#Progress

2026-03-13

"Consistency is only a virtue if the path is still relevant." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Here's something you already know: doing the same old thing puts you on the road to the same old destination.

Keeping that in mind, here are some simple rules to avoid consistency:

Don’t wait for clarity because speed is the only certainty (we don't know where we're going, but we're making great time)

Don’t fear the pivot because the straight path is extinct (volatility is the new normal!)

Don’t ignore the rebels because they see what you’re missing (think about that one - you know it's true!)

Don’t rely on your history because it won’t write your future (legacy is a death sentence)

Don’t prioritize your process because the world prioritizes your progress (be creatively disorganized)

Don’t mistake activity for achievement because movement isn't always forward (invest in free time)

Don’t wait for clarity because speed is the only certainty (jump without knowing!)

Don’t fear the pivot because the straight path is extinct (change yourself already!)

Don’t seek the 'perfect' plan because agility beats perfection every time (you can't plan in a fast future)

Don’t build for today because tomorrow is already here (live forward...)

Don’t settle for the comfortable because growth only happens in discomfort (comfort zone stuff)

How do you do that?

Abandon the roadmap - it was made for a different time

Abandon your assumptions - because they are already anchors

Abandon the tried and true for new things

Abandon perfection because mistakes are your new knowledge opportunities

Abandon yesterday’s logic since it is now basically tomorrow's illogical foundation

Abandon the status quo because it's already obsolete

Abandon what you know to find what you don't know

Abandon the safe plan for the risky unknown

Abandon the analysis and go with your gut

Abandon what you've already done to find what you need to do next

What's the phrase we often hear? I heard it in a song yesterday while driving: "Today is only yesterday's tomorrow.' It's from Uriah Heep, a great 70s band.

Rethink it: "Tomorrow is yesterday's missed opportunity" if you don't change things up!

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Futurist Jim Carroll has seen many companies fail at innovation because consistency is central to their culture.

**#Consistency** **#Change** **#Pivot** **#Agility** **#Abandon** **#Rules** **#Future** **#Innovation** **#Rebels** **#Progress** **#Speed** **#Growth** **#Discomfort** **#Strategy** **#Movement** **#Tomorrow** **#Roadmap** **#Assumptions** **#Risk** **#Leadership** **#Transformation** **#Relevance** **#Logic** **#Action** **#Onwards**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/03/daily-i

2026-03-12

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Our worst revolutionaries today are those reactionaries who do not see and will not admit that there is any need for change.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 13 “Social and Industrial Justice” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #change #conservative #economicinjustice #moniedinterests #progress #reactionary #revolution #socialunrest

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2026-03-12

Dolphin actually thinks we're excited for "Progress Release 2603" – because nothing screams thrilling like emulating 2001's graphics in 2026! 🐬🎉 Meanwhile, the real report we need is on why anyone would translate this into 20 languages; a true testament to for outdated . 🌍🤦‍♂️
dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/03/1

2026-03-11

"A bucket list requires a blueprint. You can’t just hope to succeed. You need to engineer the outcome." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Ok, I'm back to my spinal recovery thing, but I'm damned excited!

You don't often get these tee times in your account!

April.

Old Course, St. Andrews.

And so with that, it was 'rotation day' yesterday!

What is 'rotation day'? It's the first day of exercises designed specifically to get my previously injured spine ready for the mechanics of the golf swing.

I've done the cardio. I've done the work to get the core back in shape. I'm doing the heavy lifting. I've put in the work. Here's 30 days of effort. I don't do this to brag; I share it to say, "I've put in the work."

(The workouts include walking - if I exclude that, I still had 28 solid days at the gym out of the last 30).

Rotation day involves doing a series of exercises that twist your body, torso, and spine.

All the things you couldn't and shouldn't do in the early stages of an L1 to L3 spinal fracture.

As I was doing this routine yesterday, I kept reminding myself that to make a bucket list item work, you've got to put in the work. I can't hope to show up in early April, swing a golf club after this situation, and expect a great round. I've got to put to work the muscles that were not put to work, and some of which were battered and bruised in the fall, to work.

On April 6, I'll tee off at the Old Course.

Pure bucket list.

You can't get to a bucket list if the potential for the bucket has been interrupted by circumstances.

You've got to push through the circumstances.

Fore!

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Futurist Jim Carroll hopes for 4 days of extraordinary golf at St. Andrews in early April.

**#BucketList** **#StAndrews** **#Golf** **#Recovery** **#Blueprint** **#Discipline** **#Goals** **#Effort** **#Fitness** **#Spine** **#Rotation** **#Milestone** **#Dreams** **#Engineering** **#Perseverance** **#Work** **#Preparation** **#Commitment** **#Progress** **#Achievement** **#Healing** **#Determination** **#Fore** **#April** **#Onwards**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/03/daily-i

Ajit Ananthadevanajit_456@hachyderm.io
2026-03-11

These things are lifesavers if you have a cockroach infestation.. They work by luring in a roach then it returns to the nest spreading the pesticide, killing entire colony..

For just 4usd you control an infestation Armageddon :) This is #science, #technology and #progress.

Raid Max Cockroach Baits
N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2026-03-10

Debian's latest groundbreaking move: deciding NOT to decide 🤯 on AI-generated contributions. Because who needs clarity and when you can just sit back and enjoy indecision's warm embrace? 🧐✨
lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1061544

Moses Bustosmsbrx@ohai.social
2026-03-10

happy national abortion provider appreciation day. thank you, abortion providers, for everything you do. and thank you to all of us who tirelessly resist inequality, mysoginy, bigotry, racism, sexism, and any attempt to rationalize telling pregnant persons what to do with their own bodies.
#abortionproviderappreciation #abortion #prochoice #progress

Calin Sandumlnn
2026-03-10

In this article, we explore ten key areas where machine learning is accelerating progress, reshaping industries, and redefining the way we approach complex challenges[..]

ml-nn.eu/a1/78.html

Stef's PicksStefsPicks
2026-03-09
2026-03-09

@rk The new paradigma of "mobile first". My current (smallish) screen is more than double the size of my first CRT and shows a quarter of the info.
mastodon.well.com/@rk/11620081
They call it #progress.

#mobilefirst

Brandon Scott Partinbrandonspfit
2026-03-09

Preparing for a new week! 🗓️

Staying focused and passionate no matter what! 🏆

Lorraine 💜🦜🎶🍀🤘Lorraine@kind.social
2026-03-08

#3GoodThings

Last April at PT intake, I was able to do 15 (R) and 17 (L) bicep curls with an 8lb dumbbell in 30 seconds. At my annual assessment on Friday, I was able to do 27 curls with each arm. I've been riding that high all weekend! 😀 💪

It's been 3 weeks since adding core exercises and on Friday I was able to do seven 15 second planks. I hate planks. 😡

A little early, but I am sporting St. Paddy's Day fingernails! 🍀 💅

#exercise #selfcare #progress

CBC Newfoundland & Labradorcbcnf_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
2026-03-08

Representation is changing in curling, as St. John's Brier breaks race barrier
For curlers like Sitaye Penney and Jayden King, seeing people that look like them on the ice is an important step forward for the game they love.
cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2026-03-08

Ah yes, we've reached the zenith of where 'agents' conduct 'research' on a 'nanochat' with a singular GPU — the equivalent of having a hamster power your nuclear reactor 🚀🔍⚡. Is this or is the tech world just throwing on a digital dartboard and calling it innovation? 😂🤖
github.com/karpathy/autoresear

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