employers and the government,” writes journalist Patrick A. Coleman in Fatherly.”
“The middle class tend to be interested in spending money on leisure and entertainment. They leave behind much bigger carbon and digital footprints”
“The average lifetime of a company on the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index has declined from sixty years to a mere ten years”
“think tank New American Economy estimates that though 8 million undocumented workers contributed about $13 billion in payroll taxes in 2016, they generally cannot claim Social Security benefits.”
“Breakthroughs occur not when someone works within the established paradigm but when assumptions are abandoned, rules are ignored, and creativity runs amok”
📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea
The world's aging population will cause problems. Others will offer opportunities, such as the emergence of the sharing economy, cryptocurrencies, and technological advancements. We can embrace the latter and overcome the former if we are ready. Here are some practical suggestions as well. Make deliberate adjustments.
Diversification is a common temptation for businesses looking to secure their future. When they do, they must be careful not to lose sight of their goal. With terrible results, LEGO expanded into fashion and lifestyle products in the 1990s. Only after they returned to the brick and mortar, enhancing and expanding their main product line to reflect current trends, did they once again become a toy manufacturing powerhouse.
Until Tomorrow,
Jason (Founder Club255)