Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020?
by boring_twenties on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @03:24PM
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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
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Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020?
by homonculus1 on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @09:46AM
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To anyone who hasn't previously encountered this beautiful quotation, its originator is Robert Heinlein.
Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020?
by sharadov on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @04:27PM
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Working my way down that list!
Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020?
by boring_twenties on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @04:11AM
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I suggest reordering some of the items.