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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Richard Watson On Futuristic Thinking

Ephrat Livni examines the life of futurist Richard Watson, noting ten traits which contribute to long-term thought:

  1. Choose information sources carefully.
  2. Converse with strangers: get outside your bubble.
  3. Prize original thinking.
  4. Avoid herd mentality.
  5. Follow journalists who are reliable, thoughtful, and forward thinking.
  6. Relax: Much current "news" is fluff that will be forgotten.
  7. Have a think week every year.
  8. Embrace silence for reflection and contemplation.
  9. Get off social media, be cynical about trends.
  10. Go dark, switch off communications periodically.

-DD

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