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tech talk
Yes. You do need to learn that new technology
I
n the past, non-digital natives, aka those of us
who grew up without technology, might have
consciously decided to skate through the final
chapters of our career without fully embracing the
new communications technologies.
Not so anymore. Working from home
to stay safe and protect ourselves and
others demand that we use technology.
Furthermore, with the economic fallout
of the pandemic, we'll likely be working until we're 100. Technology will
only grow.
26 GRAND
Summer 2020
BY DEANNA SHOSS
And it's not always easy. Here are some
of the emotions you may experience on
the roller coaster of learning a new communications technology tool:
1. Denial
I don't need it. That's a waste of time. No
one will use it.
Sometimes that's true. Particularly if a platform doesn't serve a strategic end in real life.
And sometimes if you wait, it gets easier. If you
missed out on iTunes or any number of ways
to listen to music or podcasts, now (albeit 14
years later for iTunes, 6 for podcasts) there's
Spotify.
Maybe LinkedIn didn't matter a year ago because you
weren't looking for a job or weren't in sales. Suddenly the
entire economy crashed, and you need to build a network,
fast. At some point, you just decide "I can't avoid it any
longer."
With that comes...
2. Excitement
"I'm smart. I can do it!" you think. You remember
how much fun it is to learn something new. You imagine spending a few hours, even half a day, doing online
tutorials. After all, "If all of these other people get it, you
can too!"
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