On the Acquisition of Skills
2 min readNov 17, 2021
I was chatting with one of the baristas at my favorite local coffee shop earlier today. I like how she described her current, I guess I’d call it “focus”: the acquisition of skills. She’s gained barista skills, store manager skills, she’s now working on hair-dressing skills. There was far more to that, but you get the drift.
This describes much of my career life. I’ve loved learning, new skills, new business…