Learn or leave the market

BROAD SKILLS 
(you plan to learn somethin
g 
completely new. For examp
le, skills 
like “mastery of business e
thics”).
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Self-education And How to Organize It. Chapter 3.

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CHAPTER 4
HOW TO CHOOSE 
OR CHANGE
YOUR PROFESSION

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 Chapter 4. How to Choose or Change Your Profession.
In today’s world, intellectual capital 
is becoming the most valuable asset 
for investing in our resources. The 
high demand for higher- order 
skills and competencies is caused 
by the fact that it is much easier 
to master them today than it was 
before. Now everyone has access 
to the information they need, and 
free YouTube video tutorials are 
enough even for learning complex 
programming. The fact that now 
anyone can learn new things has 
increased competition.
With the growth in free access to information, the economy of many 
countries and the number of skilled workers have also grown. Finding 
a job is still possible for unskilled or untrained people, but such jobs 
are becoming less common. As we already discussed, machines and 
automation are replacing them. Now, finding a job is much easier for 
well-rounded individuals who can do anything from sewing to devel-
oping a marketing strategy. The more you can do, the more you earn. 
That is why linear development, which involves studying from primary 
school to graduation, is outdated. Now education is a continuous 
process, and you will have to keep learning new things throughout 
almost your entire life. If you don’t study, you will fall behind.
Additionally, having certain specific skills can more than compensate 
for their quantity. For example, being a highly qualified IT specialist 
is much better than knowing a bit of everything. Therefore, it is never 
too late for you to move on to a new field. Perhaps you already know 
something that would make you invaluable in another area. If not, 
it is never too late to learn. After all, we already clarified that education 
today is the key to success for everyone, regardless of age.

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How to Choose or Change Your Profession. Chapter 4.