Change is the only constant.

 Change is the only constant.

Humanity is now facing an unprecedented period of revolution. While all the old stories are falling apart, new stories have not yet emerged to replace them. In a world of unprecedented change and root-shaking uncertainty, what should I do and how should children prepare themselves?

What kind of skills do you need to find a job, understand what's going on around you, and navigate a maze of life?

A little predictable is that some people will live much longer than they do now, and the human body itself can undergo unprecedented revolutionary changes thanks to biotechnology and direct brain and computer interfaces. Therefore, it is very likely that most of what children learn today will be of little use. And yet, too many schools are now focused on pushing information into their students. In the past, this made sense. This is because the information was scarce back then, and even the slow dissemination of existing knowledge was repeatedly blocked by censorship.

On the other hand, in today's world, there is an enormous amount of information. Even censors are busy spreading misinformation and distracting attention to trivial things, rather than trying to block information.

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In this world, 'more information is the farthest thing from the educational content that teachers need to pass on to their students. Information is already overflowing with students. What we need more than that is the ability to understand information, the ability to discern the difference between what is important and what is not, and above all, the ability to put together countless pieces of information to create a bigger picture of the world.

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So, what should we teach today's students? Many education experts argue that the educational content of schools should be transformed into the 4Cs, that is, critical thinking, communication, collaborative collaboration, and creativity. More broadly, schools should reduce the share of education in technical skills and emphasize life skills for a holistic purpose. Perhaps most important is the ability to cope with change, learn new things, and maintain mental balance in unfamiliar situations. To keep pace with the world of tomorrow, we must not just invent new ideas and products. We will have to reinvent ourselves over and over again.

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Although we cannot be certain of the details, for now, the only certainty of the future is that it will change. The changes are so profound that they can even change the basic structure of life. In that case, disconnection becomes the most distinct characteristic of life.

Life will crumble to pieces, and the continuity between the different periods will become less and less. The question “Who am I?” will rise as an urgent and complex question like never before. This process is likely to be accompanied by tremendous levels of stress. Because change almost always causes stress. But to survive this era, not to spend decades in a stupid fossil state... To survive in the world, you will need the ability to constantly learn and renew yourself.

As the unfamiliar always becomes the new basis, it will be difficult to use the past experiences of individuals as well as the entire human race as guides for the future. We have to deal with things that no one has ever experienced before, both individually and as a human beings as a whole.

 

How should we live in an age where there is a flood of enormous amounts of information and there is no way to absorb and analyze it, in a world where uncertainty is not a temporary but a permanent feature?

You will need strong mental resilience and a rich emotional balance to survive and thrive in this world. Over and over, you have to let go of some of what you know best now and be comfortable accepting what you didn't know before.

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'Don't rely too much on adults.'

In today's world, adults do not understand the world. In the past, it was relatively safe to follow the advice of an adult. Because adults know the world very well. At that time, the world was slowly changing. But now it's different. As the pace of change accelerates, we can never be sure whether the words of adults are just timeless wisdom or outdated prejudices.

So, what should we rely on? Technology? It is a far more risky gamble. Of course, technology can help a lot. But when technology takes too much force in life, humans themselves can become hostages to the technology's agenda.

Zombies walking down the street with their faces on their smartphones, are they controlling the technology? Is technology controlling them?

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In the future, as biotechnology and machine learning advance, it will become easier and easier to manipulate deep human emotions and desires, and it will become increasingly dangerous to follow one's own mind.

Can you identify which is your own voice and which is infused by market experts?

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Humans should try to get to know their operating systems better.

I need to know who I am and what I want in life. This is one of the oldest lessons in the world. know yourself.

For thousands of years, philosophers and prophets have urged people to know themselves. But this advice has become more urgent in our time. This is because, unlike in the days of Lao Tzu and Socrates, a menacing competitor has appeared before us. They immediately entered the race to hack themselves and the organic operating system. Beyond the era of computer hacking, it is now the era of hacking humans.

Right now, the algorithm is watching the individual. Authority will naturally shift when an algorithm understands what's going on within it better than itself.

Of course, some don't mind leaving all authority to algorithms and trusting them to make decisions for the world. But if a human wants to have control over an individual's existence and the future of his life, he must run faster than an algorithm. I have to get to know myself before them. It is difficult to run fast if you have a lot of luggage. All the fantasies you have had should be left behind. Those fantasies are too heavy.