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How Digital Technology is Reinventing “Personal Growth”

Aren’t you worried about the “digital generation”? I am often asked this question and it happened again last week. The person asking — a male colleague in his mid-40s — was referring to what he saw as the negative effects of the instant and effortless access to information characteristic of an Internet Age. His argument? In a connected world where information is so easily available, the younger generation no longer have the right incentives to really “learn” anything. They don’t have (or even want) “ready knowledge”. This will inevitably have a negative impact on their analytical skills and, in turn, will kill creativity and (ultimately) thwart innovation. Govt to finalise crypto currency report in two months: Economic Affairs Secy In a word, my answer to this type of question is “No”. I am not worried about the “digital generation” and remain cautiously optimistic about the future. However, I do believe that we need to adopt a n...