Learn, unlearn and relearn

March 2nd, 2008

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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5 Responses to “Learn, unlearn and relearn”

  1. Frank Schuil on March 2, 2008 2:36 pm (14:36)

    Resolve, evolve and return.

  2. Edial on March 2, 2008 2:45 pm (14:45)

    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.

  3. adam on March 2, 2008 2:52 pm (14:52)

    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

  4. adam on March 7, 2008 2:55 pm (14:55)

    hey, boris, are these 2 last comments a spam? i’ve got notification to my email
    regards, adam

  5. Eamon Costello on March 19, 2008 9:46 pm (21:46)

    reuse relearn repurpose

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