Einstein wasn’t wrong when he said the only thing that got in the way of his learning was his education. Learning how to think — creatively to solve problems, to find dots and connect them, are skills that are hard to find, hard to develop, especially when we can get into a trance with technology.

I think we’re most alive when we create.

So that’s all I’d do. Create, create, create. Solutions for lots of problems, in lots of ways, to realize that everyone just wants to answer one question with their solutions nearly every time. “Where is everything at?”

Learning how, and why to think from multiple perspectives when looking at solving a problem is infinitely more important than the tool(s) you pick to use them.

The tools you pick will be better based on the clarity and your ability to boil things down to their essence. Tools that increase clarity and decrease confusion are good. Tools that let you (and users) get more done with less effort, are good.

Helping people make the world a better place by letting the system manage the details, and letting people manage the system (and relationships with others) is what can empower software to change the world for the better, instead of dealing with the 70% of failing projects out there.If