It is not the most intellectual or the strongest of species that survives. Still, the
species that survives is the one that can adapt to and adjust best to the changing
environment in which it finds itself.
Charles Darwin
Refraining from acknowledging that the world is changing will eventually land you in a tough spot, with few options and a lot of forced learning (for instance, how to live on minimum wage). When you resist learning, unlearning, and relearning, the options available can narrow significantly. When adapting to change, the delay is increasingly expensive as you quickly lose your place in a world forever marching steadily forward.
It would be best if you constantly adapted – continually unlearning old 'rules' and relearning new ones. That requires continuously questioning assumptions about how things work, challenging old paradigms, and 'relearning' what is now relevant in your job, industry, career, and life.
Be Agile in your learning. Where the rules are changing fast, your agility in letting go of old traditions and learning new ones is increasingly important.
Try new things. It is essential to learn from trying many different things. Doing so makes us innovative, experimental, and versatile and can help us quickly adapt to new environments, technologies, and markets. Greatness and comfort rarely coexist, therefore, try everything you are interested in and make as many mistakes as possible to grow, learn, and relearn. Everyone knows by trying several times and getting it wrong a thousand times before getting it right.
Have a deep-rooted desire to be the best and learn. The better you become, the higher your productivity rate. We're all born with an intense desire to learn,
We make each other more intelligent and faster when they feel comfortable asking questions. A whole lot of feeling dumb and asking "dumb questions" (none of which are dumb), and so being able to do this at all requires a significant amount of trust.
Teaching is the best form of knowledge retention. As you learn, be just as excited to share your knowledge with others.
Hold yourself accountable and always prioritize your learning by doing the proper work at the right time in the appropriate order,
Consider working fast, failing fast, and learning quickly. Fast doesn't just win the race; it gets a head start for the next one.
Since change is the only constant, you can truly rely upon, learning to navigate and adapt to it is not just crucial to your survival. You need to thrive in the bigger game of life.
Alvin Toffler, "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."