Lisa Murphy says AI is accelerating change thousands of times faster than the Industrial Revolution, making rigid life plans obsolete. She took gaps in her degree to gain real-world experience instead, arguing that hands-on learning and exploration matter more than rushing through college.
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Right. There's a lot out there. And especially now our world is changing at a pace that has never been seen before. The Industrial Revolution was considered to be a fast-paced change in the world. And we're eclipsing that with AI by thousands of times the pace. And so now is not the time to rush off into not knowing what you want to do with your life. Now is the time to explore and experience. I encourage people. I have nothing Nothing against education. I, I also took— I took years like you did to finish my degree, but mostly because I took gaps in mine. But I would encourage you to go out and get, get education in every way that you can get education. Don't think that you just have to get it at college from a textbook from a professor. Go get experience so that you can find out what it is you want to do with your life.