“In the past, jobs were about muscles. Now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll be about the heart.”
Aneesh Raman • Opinion | When Your Technical Skills Are Eclipsed, Your Humanity Will Matter More Than Ever
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“In the past, jobs were about muscles. Now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll be about the heart.”
I believe there are two plausible scenarios for the future of knowledge work. There’s one in which as machines become more human-like in their capabilities, we paradoxically become more machine-like in our pursuit of productivity, focused on efficiency and keeping busy above all else. But there’s another where we lean into ways of working that are ... See more
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
So yes, while repetitive jobs will most likely disappear, they will be replaced by more multifaceted ones.24 Meaning the skills we’ll value in the future—the skills we should be focusing on now in our education systems and through our interaction with technology—are the skills that machines don’t have: curiosity, creativity, empathy, critical think
... See moreTiffany Shlain • 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Some future realities are obvious: the world will be increasingly automated, digital, and connected. But that doesn’t mean humans will be obsolete; just the opposite, in fact. It will be our most human qualities that are most valuable, as these can’t and shouldn’t be outsourced to machines.
Tiffany Shlain • 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
the jobs of the future will involve collaborating with the machines.