Decoding Tomorrow: Your Daily Future Inspiration

Thoughts, stories and ideas about tomorrow from Futurist Jim Carroll. Sent each workday since August 2016.

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26 Principles for 2026: #12 Strategic Humility

To really get ahead in 2026, you need to understand the trap of hubris and why your past success can be your biggest future liability.

26 Principles for 2026: #12 Strategic Humility

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Momentum

Momentum

"Your moment is right now. Are you ready?"

Creativity

Waste More Time!

Waste More Time!

"Invest in your creative capital. You'll see a return on your imagination!"

Big Future

The Reality of Trends

The Reality of Trends

"One person's skepticism is another person's gold!"

Exponential change

Exponential Change

Exponential Change

"Are you ready for the inconceivable to become conceivable?"

Artificial Intelligence

Bend Your Mind

Bend Your Mind

Make your imagination matter more."

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the Peak of Inflated Expectations.

AI and the Peak of Inflated Expectations.

"A strategy based on hype isn't a strategy. It's a tombstone for cash"

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A Life Well Lived.

A Life Well Lived.

"Give yourself permission to try new things!"

The Folly of Penny Pinching

The Folly of Penny Pinching

"At what point will you realize your budget and your expectations are greatly misaligned?"

Artificial Intelligence

The AI Knowledge Butler

The AI Knowledge Butler

"In just a few short years, you'll wonder how you ever survived without your personal knowledge butler by your side!"

Creativity

Think Different.

Think Different.

"Beyond every problem is an idea that fixes it."

Self Diminishment

Self Diminishment

"Never use the word 'just. It diminishes who you really are!"

Accelerating Creativity

Accelerating Creativity

"Why not try to answer a few questions you've never asked before?"

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