WEBVTT - One tech skill per month

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to learn one new technology skill per month.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a lot we can learn, but one skill

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<v Speaker 1>a month is sustainable, and it's also enough to make

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<v Speaker 1>a difference. So some folks have or want to learn

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<v Speaker 1>all the new technology as soon as it comes out,

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<v Speaker 1>then there are the rest of us. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>not especially interested in technology, and particularly if you have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of autonomy over how you work, it is

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<v Speaker 1>easy to just keep doing what you are doing. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't necessarily learn anything new, and usually that can be fine,

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<v Speaker 1>but we might be missing out on some really useful stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, I am guessing many people listening to this

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<v Speaker 1>podcast view video conferencing programs like Zoom as easy and

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<v Speaker 1>ubiquitous now, But Zoom Pro existed before March. It was

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<v Speaker 1>pretty cool then too. Zoom gave you the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>have a meeting where you saw someone else's face and

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<v Speaker 1>their facial expressions without having to travel. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people could have saved themselves a lot of time in

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<v Speaker 1>transit if they'd become more familiar with video conferencing software

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<v Speaker 1>before it became a necessity. Of course, this can go

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<v Speaker 1>the other way too. You could spend your life learning

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<v Speaker 1>new tech skills, but then realizing that you don't need

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<v Speaker 1>all of them in your daily life for something else

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<v Speaker 1>might work even better. We can't spend all day trying

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<v Speaker 1>to optimize our efficiency. We have to do our work too,

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<v Speaker 1>so instead, try this goal, learn one new tech skill

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<v Speaker 1>per month. It can be simple like blurring your background

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<v Speaker 1>on a video call for circumstances where that might be helpful,

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<v Speaker 1>or as complex as editing videos. It might be a

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<v Speaker 1>timesaver in your email client, or learning more of the

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<v Speaker 1>functions that spreadsheets are capable of doing. Maybe it's using

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<v Speaker 1>an AI transcription service or using a time tracker to

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<v Speaker 1>directly build ours to clients. I don't know what is

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<v Speaker 1>useful in your life, but if your goal is just

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<v Speaker 1>one tech skill a month, you'll get a few benefits. First,

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<v Speaker 1>that is a doable goal, so you will do it. Second,

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<v Speaker 1>choosing one per month means you'll likely put some thought

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<v Speaker 1>into what might be most useful. You won't do something

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<v Speaker 1>just to do something. You might ask colleagues for ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or read articles, or think about things that are pain

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<v Speaker 1>points in your workflow, you'll identify a skill that would

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<v Speaker 1>be helpful, learn it and implement it, and then you'll

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<v Speaker 1>have time to get used to it before you try

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<v Speaker 1>the next one. Because it is always easy to revert

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<v Speaker 1>to our old ways. But when you are learning one

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<v Speaker 1>skill a month, you have time to practice. You can

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<v Speaker 1>also really see which upgrades are useful. If you've only

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<v Speaker 1>added one new tech practice and nothing changes in your life,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see that it wasn't really life changing. On

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, maybe things will be a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>smooth now, you know, and that wasn't too hard at all.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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