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This scares me. Right now I'm young, single and almost no responsibilities. I love doing what the article suggests, keep learning new stuff, etc., but I'm not
by john2x 14y ago
This scares me.
Right now I'm young, single and almost no responsibilities. I love doing what the article suggests, keep learning new stuff, etc., but I'm not too sure I can keep it up for the next X+ years.
And within that time my life could get much more complicated, not to mention the whole industry would keep on changing faster than I can manage, and add to that the unfortunate side-effects of aging.
The older I get, the harder I have to work to remain relevant.
- rimantas 14y ago> The older I get, the harder I have to work to remain > relevant. No. I will be 40 in a few weeks and I consider myself more relevant than many many web developers half my age, even if web development currently is not my main activity (it was however for the last 14 years). The more you know the easier it gets to grasp new stuff — because it is rarely fundamentally different and you can easily see patterns and where it fits. Just like with languages—the more you know the easier it gets to learn a new one.
- autotravis 14y agoexactly. I think it is an common misconception that everybody has trouble learning new things as they grow older. This might be true for some. However, it seems that if you actually try and don't let the misconception trick you into thinking you can't keep learning, then you won't fall victim to it.