EFR 671: The 5 Powers of Success, Futurism, and How to Prosper in a World of Unlimited Information with Ross Dawson
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Chase Chewning
5.0 • 947 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Ross Dawson explains futurism and how to prosper in a world of unlimited information. They discuss the future of work, the power of defining your relationship with information, and strategies for increasing your attention span in the Digital Age.
Ross believes information overload is the defining feature of our society. The good news is we use futurism to help us reduce anxiety about the future and live our best lives. How? It starts with purpose and a choice. "We can close ourselves off from the world or we can open ourselves up," Ross says, "and the faster the world changes, the more being open is an advantage."
Ross Dawson is a globally recognized futurist, entrepreneur, strategy advisor, keynote speaker, and best-selling author of "Thriving on Overload: The 5 Powers for Success in a World of Exponential Information".
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Key Highlights
- What is futurism? Tune in as Ross shares his approach to thinking usefully about the future to create the future we want.
- Ross shares a few powerful action steps we can take to improve our futures. He emphasizes the power of remote work, automation, and tapping into your greatest values and talents.
- We live in a society that fights mercilessly for our attention. How can we take back control of our attention and avoid distractions? Ross describes "the danger of the goal" along with how you can broaden your scope of attention in order to broaden your perspective and the richness of your life.
- How can we stay ahead of AI? Ross breaks down 5 ways to thrive on overload; meaning how to create value from a world of excessive information. He shares tips on limiting distraction, choosing actions that add value to your life, and increasing your attention span.
- Ross touches on how fatherhood has informed and influenced his futurist self.
- As an Australian and world traveler, he shares his candid thoughts on how different cultures relate to the future and why Africa is the future of our planet.
- Is there a way to change the minds of people who are really set in their ways? Tune in to hear Ross's candid answer!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is an Operation Podcast Production. |
| 0:04.0 | Hi, I'm Ross Dawson, a futurist entrepreneur, and the author of Thriving on Overload. |
| 0:09.0 | And I'm on the Everford radio talking about how you can prosper in a world of unlimited information. |
| 0:17.2 | You know when thinking about the future sometimes for me it can be a little overwhelming. |
| 0:21.5 | So instead of getting caught up in the details |
| 0:24.4 | and maybe even slipping into some unwanted anxiety, |
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