adrienne
@adrienne
I think a lot about how to prepare my kids for the future. My generation grew up believing the key to success was getting good grades so you could get into a good college so you could get a good job and then you would climb the career ladder and be set for life. About a decade ago I realized this is no longer how the world works and I started to believe the key to success was to focus on skills over credentials. It didn’t matter any more what college your degree is from, it matters whether you have the skills that are in demand. As a parent I wanted my kids to learn practical skills for the future. I pushed STEM because I believed they are hard, practical skills and there will always be jobs for scientists and engineers. But there’s another big shift underway and focusing on skills is no longer enough.
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adrienne
@adrienne
The half life of skills keeps shrinking. The half life is how long it takes for a skill to become obsolete. Skills you learn today will not be the same skills you need in a few years. For example, I learned to code in Visual Basic and could get high paying jobs easily in the early 2000s but by 2005 I couldn’t find a job unless I learned a new language. How do you raise kids in a world when you don’t know what skills they’ll need? The skills of the future are meta skills and have more of an EQ slant, considering we can have our AIs handle the IQ. Here are the things I want for my children: - a love of learning and natural curiosity - self confidence and agency that they can learn anything and do anything if they choose to - a business sense, understanding of markets - positive sum mindset, build something new - and most importantly do not resist change! try new things, don’t get attached to the past
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matthewb
@matthewb
wish I had guidance like this as a kid, they’re very lucky young folks! 💜
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kaito
@kaito
was gonna comment but saw your reply and your list is 💯💯💯 the ability to learn is the greatest skill anyone can have. I might add being able to think for yourself / critical thinking
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Ξ2T 🏰
@earth2travis
My biggest hack has been show and don’t tell. Demonstrate your passion and the behaviors you want them to emulate
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Callum Wanderloots ✨
@wanderloots.eth
Well said! I think about this a lot too. Partially why I quit the traditional ecosystem to explore the creator economy. I’m interested in following natural curiosity far more than just “doing what I should do”, as “should” is going to be the first area disrupted by ai in so many ways
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sparkz
@jacy
it sounds like you’re raising smart, good humans and setting them up for success whatever they decide to do. part of it is that their generation will intuitively adapt to whatever comes their way, in the same way that we had to adapt to shifts in technology. you’re a great mom and they’re lucky to have ya.
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ceej
@ceej
you're just such a good mom
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Lost Midas
@lostmidas
Mastering the ability to harness AI to enhance intellectual capabilities, while combining it with emotional intelligence to address human-centered challenges, will likely remain an invaluable skill
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