Rohit Bhargava > Quotes

“The more we know about a topic, for example, the more difficult it becomes to think outside our expertise and broaden our view. Psychologists describe this phenomenon as the “curse of knowledge.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“This Will Make You Smarter”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“Seek Concepts, Not Conclusions.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“A trend is a curated observation of the accelerating present.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“As a brand, Oreos offers the perfect case study for the upside of creating snackable content that can be consumed in a glance and disappears within several weeks after the campaign is complete.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

“One of the most frequently shared pieces of advice in business today is about creating experiences instead of selling products. It is good advice, most of the time.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

“Naming Questions: How to Ensure You Have an Effective Trend Name”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“but I viewed the rise of the maker movement of people who want to create something on their own (which 3D printing certainly enables) was a trend worth watching.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“Always Summarize.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“Instead, consume content and experiences that fuel your curiosity and make you think. Watch an engaging TED Talk, read a book on a topic you know little about, or attend a lecture on an unusual topic.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“I am not a speed reader,” he once said. “I am a speed understander.” What if you could be a speed understander too?”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“3 Ways to Be More Thoughtful”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“shift from hierarchies to networks”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

“The most reliable way to anticipate the future is to understand the present.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“Breaking down an argument or complex situation into its relevant components helps you understand it and explain it to others. Pilots, for example, use detailed checklists to ensure they don’t miss a step before taking off, an elegant solution for making the complex more understandable.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“How do I resolve a dispute with Expedia?
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― Rohit Bhargava

“Three Ways to Become More Curious CONSUME “BRAINFUL MEDIA.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“As we consume newsfeeds instead of homepages, we invite a curated bubble of content that New York Times writer Natasha Singer dubbed the “online echo chamber” to describe a myopic Internet where every piece of content we each see is personalized to us based on our likes, views and interests.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

“KEEP IT SHORT. Simplicity goes hand in hand with elegance. When it comes to expressing your ideas, this usually means using as few words as possible. It is also a well-known marker of expertise that when you truly understand something, you can explain it to a layperson without dumbing it down.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“The most reliable way to anticipate the future is to understand the present.” —JOHN NAISBITT, futurist and author of Megatrends”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“BREAK IT INTO PIECES.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“In 2012, noted font design group Monotype worked with a team of researchers at MIT’s AgeLab to study the impact of type design on what the study called “glance behavior,” the type of quick display reading most often utilized by drivers when interacting with a car’s dashboard. The study found that using “humanist” typefaces with open shapes, wider inter-character spacing and varying proportions could produce a 13% increase in overall response time among males taking the study. Clearly, reducing glance time is potentially lifesaving in a high-risk activity such as driving. It turns out the same feature may also be critical for any content creator trying to contend with one of the most profound consequences of our information-filled world: the shrinking human attention span.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

“Empathize with Magazines. One”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“I have studied thousands of people. . . and it’s breathtaking how many reject an opportunity to learn.” —CAROL DWECK, author of Mindset”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“some independent researchers estimate that at least 15 percent of all social media profiles may be autogenerated without a real person behind them. This high percentage of fakes is frustrating advertisers.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“Use Poetic Principles.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“Isaac Asimov was not just a science fiction writer. In his prolific lifetime, he wrote nearly 500 books on topics ranging from his beloved science fiction series to a two-volume work explaining the collected literature of William Shakespeare. He even wrote a reader’s guidebook”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

“Studies indicate that instead of making us self-centered liars, social media may be giving us the one thing we need to shape our identities in a digital world: power over our stories. And what’s the fun of having power over our stories if we don’t give ourselves the title role?”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future

“Be Observant: What to Read”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future

“A key element of becoming an idea curator is saving ideas for later digestion.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future