the Great American Theft…
How much would you spend on a product if you knew they were using you to advertise for them for free?https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/16/the-great-american-theft/
#Uniqueness
overcoming negative input…
Ever had the best idea, only to hear it's stupid? Here's how to push past the negativity.https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/09/overcoming-negative-input/
A quotation from Terry Pratchett
“I’ve never seen Death actually at work.”
“Not many have,” said Albert. “Not twice, at any rate.”
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 4, Mort (1987)
More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8191…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #mort #death #experience #fatality #lifespan #mortality #uniqueness
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 18 “Conclusion” (1854)
More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #differentdrummer #dissident #eccentricity #heterogeneity #independence #individualism #individuality #inspiration #meme #nonconformist #pace #selfdirection #tempo #time #unconventionality #uniqueness #difference
MASSIVE DIE-OFF! MILLIONS KILLED! CLIMATE CHANGE TO BLAME!
What happened??https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/18/massive-die-off-millions-killed-climate-change-to-blame/
What are your priorities?
Setting goals for the new year is a daunting task. But they don't have to be set for January 1. Instead, simplify your life with these steps...https://thedignityofman.net/2026/01/26/what-are-your-priorities/
set goals for your year—whenever it starts…
There are many ways to set goals, especially for the New Year—but it doesn't have to start in January. Here's a proven approach I use.https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/02/set-goals-for-your-year-whenever-it-starts/
prioritize your thoughts, simplify your life…
You've followed the influencers on simplifying your life. You've adopted a minimalist lifestyle, but all of it falls flat. Have you been looking at it the wrong way?https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/06/priotize-your-thoughts-simplify-your-life/
The start of the journey…
The beginning of the journey started with the sudden realization that there was something amiss in our culture...and something needed to be done about it. This is the start of the small campaign to champion the dignity of every person.https://thedignityofman.net/2026/01/27/the-start-of-the-journey/
"Don't be average. Don’t be boring. Be bold. Be fascinating!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
2025 is almost a wrap.
And that brings me to 279 days of my Daily Inspiration post in 2025, continuing the tradition that began early in August 2016, where each workday involves a bit of fresh new insight.
Since then, I have not missed ONE single workday. Come hell or high water, power failure or jet lag, the post has gone out!
Here's a slideshow of what I wrote in 2025. 279 inspirations! Today marks 280!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJpEdbKByLE
And then it starts all over again tomorrow, on Thursday, January 1, 2026 - with my "10 Great Words for 2026," which itself began in 2006.
If you haven't signed up, join the 1/4 million who get it every day.
Do so at subscribe.jimcarroll.com
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There's no doubt that there's a lot of challenge to come in 2026, but there's also a lot of opportunity.
Opportunities become even bigger when exponential trends become a reality.
But here's the thing - it's up to you whether you will turn it into an opportunity, or whether the challenge will bury you.
It depends on the choices you make and the actions you take.
But there is a dark side to velocity.
If you choose to let the challenges rule, you'll slide into mediocrity like
everyone else - you'll embrace it.
But if you decide to be bold, be daring, you'll escape it - and you'll find it absolutely fascinating!
So what's your choice - are you going to embrace, or escape, the potential for mediocrity that is in front of us with this exponential world?
You need to think about the issue of mediocrity in terms of your personal choice and the company you are involved with. If you decide to do boring things and chase average, you'll be mediocre. If you choose to be bold, you'll find things to be far more fascinating! If you take a mediocre organization and give it average tools and vague objectives, you don't get innovation. You get accelerated incompetence.
I explored this side of the equation in my satire "Embracing Mediocrity"—a guide on how to do the bare minimum—and its antidote, "Escaping Mediocrity." In the past, you could survive being "average" because the market moved slowly. You could hide in the margins.
You should choose to buy the books right now. Be bold! You'll find them to be fascinating!
Visit mediocirity.jimcarrolll.com. Use the code BEBOLD, and you'll get 20% off!
Here's what you need to think about.
Read the full post.
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Futurist Jim Carroll will resume his Daily Inspiration tomorrow with his 10 Great Words for 2026.
