# Roy Amara ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-05-04 Roy Amara.jpg|400]] Was president of the Institute for the Future. He has coined [[Amara's Law]]. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Roy Amara]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Roy Amara]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years]] - [[We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Roy Amara]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->