10 more mega trends that are about to change our future ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
Education

Gone are the days of placement exams and useless memorization.

Soon weโ€™ll realize that real world skills taught by real world experts matter more.

Weโ€™ll enable our kids to pursue their passions, not the next chapter in a textbook.

Weโ€™ll re-learn how to learn.
Venture Capital

VC will be so good at funding disruption, that it will disrupt itself.

Raising from the public means raising from your customers

It can lead to higher valuations and more flexible control provisions.

And the company builds an army of supporters!
Consumerism

Chasing the next shiny thing is futile.

Weโ€™ll realize this soon.

Spending all our resources on meaningless things will soon be a thing of the past.

Weโ€™ll start asking the question โ€œhow does this improve my quality of life?โ€
Division

Our country is divided, and we all now see how useless that is.

Those who preach unity will rise the ranks.

Those who preach hate may get short term following.

But they wonโ€™t stand the test of time.
Work culture

Slaving at work is a byproduct of WallStreet in the 90s.

It served no purpose then. It serves no purpose now.

Every corporation will realize that someone fully engaged for 4 days per week is way better than zombies 5+ days.

Work like a lion, not a cow. (@naval)
@naval Sales

Glengarry Glen Ross sales culture is dead.

The people on the other line wonโ€™t stay on like they used to.

People want to be approached with respect, candor, and care.

Creative sales tactics will be rewarded, but cutthroat will be cancelled.
@naval Influence

Influence will be more transient as the competition rises.

Anyone, anywhere, any time can get millions of followers.

The old guards of influence must keep up with the times, otherwise others will be there to take their place.

In the new world, influence is for all.
@naval Elitism

Is completely dead.

The new elite are one with the people.

@elonmusk and @jack set the standard.

Leaders can no longer stay behind closed doors or behind the professional communications ranks.

They must speak their minds.
@naval @elonmusk @jack Financial Tooling

Today the best financial tools and instruments are available to the most wealthy.

Tomorrow these will be available to everyone, from financing to financial structures.

With crypto weโ€™re already seeing this.

Itโ€™s only the start.
@naval @elonmusk @jack Toughness

We grew up in a world that valued toughness more than all else.

We were ok with winners and losers, as long as we werenโ€™t one of the losers.

Vulnerability and communication are the new superpowers.

Inner work will become just as important as outer work.
@naval @elonmusk @jack In other words,

The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

(c: @kuldip_mankul65)
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