Tomorrow

Tomorrow

 

   Every time someone talks about the future, it is common to see insane predictions being made. In the 2000s, or maybe earlier, everybody believed there will be existing flying cars, nowadays, 20 years later, we are absolutely far from this achievement. However, it doesn’t mean that we didn’t get other ones: a big example of that is the smartphones, which have completely changed our lives.

   Likewise, it is habitual, mainly on New Year’s holiday, to make resolutions. Those are related to the future but are different than predictions. They are more about personal goals, aims, that we hope and have the chance to achieve.

   There are a lot of topics which evolution and development can be discussed, and almost all of them are certainly connected with technology. In each Industrial Revolution, there were new important inventions, but it is obvious that the internet´s advanced revolutionized all the World in terms of communication, education, labor market, and many other topics.

    On the contrary to decades ago, when people used to write letters to communicate with acquaintances, relatives and friends, and the news came days, or even weeks and months, later, present-day it only takes a few seconds to a message arrive on the other side of the Earth. Technology has definitely shortened distances and nobody can imagine the limit that it can reach.

    As one of the communication progress’ results, education has advanced in many aspects. It is not necessary to go to the library to do a school project, you can search and find millions of information on your laptop faster and effective. There has been also an increasing the number of people who speak more than one language, which is related to growth in international education and, consequently, positive effects on foreign relations.

    In the past, have a college degree was a luxury, but today it is a necessity. As the labor market is getting more and more competitive, the applicants need to be as much specialized as possible. Speak other languages and have abroad experiences count a lot in employment qualification. The companies and employers are gradually including new devices and methods in your activities, so the job seekers will have to follow them if they want to be selected.

     In according to that pattern of evolution, it is possible that in the future many professions might not exist anymore. Probably, due to the automation advance, they will be substituted by machines and robots. In this case, only people who own the information and the process of its development are going to be in a good job position.

    Behind every innovation and invention of the past, there was a person, or a group, who spent days, months, years studying and hardworking to accomplish it.  Set goals and make New Year’s resolutions do not work if you are not determined to do that. Sometimes, you don’t need motivation, you need discipline, because not every day will be an inspirational day. You have to keep your focus and give the maximum effort you can.  So, independent of outside factors, you can write your own Tomorrow.

 

by Isabela Fogaça