The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives (Exponential Technology Series)

by Peter H. Diamandis

the world’s biggest problems are also the world’s biggest business opportunities.

So yes, the threats we face might seem dire, but the solutions we already possess will only continue to increase in power.

no matter the city studied, as population density increases, so do wages, GDP, and quality-of-life factors like the number of theaters and restaurants.

flow is technically defined as “an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.”

In over fifty years of research, the people who score off the charts for deep meaning and overall life satisfaction are the people with the most flow in their lives.

Group flow is a team performing at its very best: an incredible brainstorming session, a fantastic fourth-quarter comeback, a band coming together and blowing the roof off the auditorium. It’s also considered the most pleasurable state on Earth.

Put differently: How fast is our future if we’re all thinking together?

Take a deep breath and don’t blink, because, ready or not, here comes tomorrow.

So, while we will see a future in which the rich may be living on Mars and accessing the latest in longevity treatments, this goes hand-in-hand with a future where everyone on Earth has increasingly low-cost access to food, energy, water, education, healthcare, and entertainment.