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It's not just about cognitive decline, but about how quickly our knowledge becomes obsolete. Tech is a very fashion-driven industry right now, and deep knowledg
by lliamander 9y ago
It's not just about cognitive decline, but about how quickly our knowledge becomes obsolete. Tech is a very fashion-driven industry right now, and deep knowledge is sometimes (often?) valued less than ability to pick up the latest trend.
There are skill sets that have a longer shelf-life, but developing those skills (and finding jobs that actually need those skills) is a challenge.
- js8 9y ago> but about how quickly our knowledge becomes obsolete I kind of expected that argument to come up. It's funny that the reaction of the industry itself to that is to give up on the experience and ride with the fashion, rather than fight those trends. It's almost as if immaturity is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- CodeWriter23 9y agoI had to abandon the "keep knowledge in my head" paradigm in 1990 or so and shift to the "problem solver" model. This is the skill set with an indeterminate shelf life. Sure it takes time to become fluent in new systems. That's no different than the first system that I learned. I think if one lacks the willingness to stretch and learn the new, whether one is 25 or one is 70, that is when one becomes unsuitable for this line of work.
- lliamander 9y ago> I had to abandon the "keep knowledge in my head" paradigm in 1990 or so and shift to the "problem solver" model. That is what I aspire to. I think I'm doing well in this regard for how far I am into my career, but any advice you have in this regard would be appreciated by me (and others presumably).