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50% of Your Knowledge Will Expire in 10 Years — Here’s How to Beat the Clock
The roadmap to lifelong learning in an ever-changing world
Around a decade back, I recall proudly learning Photoshop for a design project — nightly work of fine-tuning shadows and gradients.
Fast-forward to now, and half of it feels outdated. Tools changed, AI came into the picture, and what once made me “skilled” is now baseline or redundant.
It dawned on me: knowledge expires. Research even indicates that roughly 50% of what you currently know can become obsolete within a decade.
That’s crazy, isn’t it? But the good news is this — if we remain curious, flexible, and strategic, we can outsmart the clock.
In this article, I’ll explain how I’m accomplishing just that — and how you can as well.
The Harsh Truth: Why What You Know Today Won’t Be Enough Tomorrow
When I first began writing online, I believed that good grammar and the ability to write well would be sufficient to make it.
