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121 " On the surface, this trend may seem at odds with the disturbing rise of xenophobia across the world. Yet there are signs that the current climate of hate is fueled largely by a contained but loud group of anti-immigrant populists and outrage-wielding politicians who stand to profit from it. Their movements don’t reflect the beliefs of most people. In fact, the evidence shows that people are becoming more accepting of others, not less. One study found that three years after Donald Trump was elected president, racial prejudice in many areas of the United States actually went down. "
― Rohit Bhargava , Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future (Non-Obvious Trends Series)
122 " Isaac Asimov was not just a science fiction writer. In his prolific lifetime, he wrote nearly 500 books on topics ranging from his beloved science fiction series to a two-volume work explaining the collected literature of William Shakespeare. He even wrote a reader’s guidebook "
― Rohit Bhargava , Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future
123 " The problem is that expecting to get smarter from processing content faster is a bit like entering a speed-eating contest to enjoy a good meal. Eating 26 hot dogs in 60 seconds might satisfy your hunger, but you’re likely to feel sick afterwards. "
124 " PUT YOUR DEVICES AWAY. "
125 " Non-Obvious Mindset #2: "
126 " Be Curious Ask questions, invest in learning, and approach unfamiliar situations with a sense of wonder. "
127 " shift from hierarchies to networks "
128 " boundless curiosity about people, cultures and organizations. "
129 " Being thoughtful means taking the time to reflect on a point of view and share it in a considered way. "
130 " but there is an upside to learning how to be purposefully fickle. "
131 " A key element of becoming an idea curator is saving ideas for later digestion. "
132 " The key to gathering ideas is making a habit of saving interesting things. "
133 " The more we know about a topic, for example, the more difficult it becomes to think outside our expertise and broaden our view. Psychologists describe this phenomenon as the “curse of knowledge. "
134 " Often the connection between ideas will only come from the discipline of setting them aside and choosing to analyze them later, when you have more stories and added perspective to see the connections. "
135 " 3 Ways to Be More Fickle "
136 " Save Ideas Offline. "
137 " Three Ways to Become More Curious CONSUME “BRAINFUL MEDIA. "
138 " Nordstrom, the high-end retailer, was one of the earliest to launch an innovation lab back in 2013. Two years later, the brand announced that it was shrinking its lab and reassigning its employees into other groups. When asked about it by online site Geekwire, a Nordstrom spokesperson said, “rather than just a team focused on innovation, it’s now everyone’s job.” The natural evolution of any external skillset that starts with being “insourced” is to eventually become integrated into the overall way business is done. "
139 " I routinely print articles, rip stories out of magazines, and put them all into a single trend folder that sits on my desk. "
140 " Saving ideas offline allows me to physically spread them out later to analyze more easily. "