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THE SKILLS OF THE FUTURE: WHAT SHOULD BE TO KEEP TO BE COMPLETED TOMORROW?The world is changing so quickly that the professions become obsolete without having time to appear.I'm not afraid of losing my job and going nowhere. If my knowledge and skills are not enough, I can quickly fill them. After all, there are a lot of opportunities, you just need to see them, "I received about such an answer almost every time interviewing respondents in the study of trends in the behavior of Ukrainians for Trendwatching Ukraine. The confidence of the interlocutors was close to me, and I did not attach much importance to it. Only when faced with a thirty-year-old man who worked for eight years in one position and doubted whether to move to another company for a position with a higher degree of responsibility, I wondered how important in today's world is the readiness for change and the ability to catch a new wave.The word "stability" has a negative connotation. Stable - then without development, leads to a lag.It's no secret that because of political and economic realities, modern Ukrainians are not sure of tomorrow, they are even afraid of it. One of the instincts of self-preservation in insects is to stand still and pretend to be dead if you feel that danger is near. Unlike them, a person needs not only to survive, but also to develop, self-fulfilling, to seek out his personal life balance. Moreover, science and technology do not just go, but rush forward, radically changing the labor market: some professions disappear, others appear. How to live in a world where your knowledge and experience can not be unclaimed tomorrow? Only take responsibility for yourself and do the formation of skills that will help to catch the wave and even famously ride on it to meet new horizons.Constant upgrade of knowledgeThe main thing that we are not taught at school is the ability to learn. Do not memorize the data, because for one second Google issues any information. Unconditional perception of information from the teacher also took a back seat: a single source of knowledge is not enough today. The ability to learn means - how, where and in what format we can get the necessary information at this moment. Those who have mastered such a skill easily find the necessary information and can critically process it - this is a step towards quickly re-qualifying, switching to new spheres.Over time, the amount of information around will only grow, which is why the skill necessary today is to competently work with it. That is, be able to quickly assess whether a resource is useful or not, search for sources, compare and analyze them, choose reliable ones, understand which experts can be contacted for advice. Where is this taught? For example, on the educational platform Future Learn there are courses on working with data, including - "How to search online and do research," "How to receive and share information," etc. To avoid drowning in the information whirl and achieve results, By the way also the ability to manage your time and attention.Self-disciplineIn remote work or freelance, many are faced with the problem of self-discipline: it can not go to bed on time and as a result - get up in the morning, then pulls to the refrigerator, then social networks are delayed, and even relatives who know that you are sitting at home (that is A priori do not do anything), and can come at any time with important questions. Here you need to understand the conditions under which you are most effective, and stick to them. Working at home is better not in old pajamas, but in clothes, in which you will always be ready to go to a meeting. You can invite friends to work together in the same space, engage in coworking, put a lock on alerts from social networks, count the time spent on one task.Tracking trendsEvery day many people try to take your attention, so calculate it in money equivalent. Do not want to lose money? Learn to manage your attention. To be ready for new challenges, it is important to master the skill of included observation. Actually, this is what trendwatchers are doing: they learn about global trends (for example, on trendwatching.com), analyze the impact of new technologies, observe people, their reactions to different difficulties, find opinion leaders, communicate with them and collect all the introductions into one puzzle . For example, you can subscribe in facebook to the Ukrainian trend-digest Trend2Go to get a brief summary of the latest
