Thank You for Being Late
An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
by Thomas L. Friedman · first published 2016
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Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely "be late"--We should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers--
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on “Annual survey of book recommendations” ↗Thomas Friedman's "Thank you for being late" is a massive treatise on the idea that things aren't just changing fast, but that the rate of change is accelerating. https://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Being-Late-Accelerations/dp... For a while after…
on “Ask HN: Why is everything changing too fast?” ↗…become life long learners is perhaps the best thing we can do as engineers. Something else to look at is environmental stability (ie safe communities, stable households etc.) Inspiration for this post: "Thank you for being late" - Thomas Friedman
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