Trainable skills were the currency of the 20th century.
Before a repetitive task is automated, people can solve the same problem over and over, and get paid in proportion to how hard they are to replace (more on this later).
But despite the looming threat of automation, some skills can never be replaced.
Namely: communication and first-principles decision making.
For the most part, these can only be studied indirectly.
Some go-to recommendations include:
• Door to door sales
• High-volume retail jobs
• Getting into debates with smart people
• Studying physics/engineering basics
• Learning to code
• Reading philosophy
Any one of these jobs/tasks could be replaced, but the core skills gained are invaluable.
However, on their own, they aren’t enough.