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The Issue of Timing

As they say, timing is everything, particularly when it comes to the issue of getting involved in any particular trend. In the era of acceleration, it becomes even more critical. You'd better make sure you are ready with any trend of importance and relevance, because the future might happen before you know it.

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Publish Date2019-01-17
Updated Date2026-09-18
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Originally published as 19 Trends for 2019: #12 The Issue of Timing on January 17, 2019.

This record preserves item #12 in Jim Carroll’s 19 Trends For 2019 series as a structured historical trend in the futurist.info knowledge graph.

As they say, timing is everything, particularly when it comes to the issue of getting involved in any particular trend. In the era of acceleration, it becomes even more critical. You’d better make sure you are ready with any trend of importance and relevance, because the future might happen before you know it.

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ARTICLE · Wed Jan 1619 Trends for 2019: #12 The Issue of Timing