My buddy in IT told me I was chasing the wrong skills

He said I was spending all my time learning specific software instead of understanding the core logic behind it. Said the tools change every 2 years but the problem-solving stays the same. Anyone else had to completely shift how they think about learning new tech skills?

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val_wilson3mo ago

Read something similar in a tech newsletter last week about how most people waste years chasing the latest tool instead of learning the fundamentals. @michaelw26 your point about color theory and composition is spot on, those are the kind of things that carry over no matter what software is popular. It's like learning to cook instead of just memorizing one recipe.

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michaelw263mo ago

That phrase "the core logic behind it" really stuck with me. I remember back in the day when I was trying to learn a bunch of different photo editing programs. I kept jumping from one to the next thinking the new one would finally make my work look professional. Then I ended up wasting months on a program that got abandoned by the company. All that time memorizing menus and shortcuts gone. Now I just focus on the basic stuff like color theory and composition, things that never change. It feels way less stressful honestly, like I'm not constantly trying to keep up with some new trend.

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