Technology Adoption Life Cycle!
My answer is side projects!
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The most interesting people I have ever met are always into
something. It doesn’t matter if they have steady jobs or
work as freelancers. People with drive and high
expectations of themselves are always working on
something that pushes them to the next level and fulfill their
interests and curiosity.!
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What is really wonderful about the times we are living in
today is that you do not need to be technically skilled in
order to take advantage of technology. You do not have to
learn to code or be a scientist to have access to the very
best of what the Internet can offer.!
Today’s software has been built using design and userexperience principles with the main focus of making it easy
to use. If you encounter software or a website that is not
easy to navigate, it is more likely the software has a design
problem and not that you are lacking the necessary skills to
make it work.!
Every service you use on the Internet today is
fundamentally designed to make your life better. Most of it
is intended to facilitate processes that were difficult in the
past. The purpose of new technology is to empower you to
explore new and exciting ways to express yourself and
improve the world around you.!
Hundreds of tech start-ups are launched every day—the
ones that succeed do so by offering real value to their
users. This value is all about helping you to do things easier,
better, and faster.!
You now have at your fingertips all the resources you need
to exponentially increase your productivity, communicate
your ideas in stunning formats, design a new career, and
reinvent yourself. Today, you can trade products and
services in an economy of collaboration and constant
innovation.!
In order to join the digital revolution, increase your chances
of success, and improve your quality of life, you must start
learning faster. And the only way to truly learn is by doing.
No matter what your situation is, you can start wherever
you are right now. !
So, how do you prepare for the future?!
Sofia Quintero was born in Venezuela and moved to
England in 2006, where she graduated with a Master
Degree in Mass Communications from the London
Metropolitan University.
In 2012, Sofia crowdfunded a project called The
Sugar Cube Factory, a global platform that
connects unconnected people through words of
kindness. She is also the author of On Top, a book for
non-technical people who want to play with online
tools and bring ideas to life without spending huge
amounts of money.
Sofia is obsessed with technology and social change.
She is currently working in the tech industry and in
her spare time she works on personal projects, web
experiments and occasionally attends industry events
as speaker.
Side projects are different than hobbies.!
You can choose to learn how to draw cartoons or join
dance classes. That is okay, and it will surely enhance your
life. However, deciding to launch your own comic e-book or
organizing an online community of dancers is a very
different matter. The first can make you happy and
challenge you to some extent, but the second will terrify
you, show you your limits, and change you as a human
being.!
Side projects are cheaper than MBAs.!
Most people tend to think they need to take a
postgraduate course in order to change careers or
advance in the one they already have. Unless you can join
one of the top universities in the world, my advice is to
consider alternative ways to learn the skills you want to
develop.!
The problem with traditional education is that the system is
mostly designed to deliver education wrapped around
bureaucratic structures that does not allow teachers and
professors to update the curriculum fast enough to catch
up with what is going on in the real world.!
There is no point in investing large amounts of money on
education that could be completely outdated by the time
you finish it. If you would like to explore further, I would
highly recommend you read The Education of Millionaires
by Michael Ellsberg.!
Side projects can offer very practical knowledge and plenty
of flexibility for experimentation and learning.!
Side projects do not have to become businesses.!
Entrepreneurship is often associated with starting your own
business. Being an entrepreneur is more about starting and
finishing things. It is about creating stuff that will advance
your pursuit of a better life.!
Side projects can help you expand your potential, ease
your transition into a new career, and can be a great
exercise if you later decide you indeed want to start your
own business. Ultimately, side projects are learning cycles
you can embed in your life to ensure you keep yourself
updated and participating in the design of your our future.!
technology
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The fast digitalization of what
you do for a living is a fact.
It is your responsibility to catch
up and provide yourself with a
new set of skills that will
increase your chances of
success in the near future.
CONNECT WITH SOFIA!
http://about.me/sofia_quintero
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