The Daily Unlearner by Cammi Pham

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The Only Skill That Matters

(hint: it's not what you think)

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Jan 18, 2025
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Dear Unlearners,

Your current skills are already expiring.

Not gradually. Not slowly. Right now, as you read this.

Those skills you believe will save your career? Gone in a few years.

I've watched brilliant minds fade into irrelevance. Their decades of experience? Their prestigious certifications? Their carefully built expertise? All turned to dust when the game changed.

The only skill that matters isn't coding, writing, or even AI prompting. It's not emotional intelligence, leadership, or creativity.

It's learning how to become useless.

Let me explain.

Success breeds attachment. The better you get at something, the harder you'll fight to protect it. You'll build walls around your expertise, guard it like a jealous lover. Your success becomes your prison.

I learned this the hard way. What works brilliantly today crumbles tomorrow. The strategies paying for your mortgage this year might be worthless the next.

Here's the revelation that changed everything:

The real value isn't in mastering skills…

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