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Future Proof Your Career

The document outlines 9 skills that will be important for career success in 2024 and beyond: 1) being fluent in AI, 2) the ability to unlearn outdated knowledge, 3) asking powerful questions, 4) storytelling, 5) understanding decentralized finance, 6) strong decision-making skills, 7) critical thinking, 8) negotiation skills, and 9) complex problem solving. For each skill, the document provides a brief explanation of its importance and actionable advice on how to develop that skill. The overarching message is that developing these 9 skills can help future-proof one's career in a changing job market.

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Future Proof Your Career

The document outlines 9 skills that will be important for career success in 2024 and beyond: 1) being fluent in AI, 2) the ability to unlearn outdated knowledge, 3) asking powerful questions, 4) storytelling, 5) understanding decentralized finance, 6) strong decision-making skills, 7) critical thinking, 8) negotiation skills, and 9) complex problem solving. For each skill, the document provides a brief explanation of its importance and actionable advice on how to develop that skill. The overarching message is that developing these 9 skills can help future-proof one's career in a changing job market.

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future-proof your

career.

9 need-to-have skills
(in 2024 and beyond):

christopher rocas
Fluent in AI

AI isn’t going to replace everyone.

AI will replace everyone who isn’t fluent in AI.

Actionable advice

Join Superman & The Rundown newsletters

Sign-up for intro to AI course on Coursera

Create your own ChatGPT prompts.

There’s never been a greater knowledge

arbitrage opportunity in our history.

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Ability to ‘unlearn,

Let go of outdated knowledge.

If learning is an underrated skill.

Then unlearning is a superpower.

Being agile in your thinking & beliefs allows you

to never stop growing.

Actionable advice

Read "Think Again" by Adam Grant

Track and challenge your beliefs

Play devils advocate

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Asking Powerful Questions
Asking powerful questions is learnable skill.

It’s the difference between driving blind or


having all the details to make optimal decisions.

Try this

Start with open-ended question


Use the '5 Whys' to uncover root causes
Question storm new ideas.

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Storytelling
Narratives move people.

Your only differentiators from an AI driven future


is your past experience and history.

Leverage them.

Try this
Read "Storyworthy" by Matthew Dick
Write weekly for a 5 minute “story time”
Jot down story framework’s used in movies.

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Decentralized Finance
(DeFi)

Blockchain technology is changing the world.

Skip the NFT lottery.

Figure out the future of finance.

Do this

Listen to “Bankless” podcast


Invest in crypt
Explain DeFi to a child (or pretend to)

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Decision-Making
Don’t leave decision making up to chance.

Develop a mental framework toolbox


Start with SWOT and decision trees
Scenario plan difficult situations
Keep a decision journal to reflect back on.

Mental frameworks eliminate decision fatigue.

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Critical Thinking
Turn the unseen into the seen.

Adopt a mindset of perpetual curiosity


Interrogate assumptions and beliefs
Study cognitive biases (ex confirmation bias
Practice problem solving w/ strategy games.

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Negotiation
Negotiation skills are essential - they solve
conflicts, secure deals, and build strong
relationships for a successful future.

Master the art of persuasion and compromise


Read "Never Split the Difference"
Role-play negotiation scenarios
Find low stakes negotiating places like a local
market.

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Complex Problem Solving
There’s a big misconception that you’re hired
based on knowing the answers to questions.

You are hired for your ability to find answers to


questions.

Start with this


Read everything about 'Systems Thinking'
Start with an end goal and work backwards
Practice 'First Principles Thinking' to dissect
problems down to their fundamental truths.

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