“As important as work is, it isn’t the only thing, nor is it the only venue. We’re most effective at work when we establish a universal — but limited — scope of what work is about. Developing boundaries is a natural part of coming to adulthood, and young people (and some oversharing olds) struggle with this. We’re in a period of boundary breakdown now, as the notion of “bring your whole self to work” has taken hold. My advice to ambitious young people: Don’t. It advances neither the cause nor the career. Earn wealth and influence at work, convert that into social change in the wider world. (Note: This cuts both ways, applying equally to capital and labor.)” – Scott Galloway
Day: June 12, 2022
Forecasts and Predictions (FAP)
It is difficult to predict the future. I deliberately did not say impossible, because if anything is known about the future it is this – nothing is impossible.
There’s too many aspects of the past that we do not know. For the aspects we know, only a small proportion is understood. And all aspects contribute to shape the present.
If the past, which is fixed, is so little known and understood, imagine how inadequate our knowledge and understanding is of a fluid present.
Imagining that you can grasp the future from the past and present is like grasping air. It is possible but improbable.
Instead of wasting time on forecasts and predictions, maximise the little understanding you have of what is going on now. It is your greatest leverage. Then maybe, just maybe, when the future condenses, it waters the seeds you already planted.
– Osasu Oviawe