You Don’t Have to Know Everything; You Just Have to Know Where to Find It
“Just-in-time learning” can make your life a whole lot easier. Here’s how to make use of it.
In 1921, an interviewer asked Albert Einstein about the speed of sound. Einstein replied that he didn’t know because he didn’t carry such information in his mind. Instead, he’d look it up in textbooks where the answer is available anytime.
If Einstein lived today, he’d probably memorize even less because the internet enables us to find answers to most questions within seconds.
Yet, education systems all over the globe still force students to learn information by heart regardless of the relevance.
That’s not only ineffective but also worthless as knowledge itself isn’t worth much. The saying knowledge is power might have been true a few decades ago. Today, only applied knowledge is power.
In the 21st century, you can learn almost any skill for free if you know how to browse the web and take enough time.
That’s a blessing and a curse at the same time because most people don’t know how to find relevant information. Yet, that’s one of the most powerful skills of the 21st century.
