Thomas Friedman: Thank You For Being Late

In his forthcoming book "Thank You for Being Late," New York Times columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman examines the dizzying acceleration of the modern world. Driven by technological transformations and economic interdependency, the 21st century requires nations and individuals to be fast, innovative, and quick to adapt. At the same time, he argues, we need to be fair and learn how to be slow-shutting out the noise and accessing our deepest values.
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[@CatherineTatum]

My favorite quote, "You can dance in a hurricane, but only if you are standing in the eye!" I can't wait to read the book.

[@kirkthelin2774]

Loves his style... loved his "geography" books as a teacher. Keep up the good stories!!!😀😀😀

[@ColfaxMath]

Great talk, very provocative!

[@DSherman50]

I hope there is another record of this speech as the audio quality is poor and I could only strain to hear for 15 minutes.

[@HarryJoiner]

it's a mystery how this guy got so smart.

[@ankit19jha]

is this not very much related to Ray Dalio's principles?