**#Mediocrity** **#Bold** **#Fascinating** **#Average** **#Uniqueness** **#Creativity** **#Exponential** **#Leadership** **#Moonshot** **#Excellence**
@tompearce49 Thinking otherwise, uniqueness is only a problem for the abstract classification and division of types. The concept suffers no such abduction of its foundation’s categories. It is free from the deficiencies of reasoning that limit the comprehension of sensory impressions. #TheConcept #Uniqueness
NathanielJaye: "In both our inner & our outer actions, we should hold one question: How will this help an individual unfold their #uniqueness in balance with the #earth and the #cosmos? There are many answers, but this is the question. Because if not this, then what are we doing?" #OrderOfTheSacredEarth bit.ly/45gj8kE
“It might not be about perfection. Rather, it may be that that which is imperfect is that which has the most character.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough
#Bot #Quote #Attributes #Character #Characteristics #Fallible #Human #Imperfect #Imperfection #Perfect #Perfection #Personality #Qualities #Traits #Uniqueness
"Always remember that conformity is where tomorrow's greatness goes to die." - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing his end-of-2025 / introduction-to-2026 series, 26 Principles for 2026. You can follow along at 2026.jimcarroll.com. He welcomes your comments.
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I've long suggested that one of the best ways to align with the future is through this thinking: when everybody is running one way, run the other way!
Be the contrarian. The hole in the bucket, the square peg with a bunch of round holes, the one who says "why not?' when everyone else is saying 'why?'
We are on Day 17. Yesterday, we looked at the terrifying math of the future—the sheer scale of change that is coming. 1-2-4-16-64 vs. 1-2-3-45.
When faced with that kind of overwhelming scale, the natural human instinct is to feel overwhelmed. And I am willing to admit that one reaction I see in common with all of my audiences is that this feeling is universal. I've been doing text-message-based polling from the stage for over 15 years, and one overwhelmingly consistent attitude is that people feel universally overwhelmed by the speed of the future.
So they try to avoid it. They try to fit in. They take the cautious route.
They choose the comfortable over discomfort.
The result? When we feel a need for comfort, to fit in, to follow the herd instinct, we try to be like everyone else. We look for safety in numbers. Case in point: we look at our competitors and say, "Well, they are doing AI this way, so we should too." Korn Ferry made this observation about AI: "Among the most expensive keeping-up-with-the-Joneses games in corporate history."
Need more proof? We seek out "best practices," which is usually just a fancy word for "copying the average."
I rest my case.
In a linear world, fitting in was a survival strategy. You survived by being a cog that fit perfectly into the machine.
In an exponential world, conformity is a death sentence.
Here's why: read the full post at the link below.
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**#Uniqueness** **#Conformity** **#Contrarian** **#Rebellion** **#Innovation** **#Curiosity** **#Differentiation** **#Misfits** **#Authenticity** **#Exponential**
The story of Oblio has defined much of Futurist Jim Carroll’s approach to life.
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW.
Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
"Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default. An auditor general report found the government had no strategy for ensuring the offset market delivered the required environmental outcomes."
"In plain terms, development was occurring that harmed nature, money was accumulating in the fund because there were not enough offsets to compensate for that harm and species were being pushed closer to extinction."
“Turning offsets into an easy payment option flips the whole logic of environmental protection on its head."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/15/biodiversity-offset-scheme-nsw-australia-failing-nature-protection
#biodiversity #uniqueness #conservation #offsets #markets #GreenCapitalism #RestorationContributions #ecosystem #destruction #harm #NSW #governance #regulation #BeanCounterEcology #failure #BAU #EPBCAct #extinction
Hype for the Future 1/284: Revival of the novaTop Identity
novaTopFlex believes that the ultimate experience in society is very deviant from the mainstream social norms, roles, and expectations. Nontraditional family values are often thought about by the novaTop identity, equating the concept of “chosen” or “found” family with mental health checkpoints that shall not be broken away from, even after long distances and outcomes of long dispersion. The novaTop identity, though a technical identity, is at an elevated mental health risk following […]
Every vibe-coded website is the same page with different words. So I made that
#HackerNews #vibecoded #website #design #creativity #webdevelopment #innovation #uniqueness
Why nobody has a #personality anymore
Erica Mallett
Studies show that our need for #uniqueness is at a 20 year low. So what’s really happening to #individuality in the age of #socialmedia? And how are the most magnetic #brands and people sharpening their edge in a world that wants them to be #bland and beige?
Те, що ми любимо в людині ...
Люк Феррі
De ce qu'on aime chez quelqu'un ...
Luc Ferry
https://buymeacoffee.com/valdeloir/tumodilazo
#любов #унікальність #особистість #філософія #ЛюкФеррі
#love #uniqueness #individuality #philosophy #LucFerry
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