Learn, unlearn and relearn
About a month ago I received this quote in my inbox from Max Shapiro that I can’t seem to get out of my head.
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
– Alvin Toffler
I think I’m still young but even I am sometimes overwhelmed by new technologies and get tired at the thought of having to ‘unlearn’ my old habits and ‘relearn’ another new exciting technique. They say you are never too old to learn but you might just get too tired to invest time and energy in learning.
But, as Toffler explains, I need to keep up and persuade myself to keep evolving.
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Resolve, evolve and return.
Maybe it’s more about ‘adapting’ to new technologies than to ‘evolve’. Because there are so many new technologies and ways of looking at things, evolving in something seems nearly impossible. Unlearning the way you used to do your X thing is as big as learning to deal with the new technology or information, hence it takes a great amount of effort and energy.
Hi Boris,
I am sure we are all more than proficient in changing, adapting, learning, as fast as we need to. Do you still remember Sinclair Spectrum and Basic and PC XT, and, …but, I am getting tired, too, sometimes
hey, boris, are these 2 last comments a spam? i’ve got notification to my email
regards, adam
reuse relearn repurpose