How to be a Futurist (Part 2)

1. Cultivate the look of an expert (glasses are always good)
2. Sound really certain about things (people love precision)
3. Go against any traditional wisdom (always pick the opposite position)
4. Say things that are very difficult to substantiate
5. Be hazy about when things will happen
6. Never reveal your sources
7. If any prediction ever comes true make a lot of noise about it
8. If anything doesn’t come true come true keep really quiet about it
9. Take a big position on big issues…then wait until you are right
10. Steal things from all over the place*

* For example, most of this is adapted from The Evil Futurists’ Guide to World Domination, but I’ve already made the mistake of telling you that!

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