While I was in college, I was interested in computer science. I was okay at it, but not great. However, some of the guys in the computer lab were the future coders and hackers of the world. They had a way to put the telephone receiver on a coupler and log in to the computer at Carnegie Mellon. Ordinary computer programmers were still using batch cards, with a few whiz kids using CRT screens to do their coding (no, I’m not going to explain all that, google it). People who were not computer programmers did not use computers at all.
Hard to imagine, eh? But most of us back then could not imagine the kinds of computers or devices or programs (applications) that were coming. Most of us had no grid for the internet, smart phones, or apple watches. So how could one imagine that your future career could digital design, or social media, or GPS?
We are designing and creating and changing the world at an amazing pace. Objects that will be considered indispensable (much like computers) have yet to be created. The jobs that correspond to designing, building, maintaining, optimizing, improving, and ultimately replacing those objects are all still in the offing. To get there, we must be willing to learn and adapt (and in many cases, let go of the old).
In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Eric Hoffer
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