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61 " buying niche magazines to learn about unfamiliar topics. Simply "
― Rohit Bhargava , Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future
62 " With business trends, sometimes the underlying driver of a trend is who will make money from it. "
63 " Each of these experiences leverages the most reliable tactic for securing attention wealth: storytelling. "
― Rohit Bhargava , Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future (Non-Obvious Trends Series)
64 " I am not a speed reader,” he once said. “I am a speed understander.” What if you could be a speed understander too? "
65 " A recurring trend from several past reports is the idea of Backstorytelling, which I have been writing about and teaching for more than a decade. For the past 15 years as a strategist and speaker, I’ve been a passionate ambassador for the importance of brand storytelling. I have created and taught a graduate-level course in business storytelling at Georgetown University. Stories are a powerful tool because the human brain is more inclined to pay attention to an engaging narrative than to a bunch of facts. Knowing this, brands are trying to win our attention and earn our trust by sharing their back stories and vulnerabilities. "
66 " Ask Bigger Questions. "
67 " Be Curious: What to Read "
68 " Historical Fiction. "
69 " Curated Compilations. "
70 " Three Tips for Gathering Ideas START A FOLDER. "
71 " This Will Make You Smarter "
72 " What interior designers and psychologists have known for years is that colors in a room can have a dramatic impact on your mood. Yet the science behind this is inexact. Small changes in shades produce different responses in each of us. And moods can change in a moment. "
73 " 1. Being curious means asking questions about why things work the way they do, and embracing unfamiliar situations or topics with a sense of wonder. 2. Being observant means training yourself to see the details that most others often miss. 3. Being fickle means capturing ideas without feeling the need to fully understand or analyze them in that moment. 4. Being thoughtful means taking the time to reflect on a point of view and share it in a considered way. 5. Being elegant means developing your ability to describe a concept in a beautiful and simple way for easy understanding. "
74 " SET A TIMELINE. "
75 " The HayStack Method: STEP #2 Aggregating Aggregating is the process of grouping ideas together to uncover bigger themes. "
76 " How to Be Observant "
77 " How was I going to keep my hastily created blog constantly updated with new stories when I already had a full-time day job? I needed a better method for collecting ideas. "
78 " Learning to be more observant isn’t just about seeing the big things. Instead, it’s about training yourself to pay more attention to the little things. "
79 " What can you see about a situation that other people miss? What can the details you’re noticing teach you about people, processes, and companies that you didn’t know before? This is the power of making observation a habit. "
80 " One of the most frequently shared pieces of advice in business today is about creating experiences instead of selling products. It is good advice, most of the time. "