- Life and Learning are Not Linear: in the digital era life and learning are unexpected, chaotic, and random; be open, and you will be successful at both
- You Have a Single Persona: the professional and personal are cohesive so don’t waste your time and energy trying to separate them
- Learning is Doing: don’t be afraid to jump in and try new things
- Share, Don’t Hoard: you get more value from putting ideas out there than from attempting to “protect” them
- Power to the People: trust your friends and contacts; question authorities and advertising
I like the share, don’t hoard. Probably applies to everything, not just ideas.
Yes, and I think that this is the hardest for Digital Immigrants to adopt because we were taught to protect our ideas and lived in fear of someone “stealing” them. Tough to shake this paranoid feeling.
#2 and #4 are especially important insights when it comes to blogging and other activities that build your online reputation. Both take a while to learn, in my opinion (requiring a lot of #3 ;-)). Great post.
Thanks for commenting, Steffan! Indeed: I feel the boundaries of my “digital immigrance” each and every day and I am immersed in this world!