Look for the Signals

Accept the fact that you can’t learn everything.[¹]

Hear the noise, but only pay attention to the signal. Accept that you can’t learn everything but can know enough to be effective.

Instead, practice JOMO (the joy of missing out), about being happy and content with what you already know.

Desires are endless; needs are limited. The fact that something is newer not always mean better.

Practice daily the subtle art of saying No. No to that newest library. No to that fancier platform. Say more ‘noes’ so you can say ‘yes’ to what matters to you.

Looking for the Signal

Create a list of all technologies and tools that you would like to learn.

Label each of them with a different priority: This Week, Next Month, and Next Year.

Revisit this list and reorganize the priority whenever you feel you’re missing out on some new shiny trend.

Keep an eye on companies adopting the technology and putting projects in production.

Another point to consider is how transferable the acquired knowledge can be. Optimize for the one that can help me reach my next career step.

There is no such thing as too much knowledge.[¹]

Learning is a constant in any industry. The future is uncertain, but something that will be constant is that we need to have more knowledge to deal with future problems.

Long-term education is essential to future probing our capabilities and sustaining ourselves.

The more we develop inside and outside the workplace, our capacity to earn in the future increases.[²]

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[¹]: Zeno Rocha (2021): 14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers(https://www.amazon.com/14-Habits-Highly-Productive-Developers/dp/1735266531)

[²]: Bernard Kelly (2011): From flipping burgers to flipping millions: a guide to financial freedom whether you have your dream job, own your own business, just started your first job(https://www.amazon.com/Flipping-Burgers-Millions-Financial-Business/dp/1401324207/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)