How to Invent the Future, 5 Secrets for Trying Times, & More

FUTURE OF THE WORLD - Edition 3

The Future of the World newsletter is expanding. You will now get two newsletters every week.

On Fridays, you will get a curation designed to inspire you and accelerate your readiness for the future. And on Wednesdays, you will dive deeply into a critical topic.

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Welcome to the Future-ready Friday series!

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A Quote

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“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” ~ Alan Kay *

Everyone is capable of inventing the future. Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, focus on building what you want. The secret to success is the day-to-day attention to what you can control.

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A Conversation

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The idea of a future where we spend most of our time in the Metaverse is terrifying for many. But this fear or concern stems mainly from a lack of information about what the Metaverse is or will be.

In this conversation, you will get a deeper look at the following:

• What the Metaverse is

• The Metaverse today and the real world

• The Metaverse, in conjunction with Blockchain, NFTs, VR, and AR

• The future of industries and businesses in the Metaverse

• A day in the Metaverse 

• How to handle the challenges that come with virtual life and the Metaverse

• Our future in the Metaverse

Dive in here: The Future of The Metaverse

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A Product

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With the recent explosion of AI-powered apps, many of us feel compelled to try the new tech. Here’s a super helpful product that everyone should know about.

Descript is a new video editor that’s as easy as a doc.

“AI-powered features and an intuitive interface fuel YouTube and TikTok channels, top podcasts, and businesses using video for marketing, sales, and internal training and collaboration.

Descript aims to make video a staple of every communicator’s toolkit, alongside docs and slides.”

It’s a content creator’s dream!

Check it out here: DESCRIPT

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A Practice

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Whether you’re dealing with the web3/crypto winter, a looming recession, or any one of the million things that life can throw at you, here are some things you can do to get through it all:

1. Take control of your mind

2. Foster kindness

3. Regard all experiences as... mere experiences

4. Be creative

5. Laugh

Read the full article by Diana Raab, Ph.D. in Psychology Today, here:

5 Secrets to Gaining Perspective During Trying Times

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That’s it for this Future-ready Friday.

Please give me feedback on Twitter. What you enjoyed the most? What do you want more or less of? Other suggestions? Please let me know. Just send a tweet to @mishadavinci.
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Remember to look out for my regular Sunday Twitter thread and a deep dive newsletter on Wednesday.

Have a great weekend!
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​Misha

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* Who is Alan Kay?

Kay is an American computer scientist best known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface (GUI) design. At Xerox PARC, he led the design and development of the first modern windowed computer desktop interface. There he also led the development of the influential object-oriented programming language Smalltalk, designing most of the early versions of the language and coining the term "object-oriented." - WIKIPEDIA.