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This time we will learn about Lifelong Learning, empowering Google Skill for Lifelong Learning, and we become free from Lifelong Guilty.
Disclaimer: Reading this blog make you become future-ready being. This blog consists of motivational, philosophy, and psychology.
“It’s what you do right now that makes a difference.”
— Black Hawk Down
Introduction: The Reality
Have you ever read or seen a post of people who talk about Lifelong learning like this?
That's correct. Lifelong learning is the act of learning throughout one's entire life. These align with Albert Einstein's quotes.
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
― Albert Einstein
Imagine if the picture below became reality:
The introvert with AI can reach further than those who do not use AI.
The leader with AI capable of reaching another country.
While the boss with AI is only able to reach less than the introvert with AI, and the absolute trouble because the boss only control & instruct not lead even teach.
That's all just different human characters with AI, what if different human characters with AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) or even ASI (Artificial Super Intelligence)? Answer it with your empathy and intelligence.
Real threat of AI: Recently, many people said, “AI will replace humans”.
My thought: Humans aren’t replaced by AI, but humans will be replaced by those who use AI and those willing to learn future-ready skills.
AI only replaced those who are still unwilling to adapt, and learn. It replaces the stagnant. It replaces the arrogant.
Question:
Even machine learn, why do humans still doomscroll?
Decide now, lifelong learning or lifelong guilt?
The Logic: Psychology of F.O.B.O (Fear Of Becoming Obsolete)
Historically, and even now, humans have inner anxiety from within. Humans have constantly compared themselves to their nearest neighbors and asked, "Can I be better than them?" (Example: "Looks, our neighbors Morty became a High-Paid Cloud Consultant at IBM"). That is social comparison. Morty's Fortune or even Luck, or he studied smarter, which let him become a High-Paid Cloud Consultant at IBM.
This time, our goals have shifted. We are no longer comparing ourselves with others, but we are truly competing with technological advancements. This has evolved jealousy into a real danger: F.O.B.O. (Fear Of Becoming Obsolete). Now humans need competence, future-ready skills, and always updated.
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, and Elon Musk are optimistic that AI will be smarter than the most intelligent humans by 2026. And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published an essay saying that we might reach AGI in "a few thousand days(!)," suggesting sometime in the next decade.
SIMA (Scalable Intructable Multiworld Agent) 2: An Agent that Plays, Reasons, and Learns With You in Virtual 3D Worlds has proven that human almost reach even achieve AGI.
My thought: We might reach AGI between 2026–2035, possibly around 2027.
~ backed by data such as SIMA 2 capabilities, as we can see that SIMA 2 capabilities able to reach AGI soon.
Look at the benchmark below, which shows a 10% gap in "Task completion success rates" between Human and SIMA 2. It looks insane, but that's real.
The Philosophy: Just in Case vs. Just in Time
Have you ever heard, seen or remember these phrase?
“It’s Now or Never”
This phrase is the title of a famous 1960 song by Elvis Presley. As we can see and understand from this phrase, we should take any decision or action immediately, because another opportunity may not come.
Nowadays, many people focus only on themselves and lack motivation to learn, whereas many people in the past were motivated to invent something new. That means, recent people are learn just in case.
- People buy the book, just in case.
- People learn language, just in case.
- People learn the programming language, just in case.
In the past, all of this made sense due to a lack of resources. Information was very limited. Today, we need to change our mindset. We need to learn "just in time". Currently, a growth mindset is more valuable and necessary, regardless of how rich you are or who you are.
Humans are living and Natural Intelligence, which means they are the most advanced above Artificial Super Intelligence. Those who are still stuck in the past, with a fixed, mindless mindset and unwilling to learn new things, such as future-ready skills, are ready to be replaced by future technology, perhaps Artificial Super Intelligence.
True freedom is not about knowing everything. True freedom is about knowing that whatever happens, you have the Growth Mindset to learn the solution Just in Time.
The Solution: Empowering Google Skills
“Facta sunt potentiora verbis” (Deeds are more powerful than words).
As we can see, deeds or practices are more powerful than just a theory or words. Nowadays, there are too many learning platforms that only teach us the "words" (I mean Theory), even Albert Einstein said:
In theory, theory and practice are the same.
In practice, they are not. ― Albert Einstein
The antidote of F.O.B.O. isn't to stay & learn "Just in case", it is "Just in time".
There is a new way to learn, empowering Google Skills (which formerly was Google Cloud Skills Boost and before that, Qwiklabs). It is a comprehensive ecosystem containing nearly 3,000 courses, labs, and credentials in one platform — including much content from across Google Cloud, Google DeepMind, Grow with Google, and Google for Education into one essential platform.
Google Skills is a new home for those who want to become future-ready beings, always updated, and build and learning skills in AI, Cloud, etc. Build real-world skills through actual practice (Hands-on learning) that is more powerful than a lot of Theory, and then prove what you've learned with credentials like skill badges, completion, and entry-level certificates and certifications.
Ninety-six percent of decision makers plan to invest more time in hands-on labs. It offers help and extensive no-cost options for learners at every level. Learn now, you are eligible to get 35 credits free every month to enroll in hands-on labs on Google Skills at no cost.
The Result: New Freedom
What if you truly adopt the “Just in Time” philosophy?
You are ready to adapt to the era of Intelligence.
When you master the skill of retrieval and hands-on practice or learning, you realize something profound:
- You don't need to own the information to use it.
- You can close the 40 browser tabs you’ve been "saving for later." Close them.
- You stop buying courses "just in case." Save your money. Save your life.
This isn’t about being lazy. It is about being ready. When you are free from the anxiety of what you should be learning, you actually create space for what you want to learn. You move from a state of reactive panic ("I must learn this to survive in the Era of Intelligence") to proactive curiosity ("I want to learn this because it fascinates me").
In the 21st century, the smartest person in the room is no longer those who are clever and have memorized all the answers. It is the one who really understands the question deeply enough to find the answer.
Thank you so much for reading this article. I hope this article can give you a better understanding and vision of how to become a future-ready being, a lot of quotes, and new knowledge about the reality, F.O.B.O. (Fear Of Being Obsolete), just in case vs. just in time, and empowering Google Skills as the solution.
References
- Altman, S. (2024, September 23). The Intelligence Age. SamAltman.com. https://ia.samaltman.com/
- DeepMind. (2025, November 13). SIMA 2: An Agent that Plays, Reasons, and Learns With You in Virtual 3D Worlds. Google DeepMind. https://deepmind.google/blog/sima-2-an-agent-that-plays-reasons-and-learns-with-you-in-virtual-3d-worlds/
- Google Cloud. (2025). The Value of Cloud Skills: Why Hands-on Labs Matter. Google Cloud Skills Boost. https://www.skills.google/
- McGinnis, P. J. (2004). Social Theory at HBS: McGinnis' Two FOs. The Harbus. https://patrickmcginnis.com/about-me/
- Presley, E. (1960). It's Now or Never [Song]. On Elvis Is Back!. RCA Victor.
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