The first book: working 4 hours a week
An alternative view of the timothy ferriss era: Working four hours a day is the illusion of lazy people? Author Timothy Ferris doesn't think so. He experimented with himself and found that all you have to do is learn to refuse, overcome your fears, telecommute and escape from the office before you can work for four hours?
In my opinion, if you are pressed for time, it is meaningless what car you will drive in the future and how much money you have in the bank. Time is the most precious non-renewable resource in the future world. The best people in the world always complete at least 10 times the workload in less than one third of the time.
We should consider taking time as a commodity and change the past view that time is a tool (natural, non-renewable and priceless).
Of course, the author provides two ways to help you realize the future of working only four hours:
1. Only do important things to reduce working hours (80/20 rule).
2. Reduce working hours to do the most important things (Parkinson's Law). As for whether you can do it, it's up to you.
The second book "The Country of Freelancers"
Daniel H. Pink Daniel H. Pink pointed out that the time has come to work for yourself, and more than 25 million people in the United States have regarded themselves as? Free agent? (Freelancers), they have the following four characteristics:
I have a responsibility (I have a responsibility)
Do they think work is a pleasure? Participate? Instead of being hired. In this way, the focus of work will shift to how to implement the project to an excellent level, and then enhance their own value.
Social network builder (social network builder)
They spread occupational risks to different projects, customers, skills and consumers. In order to get the best job combination, networking has become a very important skill.
Team player (to be a team player)
Because work is divided into various kinds of participation? Project? Therefore, teamwork is often the key to the success of a project.
Personal growth and career development planning.
In order to distinguish themselves from their competitors, they will arrange a fixed reading time of not less than one hour every five days for personal growth, and at the same time, they will try to participate in various challenging jobs in a planned way, attend professional courses and lectures regularly, and cultivate their professional skills.
The third book, Warming? Stop it! 》
Bjorn Lomborg: Is global warming the end of the world, or is it an elaborate scam? The author thinks that these two kinds of boundaries are not supported by really tenable data. ? Turn off the lights? Exercise is futile, lighting candles pushes more carbon dioxide into the air; Gore believes that natural disasters such as hurricanes have become the most anticipated publicity targets of asset insurance companies. Environmental protection is an unavoidable topic for every future worker. This book will help you rethink environmental protection instead of following the trend.
The fourth book "The Influence of the Future"
Alvin? Toffler CITIC Publishing House, the best of many works by toffler, is more fashionable than many later engravers. If you want to escape from the future and go to the countryside, would you rather stay there all the time? Simple and stupid? The concept of life, reading this book, will feel soul mate; If you are a market and want to know society keenly, it won't let you down.
The fifth book, Hot, Flat and Crowded World.
Every book by Thomas Friedman Friedman seems to cause a sensation, so the sooner you read it, the better. In his book, he caused the collision between the East and the West with environmental problems, and finally discussed the fatalism philosophy of the East and the West. Man can conquer nature? It's complicated, saying that today the east is not like the east and the west is not like the west, so something went wrong. It is interesting to talk about cultural orientation from the perspective of environment.
The sixth book and the love and sex of robots
David levy's wonderful and enlightening theme. A book about predicting the first man-machine couple in 2050. From the perspective of artificial intelligence, the author thinks that robots can simulate the factors that 12 cause love between human beings. After reading it, you will have a new understanding of love, robots and intelligence.
The seventh book, The Design of Future Things
Craig M. Vogel, you can learn how some inspiring and perfect products that meet potential needs are simply designed.
How will superpowers, population and globalization change your way of life and work?
The author has a special status and is a member of the think tank of the new Obama administration. This newly published book deals with superpowers, population trends and globalization, and predicts the future from the fundamentals. There are not many books with such fundamentals.
The ninth book "Out of date: Design for the Future of the 20th Century"
Norman Brosterman's book lists predictions that have been realized or slightly outdated today, such as egg-shaped cars, flying cities, humanoid robots, monorails and rocket ships. The sense of scale of forecasting and realizing time is worth savoring.
The tenth generation: the future history of the United States, 1584-2069.
Neil Howe and William Strauss know American history, American times and American politics. Well, it is such a book. Published in 1992, it is quite funny that the author assumes that most of the living generation at that time died in 2069.
The eleventh mindset! ? Reset your mind and see the future.
John Naisbitt's Chinese translation is called "fixed opinion", which helps you to collect, analyze and judge information and predict the future in a chaotic world. I classify it as a must-see in behavioral psychology.
The twelfth "future archives? 53 survival rules for the future.
Richard Watson, a professional? X file? If you want to know what will happen to the serious shortage of the dead in the future, why will it take longer to take a bath, why are there more and more cases of witnessing death and waiting for death, and why do we lose our thoughts and imagination? Just looking around.
The thirteenth book surpasses human beings
Ramez Naam predicts that human beings will become in the future? Artificial man? Blind people can drive by implanting chips in their brains, and pilots can fly planes with their minds through transformation. A part of the human body will become a circuit, which can stimulate people's more potential. Genetic research shows that these will gradually become a reality in the near future.
The 14th Book 2060: The Love Story of Utopia's Future
The only love novel about the future that we recommend. Because the virus destroyed the Y chromosome, men became a minority in 2060. In this context, a wise story unfolds slowly, and the novel's bold assumptions make people re-examine humanity, morality and equality.
The fifteenth book, Strange Creatures Dominating the Earth after Human Extinction.
Doug Dixon must interpret the future from a biological perspective. Author? Reasoning? Produce a group of creatures with creative appearance and habits. Very exercise thinking.
The sixteenth book, The Final Theory: Rethinking Our Scientific Heritage
Mark Maccutcheon is a must-read for seeing the future from a scientific perspective. Pioneering put forward a model that can easily explain frontier scientific theories such as dark matter and quantum effect to the public, which is the best in this kind of books.
The seventeenth book, The Progress of Mankind
From the perspective of education, Josh Valdez is a must-read in the future. The status of education in China has always been high and low, and its important role in the future has always been ignored. When reading this book.
The eighteenth wonderful voyage: live long enough for ever.
Ray kurzweil must interpret the future from the perspective of health care. It's also interesting to really know your body.
Book 19 Molly Moon, Mickey Minas,&; Thinking machine
Georgia Bing, the only science fiction fairy tale about the future that we recommend. What kind of future can children appreciate?
The twentieth book on capital
Karl Marx, a book published 14 1 year, has never been more instructive than today. Time finally polished the author's inference as bright as truth. But is this a fact? We need more time and more economic crises to verify that, at least for the first time, the people of China are closer to their beliefs.
Book 2 1 Monica's mango rain
Chris holloway, what could be worse than going to Africa? Alienation? Is the country more dramatic? The author of this book joined this university in the early 1990s? Peace corps? To serve in Mali, West Africa. She lived here for three years and met her partner John and her lifelong friend, the midwife Monica. This book is written around Monica's emotions, pure thoughts and natural wisdom. In the future when more and more people participate in non-profit organizations and the world constantly understands each other, this book tells the story of friendship and? Peace corps? The workers' books are very interesting.
Yesterday's Tomorrow: Past Prospects for America's Future
Joseph J. Cornett showed us how our predecessors predicted our present and future. Reading this book is like enjoying a science fiction movie 50 years ago. Cartoon-like whimsy is both nostalgic and romantic. Whether their dreams come true now or not, this book is full of respect for prophecy.
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