“The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.” – William Gibson
This idea is interesting. It is true that some people somewhere are trying things and doing things that are not mainstream yet.
I think that some parts of the future make things faster and give us more to pay attention to, but that is not necessarily a good thing all the time. I think the innovators among us are always testing for what will make life better and what doesn’t – as we should. But I don’t think that because something is new or uses more technology, that it is automatically better.
Many “innovations” are there simply to get our attention and hold it – to get our eyeballs and mindshare that they can sell.
We each need to decide.
Would you say that you are on the leading edge; ‘in the future’ in some areas of your life? Or are you behind a bit?
Great thinking points for this morning’s commute. On the sales side of our business, there is always a new way to say something or to present something. People think there is a better method, or the grass is greener. As I have experienced through my career so far, going back to the basics, will assuredly bring you success. You don’t always have to change something to make it better. The true success stories come from the ones who do it the same way over and over again.