“SPEEDY” THE EXPERT

Technology has become such a significant part of our everyday lives that we stopped noticing it. The internet has made all of human knowledge available to us. All indexed for finding, not by alphabetic order, but indexed by what ever sentence we want to ask Echo. Amazing, what that computer in the sky knows.

Just ask Echo

 

We expect to get “smart – be smart ” –  immediately.   And, I mean immediately!  The computer just told me immediately I misspelled “misspelled” and it replaced my “misspelled” immediately.

Smartphones, laptops, social networks, and unlimited access to the Internet gets us involved in learning.  Being involved is the new way of life long learning. It lets us learn skills to change jobs, find new travel routs, learn to cook new meals, and learn new hobbies. By learning quickly we are smarter to better deal with the hustlers that are trying to sell us vacation packages, sell us new cars, buy our motor coach, or tell us what to wear. Most of all, this new immediate ability to learn helps us better understand the experts we” hire” to manage our money, build our house, or take care of our bodies.

For example, let me tell you a story:

Yesterday my lab report said my vitamin B12 was low. I mentioned it to my wife Gloria and to a friend. Then, I went to my computer and did immediate research. WOW, I thought I was real smart after I studied B12 from 4 different Senior Medical Web Sites. Within one half hour, I learned all about where B12 comes from, what it does for my body, and the impact that age has on getting B12 into the body. I learned what to ask a doctor about specifics that related to my own medical history.

At lunch, Gloria explained B12 to me. Later my friend explained B12 to me. (Everyone is looking out for me – I love it). I said to each of them, “WOW, I did not know you knew so much about medicine and the health of the body.” Each of them said they did not know until they went to the internet to do some research.

Technology has become such a significant part of our everyday lives that it is just a part of what we do. After we eat, we clean up the dishes. Now days, after we have a conversation, we go to the internet to learn more about the conversation topics. Immediate learning is just a part of our everyday lives like cleaning up the dishes.

Thirty years ago I would have had to drive to the library, search out a book on B12, read it, took notes. Too much work – I never would have done it.  So, I would have gone to the doctor and only understood half of what he said because as Benjamin Franklin said:   “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”  Todays immediate access to the internet allow us to be involved.

Two days ago I went to the Doctor I hired to take care of my body – He reviewed the lab report – He told me what he saw.  He explained my history from the records he could immediately display on the screen. He explained the conclusion he reached.  He recommended a program and follow up plan.

I had an understanding of his review, conclusions, and recommendation.  Why?  Because previous immediate access to learning made me knowledgable – made me involved.  I had enough learned knowledge from my internet research to understand Mr. Doctor.

Immediate access to all of humankind knowledge

 

So, the internet and access to immediate learning may actually be the catalyst for me having a healthier life here in the community called the Great Outdoors Golf  and RV Resort .