The art of prediction...............

Tom Asacker revives his 2009 New Year predictions - here.   It is well worth reading.  A sample to whet your appetite:


7. Success will go to those with the best questions, not those with the cleverest answers

Do you know the definition of an expert? An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing? And a generalist? A generalist, like so many afflicted with digital A.D.D., is someone who knows less and less about more and more until he knows absolutely nothing about everything. Successful people know that they’ll never know enough, especially about what really matters. So, they pay attention. They catch on and refocus rapidly. They never stop trying and learning. They’re driven by the questions, by their desire to understand and to change things. 

“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” —Mark Twain