#decades — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #decades, aggregated by home.social.
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@marcusosterberg Apparently, #British #nationals who've lived in #Sweden for #decades are no longer welcome, at least according to the @guardian. See: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/18/swedish-mp-intervenes-brexit-row-elderly-britons-ordered-leave.
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Thing is, this has been a #Republican #Trope about #ForestFires for #Decades -- directed particularly at #Callifornia
If only California would keep their forests cleared of fallen branches and loose leaves and generally looking like a golf course, there'd be no forest fires
It's just that simply, really
#DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #PeteHegseth #MarcoRubio #StephenMiller #MAGA #RepublicanParty #Republicans #GOP #ICE #2020ElectionFraud #Tariffs #ForestFires #Traitors #Insanity
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"Stop underestimating the future value of your current insight.” - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Back in 1989, while I was in the midst of my career crisis that would ultimately see me leave the corporate world and start my own freelance "thing," I obsessed over thinking about what possible value my unique skills might be.
After all, I had gone far from my original professional accounting roots, and was deeply involved in all the merging technology, culturem and opportunities of what was then the emerging Internet. I wasn't on the leading edge - I was somewhere far out ahead of most other people in the world - my skills were so niche, so unique, so narrow that I couldn't think of what possible value they might be to any organization in the world.
Five years later, I had a **#1** national bestselling book, my business was thriving, and I had people begging me to come into their organizations to explain this strange new world - for money.
With all that, I learned a very powerful lesson: one of the hardest things to do in a long-term career is to accurately value what you know. It's still the case for me - when you’ve spent 36 years "putting in the work" (**#16**) and "frequenting the fringes" (**#15**), your intuition becomes so sharp that you often mistake it for common sense.
You assume everyone sees the world the way you do.
They don't.And that might be the most important skill you have - a theme I explore in depth in my upcoming Being Unique book. (It's still in editing!)
In my voyage, I’ve realized that the "Infinite Pivot" isn't just about moving to the next thing. It’s about recognizing the massive value of the distance you’ve already traveled. What takes me five minutes to "see" today took me three decades to learn. What I knew in 1994 that propelled my success forward took me from 1982 to learn.
So what's your value worth? The amateur prices by the hour. The expert prices by the decade.
Own your expertise.
Stop apologizing for your rate.
The value of your insight isn't measured by how long it takes you to say it, but by how much it changes the world for the person who hears it.
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Futurist Jim Carroll now realizes that what he knew in 1989 was unbelievably invaluable at the time. It just took him a few years to recognize it.
**#Value** **#Insight** **#Expertise** **#Worth** **#Unique** **#Skills** **#Underestimate** **#Decades** **#Learning** **#Perspective** **#BeingUnique** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Clarity** **#Lens** **#Pricing** **#Confidence** **#Knowledge** **#Rare** **#Asset** **#Journey** **#Distance** **#Ownership** **#Recognition** **#Onwards**
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A working group comprising representatives from the federal, state, and municipal levels is currently advising on potential savings within the social welfare se... https://news.osna.fm/?p=42151 | #news #care #decades #disability #efforts
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Enabling Codex to Analyze Two Decades of Hacker News Data
https://modolap.com/publication/hn-analysis-1
#HackerNews #Enabling #Codex #to #Analyze #Two #Decades #of #Hacker #News #Data #HackerNews #DataAnalysis #Codex #TechTrends #DataScience
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Success isn't reaching a destination; it’s mastering the art of the infinite pivot." - Futurist Jim Carroll
I walked out of the corporate world 36 years ago to bet on a home office, a fledgling new technology known as the Internet, and a belief that the future belongs to those who can change.
I’ve learned a lot along the way! Through those years, I’ve survived market crashes, massive technology revolutions, and the beautiful chaos of raising a family in the same rooms and homes where I wrote 44 books. All along the way, I’ve learned what it means to pivot — to change my career focus, reinvent my skills, adjust my personal outlook, rebalance my time commitments. Every single time, I was somehow pivoting, changing, and adapting.
I meant to share these lessons at Year 35 — I wrote a long post last year with some thoughts on what I’ve learned. I haven't shared it yet —I wanted to get the lessons right.
But the other day, I stumbled across it and realized I had powerful insight to share. Many people around the world are in the early years of the freelance economy; it might be useful. Given how quickly AI is evolving, there will probably be more.
With that in mind, I’ve distilled my journey into this new series: The Art of the Infinite Pivot.
I’ve come to realize that the delay was actually part of the journey. In a world obsessed with “instant” and “real-time,” I’ve learned that the best insights are the ones that have been lived, tested, and breathed for decades.
Over the next few months, I’m going to share them one by one — not as a “guru,” but as someone who has spent 36 years in the trenches of the home office and global freelance economy. Whether you are a solo-entrepreneur, a corporate leader considering t a pivot, or someone just trying to build a new future, I hope these lessons help you navigate your own voyage.
Lesson **#1** drops tomorrow. The series will be found here and at https://pivot.jimcarroll.com.
Who’s coming along?
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Futurist Jim Carroll bet on his future in November 1990. He hasn't looked back.
**#Pivot** **#Success** **#Freelance** **#Journey** **#Lessons** **#HomeOffice** **#Adaptation** **#Career** **#Change** **#Internet** **#Entrepreneurship** **#Wisdom** **#Series** **#Evolution** **#Growth** **#Learning** **#Independence** **#Reinvention** **#Future** **#Experience** **#Decades** **#Mastery** **#Navigation** **#Sharing** **#Onwards**
