Rise of A.I Tools & Banks are Collapsing, Are you ready to Adapt?
Adapt with Micromastery: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve
A.I tools are replacing the grunt work in nearly every job available. The collapse of another bank leads to skepticism of the financial industry.
Everything changes & it’s up to us to adapt. Those who can’t get steamrolled. To adapt, we must learn.
In his book “Micromastery: Learn Small, Learn Fast, and Find the Hidden Path to Happiness”, author Robert Twigger explains Micromastery as breaking a goal into small skillsets. Instead of becoming a world-class chef, learn to make a proper omelet.
Viewing goals as a series of skills to master makes them more achievable. As more tools become integrated with A.I, the grunt work disappears. You no longer have to spend hours compile research or drafting an outline, instead you focus on the implementation, adding a unique twist, and creativity.
This is where Micromastery thrives. Think of it like building odd skills overtime and then combining those skills to foster creativity and innovate, something no A.I can do. Each skill compounds & stacks on the other. I covered Skill Stacking in a previous post here:
Skill Stacking: Easiest way to make yourself Indispensable.
Skills are the Currency of the 21st Century
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Innovation rattles specialization. With each invention, there’s a chance your job will be erased. It’s a constant tug-of-war. We want to innovate yet we box ourselves in career lanes.
Micromastery keeps you flexible and adaptable. It’s been 10 years since you’ve painted a corner or cut carpet, you may not remember it, but once you’re back in the context, it’s faster to pick up.
The beauty of Micromastery goes beyond the skills you build, the more you practice it, the more you understand how you learn. You become a Master Learner.
The Rise of Micromastery:
Micromastery is breaking goals into achievable skillsets. Many online learning platforms do this well:
Duolingo, a language-learning app that uses gamification to make learning fun and addictive.
MasterClass, an online learning platform that offers courses taught by celebrity experts such as Gordon Ramsay and Serena Williams.
Skillshare, an online learning platform for learning skills taught by experts and online creators.
LinkedIn Learning offers online learning courses for skills from SQL to active listening to presentations to IT management.
Coursera, offers free courses taught by university professors.
Using technology can supercharge your skill sets and pick up the odd the skill along the way. But what skills should you pick up?
From the Skill Stacking post, focus on 3 categories.
For Career Development
For Personal Development
For Personal Enjoyment
Once you’ve picked, a category here’s how to go about it according to Robert Twigger:
Find your Entry-Trick:
Entry-tricks are the easiest step towards a goal. These are small steps with immediate payoffs.
If you want to be great at soccer, the entry trick would be to kick the ball in a straight line. Easy to tell if you’ve succeeded.
These tricks get the ball rolling. Do many entry-tricks and the learning is natural.
Get Background Support:
If what you want to learn requires equipment— say surfing or writing, get the equipment or find a way to emulate the experience.
For surfing, you can buy a wet suit and board and jump on the waves. But you’ll quit from frustration before you get started. Break surfing into basic skills.
The first skill to master would be on your stomach and jumping to your feet while maintaining balance.
Payoff & Repeatability:
The payoffs must be achievable and obvious. Like the soccer example, kicking the ball in the straight line is achievable, and it’s obvious to gauge success.
Repeatability comes after you’ve practiced the entry trick a few times. Everything becomes easier, closer to muscle memory. Consistent practice leads to improvement and mastery.
Experiment:
Once you’ve gotten the basics of the skill, experiment. How else can you reach the same outcome with the skill?
It’s like brushing your teeth with your opposite hand, feels weird at first but you’ll get used to it and forge new neural pathways.