4 Quotes by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

As more data become available and as the economy continues to change, the ability to ask theright questions will become even more vital. No matter how bright the light is, you won’t find yourkeys by searching under a lamppost if that’s not where you lost them.

As more and more work is done by machines, people can spend more time on other activities. Not just leisure and amusements, but also on the deeper satisfactions that come from invention and exploration, from creativity and building, and from love, friendship, and community. ... If the first machine age helped unlock the forces of energy trapped in chemical bonds to reshape the physical world, the real promise of the second machine age is to help unleash the power of human ingenuity.

Americans believe that they still live in the land of opportunity - the country that offers the greatest chance of economic advancement. But this is no longer the case.

[T]he key to winning the race is not to compete against machines but to compete with machines.