Daily Musings 13 Apr 2023

Don't learn a new skill, learn to LEARN

Just a random daily musing... I'm back to writing and will try to do so daily.

I will try to share 1 important moment/thought from my day.

In today's news, I had to conduct an interview for our channel on Zoom and this was after almost 1 year. I had to revisit some of the basic rules of shooting.

But rather than reminding people to put phones on silent, ensuring adequate lighting and a quiet environment - what struck me was the fact that rather than remembering old techniques or learning new ones, what's more important is to be prepared to learn quickly.

As life continues to rapidly change, the most important thing is no longer what you know, but how fast can you grasp the next thing.

So learn to learn, and learn to unlearn with the confidence that you will learn what you need when you need it.

That's it for today.

P.s. : In other news, i had to rush to the Out Patient's Department of the hospital because the rubber at the end of my earphone got lodged in my ear... How embarassing. This is something that 5 year old kids do. Even the doctor smiled and laughed once she dislodged it from my ear. I'm home now, ear in good shape though ego slightly bruised. :)

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