Required reading - What are Human Beings For?

Take a minute to think about this review of Daniel Pink's book, A Whole New Mind (subtitle: Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future:

"Lawyers. Accountants. Computer programmers. That's what our parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. The era of "left brain" dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which "right brain" qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. That's the argument at the center of this provocative and original book, which uses the two sides of our brains as a metaphor for understanding the contours of our times."
 
This book should be required for anyone pursuing a creative career. Now, think about this. When Daniel Pink wrote this book in 2005, he mainly talked about how our economic drivers were changing because of manufacturing jobs lost to outsourcing. That was easy to understand at the time. But he also spoke about a different shift that, at the time, seemed far-fetched and science-fiction-like. But now, just eight years later, that shift has occurred, just as he predicted.

Read this article (top to bottom), and let's continue to discuss: What are Humans Beings For? Your future opportunities and quality of life will be dramatically impacted by your ability to do things that can not be done by machines, robots, and 3D printers! "Right-brain qualities - inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate!" How do you develop those skills that will best prepare you for the future?