{"id":2205,"date":"2025-09-20T16:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idubbs.com\/blog\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2025-09-20T16:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:20:53","slug":"learning-keep-at-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idubbs.com\/blog\/2025\/learning-keep-at-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning &#8211; Keep at it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past weekend I attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.microsoft.com\/shares\/pjQG6aMQ9GScoL2wWTtrG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">white coat ceremony<\/a> for the first time. This is a (newer) rite of passage for incoming medical students as they begin their journey to becoming medical professionals. In preparation for the ceremony, each of the classes (degrees\/programs) crafted their own oath and each of the three we heard that afternoon included a commitment to <strong>continued learning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This commitment to learning shouldn&#8217;t come as a surprise, especially in the medical fields. Technology changes. Our collective understanding of health, medicine, and the human body grows. We expect the highest quality, experience, and knowledge from our health care workers. These professionals need to set time aside for ongoing learning. And they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about those of us in the technology and\/or business world?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For starters, most of us aren&#8217;t taking oaths for our jobs, but I&#8217;m still a fan of making ongoing learning a good practice. I don&#8217;t have the stats to back it up for this quick article, but I&#8217;m pretty confident learning is good for our mental health. I <em>know <\/em>keeping up with the latest technology is a requirement for many of us in the tech world if we are going to have effective knowledge of technology capabilities and best practices. With so much change happening so fast it&#8217;s hard to keep up or even stay ahead of our users and customers sometimes. AI is just the latest hot topic but change in our world is rapid and not slowing any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As consumers we experiment (or &#8216;play&#8217; depending on your perspective) with the tools, we read docs and blogs, we listen to podcasts, and attend training and conferences. Sometimes we do it with management support (funding and time), though often on our own dime and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s your approach? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you listen to podcasts on your way to work? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you read an article a day or have daily micro-learning approaches? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you save up your time and do deeper dive research that might last longer periods every so often? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular training or conferences via your employer?  Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitydays.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Days<\/a> for local opportunities! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What works? What doesn&#8217;t? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you only consuming? 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