These days, things are moving at the speed of light. The minute something makes sense or you finally understand it, its replacement is a month old! Has that changed how we learn, work or even how we create and innovate? Absolutely!
When Thomas Edison created the light bulb, his idea was to create a product that could light a single room without a flame or fire. Sure, he was always thinking about other things, that's what brilliant people do, but his focus was on the light bulb. He was deliberate, focused and calculated, all good attributes.
Today, we think differently. I recently read a report that shows the average person has 35-48 thoughts per minute! Not per hour, per minute! That means in the time it takes you to read this blog, your mind may have wandered in 30 different directions, or more. Are we still deliberate, focused and calculated? Sure we are, but we are just doing all those things more quickly and certainly with more resources than ever before!
When the light bulb was created, people were simply darn happy that it existed. Today, the minute something is created, founded or dreamed, there is someone else trying to change it to make it faster, better, smaller, bigger...you name it.
Have we lost the ability to ponder because decisions and changes are made so quickly? I don't think so, but life and the world is speeding up and we have to prepare ourselves and our children for that! The next time you turn on a light, think about how many years that was in the making, then think about all the advancements in the last 10 days and remember the speed of light hasn't changed, but everything else has! Keep going!
When Thomas Edison created the light bulb, his idea was to create a product that could light a single room without a flame or fire. Sure, he was always thinking about other things, that's what brilliant people do, but his focus was on the light bulb. He was deliberate, focused and calculated, all good attributes.
Today, we think differently. I recently read a report that shows the average person has 35-48 thoughts per minute! Not per hour, per minute! That means in the time it takes you to read this blog, your mind may have wandered in 30 different directions, or more. Are we still deliberate, focused and calculated? Sure we are, but we are just doing all those things more quickly and certainly with more resources than ever before!
When the light bulb was created, people were simply darn happy that it existed. Today, the minute something is created, founded or dreamed, there is someone else trying to change it to make it faster, better, smaller, bigger...you name it.
Have we lost the ability to ponder because decisions and changes are made so quickly? I don't think so, but life and the world is speeding up and we have to prepare ourselves and our children for that! The next time you turn on a light, think about how many years that was in the making, then think about all the advancements in the last 10 days and remember the speed of light hasn't changed, but everything else has! Keep going!
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