Learn to Learn and Learn to Forget

Greetings,

Today I learned two things: 1) Learn to learn and 2) Learn to forget

These are a piece of advice from two HP employees who has been working in IT field for more than 20 years. They said that in IT, lots of things come and go. By the time you finish learning a new computing language, a new one comes up which is more reliable everybody starts to talk about it.
So his point was that we should learn and forget and then learn other new things.in

This will go on and on and we will have no control over it. So folks, learn to learn and learn to forget!

It is better to gain knowledge of everything than going deep in just one subject. If you want to succeed in your career then learn to be curious, learn to be enthusiastic, learn to adapt new things quickly and be prepared to fail!

I must warn you that you WILL fail every now and then in your career so be prepared! However, do not repeat same thing for the next time. Learn to improve. Improvise yourself.

Another important thing I want to say is that I have noticed many people who will compete with their classmates or co-workers. That's the most horrible thing you can do in your career. If you are one of them, please do not compare yourself with anyone. Compare yourself with you and concentrate on improvement.

My favorite lines:

• Don't run  after success. Be capable, success will run after you :)

• It does not matter where you start, it only matters where you end up!