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By ELI AMDUR SPECIAL TO NORTH JERSEY JOBS

ast week , I opened a discussion about one of the most existentially meaningful steps we can take : developing a broad mind

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to understand a wide world . Surely that ’ s always been true , but never more than now , given the nature , pace and scope of change as we hurtle through this dizzying century . ( For last week ’ s column : https :// eliamdur . com / index . php / blog /)

My axiom ’ s corollary says there are more dots to connect ( perhaps seemingly unrelated only a few years ago ) that are now closely related to us and to each other .

To illustrate that point , I listed 14 dots , which I ’ ll bet you were either not aware of , slightly aware of , or not concerned with . No problem : that ’ s natural and it further strengthens my case . I then challenged you to connect them in four pairs and two triplets . For some skin in the game , I asked you to email your answers by noon this past Wednesday , the 1st , 10th , 25th and last correct respondents earning free mini-coaching sessions with me . I figured we ’ d have some fun

CAREER COACH

and gain some insight . Let ’ s see what happened .

THE DOTS

( 1 ) 25 percent of the world ’ s nickel reserves are located in New Caledonia . ( 2 ) There is water and evidence of rock movement on Mars . ( 3 ) The James Webb telescope , launched two months ago , is already performing as was planned . ( 4 ) Centenarians in the U . S . numbered 37,000 in 1990 and 97,000 in 2020 ; their ranks will swell to 600,000 by 2060 . ( 5 ) The first generation of quantum computing will soon give birth to generation two . ( 6 ) The science of laser propulsion is making giant steps forward . ( 7 ) El Salvador has made Bitcoin their second official currency , alongside the U . S . dollar . ( 8 ) One of every six home sales in America is made to an investor . ( 9 ) Sparkling wine is now being produced in Britain , as it was in Roman times . ( 10 ) The U . S . will need 30,000 geriatricians by 2030 ; we have 7,300 now . ( 11 ) Ski seasons around the world have shortened by as much as 23 percent . ( 12 ) One in five American adults have no or limited credit history . ( 13 ) Battery technology is critical to 21st century development . ( 14 ) Of the 118 elements on the periodic table , 94 appear naturally on earth .

THE CONNECTIONS

The pairs : 1-13 ; 2-6 ; 4-10 ; and 9-11 . The triplets : 3-5-14 ; and 7-8-12 . Space constraints here prohibit a full discussion , but lively it would be . Beyond that , think independently about these – and how they ’ ll affect you ( in fact , already are ).

AND THE WINNERS ARE …

Nobody saw all 14 the way I do , but everyone made interesting connections , and if that ’ s the way you see it , it ’ s meaningful and actionable . What ’ s matters is not if I ’ m right ; it ’ s if you ’ re thinking . But kudos to Mike Wilson ( Wood Ridge , NJ ), Sonia Castillo ( Philadelphia , PA ), Richard Swanson ( Ridgewood , NJ ), and Antoinette Worthington ( New York , NY ) who responded in the order ascribed .

Accolades aside , there ’ s a fourfold takeaway . First , it ’ s not just important to be aware of these things ; it ’ s indispensable . Hold them up to the light and you ’ ll see what I mean . For instance , does anyone really think there are only 118 elements ( 94 natural , 24 synthesized ) in the universe ? That ’ s akin to the apocryphal tale of Charles Duell , commissioner of the US patent office , who said in 1899 , “ Everything that can be invented has been invented ." See where that got him .

Which brings us to the connection among

3 , 5 , and 14 . Second , keeping up with all this is easier than it seems . Read two great newspapers daily , one comprehensive news magazine weekly and assorted periodicals ( science or business ) regularly – not necessarily cover to cover – absorbing as much as possible and stretching a little more .

Third , my answers are not the only right ones , but they make sense to me . If you ’ ve made other connections that make sense to you , that ’ s fine . The important thing is that you do it .

Fourth – and here ’ s the biggest challenge – prepare for your comfort zone to blow up . Thomas Kuhn ( 1922-1996 ) said in his widely influential book The Structure of Scientific

Revolutions ( 1962 ), “ Intellectual progress is not steady and gradual . It is marked by sudden paradigm shifts .”

So basic was Kuhn ’ s thinking , by the way , that the very expression “ paradigm shift ” – which we use so matter-of-factly – came from this work .

And it reinforces my point . You need a broad mind to understand a wide world .

Career Coach Eli Amdur provides one-on-one coaching in job search , résumés and interviewing . Reach him at eli . amdur @ amdurcoaching . com or 201-357-5844 .

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