A Key to Staying Relevant in Your Field

Do you want to stay relevant in your field? I’m sure you do. But the problem is that skills are becoming obsolete faster than ever. If you aren’t careful, your skills could also become obsolete. Take my field of programming, for instance. Many of the tools that I learned to use just a few years ago are no longer in use today. I have to learn how to use many new tools. That shows the fast pace of the world we live in. If you want to stay relevant, there is no other method than continuously upgrading yourself. You must keep your skills up-to-date. For that, you must be willing to pay the price of relearning. You must be willing to make the effort to learn new skills all over again. That’s not easy, of course. Many people hesitate to do so, including myself. After all, I have made a lot of effort to master my current skills. Should I repeat the process yet again? But – based on my observation – that’s precisely why the older generation could become irrelevant. It’s why they are pushed out by those below them. I’ve experienced this first-hand. A few years ago, I was the new in my field. I was the person who “threatened” the generation above me. Now, however, I’m becoming part of the older generation, and now I’m the one who is threatened. The generation below me has a fresh set of skills while mine are becoming obsolete. Realizing this situation made me aware that I had to pay the price of relearning. It also made me understand why so many people w...
Source: Life Optimizer - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Learning Source Type: blogs