Top 6 Skills That Pay You Forever

Anish Singh Walia
8 min readDec 14, 2023

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest

In this blog post, I share the top six skills that are highly in demand in today’s and the future job market and will always get you paid.

The demand for these skills is always going to increase and go up.

Along with the skills, I have researched and added six free courses to learn and master each of these highly in-demand skills in today’s job market.

ChatGPT and other AI tools have the potential to save you money & make you super productive & effective at whatever you do.

Use a handful of budget-friendly productivity and AI tools in conjunction with ChatGPT, such as Notion-AI(AI-Everything app), Miro(Free Visual Ideation/Mind-mapping), Taskade(Freemium end-to-end Writing tool), and SaneBox(Free Email Management tool), which I personally use.

In a constantly changing job environment, learning skills that stand the test of time will make you a valuable asset wherever you go.

In a job environment that is constantly changing.
These skills will last the test of time. Once you’ve mastered them,
You’ll be a valuable asset wherever you go.

NOTE: To add more value and as a USP of my blog, at the end of this blog post, I have designed and attached a cheat sheet of the prompts discussed here for you to use and share.

Also, I’ll share this month’s bonus tip or best productivity tools that are cheap, effective, and a game changer, which I personally use, prefer, and insist you all try. So do check them out and use them.

Here is the Bonus tip for you all.

1) MIRO

Bonus Tip 1Miro is an AI-native app designed to streamline the process of brainstorming, organizing, and presenting ideas. It offers visual features like idea curation, mind mapping, freelance brainstorming, interactive visual storytelling, and concept mapping from just a prompt or text.

Miro helps convert your notes and structured essays into beautiful mind maps. It can create an easy-to-understand visual presentation from any idea or prompt.

Just enter a prompt, and you get a beautiful chart of your choice amongst the 2500+ free concept map templates. It makes me and my team understand everything faster,more efficient, and save a tonne of time.

I use it to create stunning mind maps, visual brainstorming, creating flowcharts and other presentations from my unorganized notes and ideas especially for my work, and studies.

This app has completely revolutionized the way I take notes and record my ideas, as someone who enjoys taking notes and jotting down every idea, this app is truly a game-changer.

It is another value-for-money tool that is dirt cheap compared to the amazing features it provides. Trust me, you will absolutely fall in love with this app’s simplicity, user experience, and ease of use.

Pricing: Freemium

I strongly recommend it to everyone. Definitely a must-have visual productivity tool in your list.

MIRO is truly your perfect day-to-day visual study/brainstorming/ideation buddy.

https://miro.com/brainstorming/

MIROBest Visual Productivity Tool for this Month

2)QUILLBOT:

Bonus Tip 2: One great AI Productivity Writing tool I recently started using for day-to-day writing and tasks such as plagiarism checker, grammar checker, QuillBot-Flow , QuillBot AI Content Detector, Paraphraser, Summariser, and translator is QuillBot .

I wanted to find a more affordable alternative to Grammarly for my writing needs. After doing some research, I decided to purchase a yearly premium subscription for around $4 per month (58% off the regular price).

This is a much more cost-effective option compared to Grammarly, which charges $12 per month. In the past, I’ve used other writing and productivity AI tools, but this one is definitely the most budget-friendly and loaded with great features.

I personally love QuillBot Flow, and the whole set of amazing writing tools it offers for a writer to be productive and effective. Cherry on top is its UI and UX which is just so simple and easy to use. So, I wanted to share this awesome, productive tool with you all. Do check it out and use it in your day-to-day writing tasks.

It is literally a one-stop shop writing productivity tool for everyone to become more productive and masters of their skills.

https://try.quillbot.com/

Best Productivity Writing tool for this month

I really insist you to go try the above tools out. Trust me, you won’t regret using these tools and will thank me later.

So let’s get started. Do check out and learn through these courses to be future-ready and market-ready.

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Skill 1) How to Negotiate

It's not just about making sales or closing deals. This precious skill will benefit you in all aspects of your life. Being an effective communicator is highly essential.

Course: Yale University
Negotiation Introduction: A Strategic Playbook

Skill 2) Personal Finance

It is crucial for every individual to possess money management skills and financial literacy. Understanding how to manage your wealth can ensure a secure future, making it more resistant to economic situations or recessions. Therefore, this skill ranks second on the list of essential skills for a successful life.

Course: University of Michigan
Finance for All: Smart Tools for Financial Decision-Making

Skill 3) Prompt Engineering

Becoming proficient in Generative AI tools and LLM applications has become an increasingly important and valuable skill. To get the most out of these applications, it is essential to know how to interact with them effectively and uncover their full potential. If you're looking to become an AI pro and unlock all the secrets of this exciting field, mastering Prompt Engineering is definitely a great place to start.

Course: Vanderbilt University
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering

Also, save and check out my ChatGPT cheatsheets related to Prompt Engineering, I am sure they would be super useful for you:

Skill 4) Artificial Intelligence

The advancements in AI technology are shaping the future as we speak. It’s important to stay informed and updated with this space's current trends and disruptions to keep up with the ever-changing world. By doing so, we can make the most of AI's opportunities and contribute to a better tomorrow.

Course: Harvard University
Introduction to AI with PythonCourse:

Skill 5) Leadership and Communication

Developing leadership skills is crucial and highly sought-after in today's job market. Enhance your abilities as a leader and inspire those around you.

Course: Northwestern University
Leadership Communication

Skill 6) Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is crucial as it allows us to be more aware of our emotions and to understand the emotions of those around us. It helps us to build better relationships, communicate more effectively, and handle conflicts in a more constructive way. Emotional intelligence also helps us to manage stress and anxiety, which is essential for maintaining good mental health and well-being. By developing emotional intelligence, we can improve our personal and professional lives by becoming more empathetic, compassionate, and emotionally mature individuals.

Course: UC Berkeley
Emotional Intelligence and Empathy at Work

CONCLUSION

I hope you enjoyed reading this blog's top six in-demand skills that pay your forever and the free courses to learn to master these skills.

Awesome, you have reached the end and have already become more smarter, more effective, and productive just by learning about these high-demand Skills. The next step is to use them. Good luck!

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The cheat sheet, download it and keep it as a reference:

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Check out my other blog posts for top tried and tested AI tools and techniques to make your life easier and be more productive and effective at what you do:

Please take something of value from this blog post and this cheat sheet.

Let’s harness the power of AI and technology to create a better future.

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Anish Singh Walia

"Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality - Dalai Lama" | I love to write, learn and share | Sr. Tech Writer(Developer Relations) @ DigitalOcean