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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 20 Nov \ on: How to prepare kids for the modern work world ? Education
I think they need to find their field of excellence and work on getting into the top percentile. I think that's all you can do. If you go chasing fields that you think will have jobs for the coming decades, the tech could blow all that up in a year or two. At least if they're at the top of their field there will very likely be valued and well paid.
I tend to agree that skilled physical jobs should stick around longer than software or knowledge based ones (lawyer/accountant), but that's just a guess. Robotics could end up developing just as fast.
I think having resilience, creativity, curiosity and a willingness to learn might be more important. It's also not something you can really teach though.
To an extent, although these days it's hard to say as change spreads fast and jobs get outsourced even faster.
i think you're right that resilience, creativity, curiosity and a willingness to learn are key, because those are things that can be applied anytime, anywhere.
One thing maybe i would add is the ability to get some sales skills, because it does seem if life, whether pitching to investors or going on interviews, the ability to 'sell' oneself is very important.
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