Free Mind

Are you working with technology or is technology working against you? Technology is progressing today quicker than we can keep up with. 3-D printers are being fine-tuned to print food. We can talk to people anywhere in the world with the click of a button. And people are being replaced at by robots not just at work but in the driver’s seat too. Technology is going to do great things in the future. Unless it’s working against you. Technology simplifies our lives. Just think of how much stuff you can do from your phone. You can get directions. You can order anything in the world. You can research whatever you want. Which means that anyone who makes maps or runs a library has very strong competition for their customers. Because technology is working against them. There’s a quote from Jon Kabat-Zinn that sums it up perfectly. “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” Technology will always progress just as steadily as waves on the beach. There’s nothing you ca...

Do you trust in what you know too much? It’s an easy mistake to make. Yes. It’s a mistake. And it could be causing you to miss out on a fortune. Everyone needs to make money. Some people have an easier time than others. But everyone needs to have an income. So everyone needs a job. Common sense right? But here’s where things get tricky. Most people look for a regular 9-5 desk job thinking that it’s their only real option. And at the time that may be true because people need a steady income. But the problem is people get stuck in those jobs. After years and years of doing the same job in the same place with the same people a person’s thinking gets attuned to that type of job. Which means they stop thinking about other possibilities. Other types of jobs that were not possibilities earlier but are now. Next thing they know they’ve been tied to a desk job for 40 years and have nothing to show for it except a pension. (If they’re lucky) Sure they got a steady paycheck. ...