Staying Relevant to the current world

What is scarier than death? The fear of becoming outdated and no more relevant to the current world is even worse.

Symptoms:
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How do we know that we are becoming outdated?

We are slowly becoming irrelevant to the current world if, :-

1. We are not able to have a meaningful conversation with the younger generation.
2. We are not able to understand many topics involving technology, culture, books etc., they talk about.
3. We find them living in a different world :)

Recovery plan:
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1. Remember, age is just a number. Becoming outdated has nothing to do with the age.
2. 'Listen to me and obey me because I am 40' is an 'old fashioned' meme. What you think? What you say? What are the values and skills you have acquired over these years, are more important for people to listen to you, than your age. This is the new normal. Again, 'Age is just a number'
3. Make a note of all the current topics that are difficult to understand/follow and make the best use of Google. Try to talk more about these topics with others in every given opportunity and read more books on those lines. Reading and exploring are the keys to acquiring knowledge. 'Knowing to read and not reading is the same as not knowing how to read'. :)
4. Acknowledge to the younger generation that you don't know and try to ask questions to understand better.

The world that looked at us as a tech savy person, might now look with a different pair of glasses, if we do not update ourself. And it hurts! 

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