# Daily Inspiration: “Be an information sponge. Absorb the knowledge. Soak in the insight!”
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“Be an information sponge. Absorb the knowledge. Soak in the insight!” - Futurist  Jim Carroll This photo is from a few years ago, when I’m on stage at the @Worldskills conference in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Read the slide - obviously, my keynote was about future trends impacting jobs, careers, skills and education. Yet the quote idea came to me yesterday while I was talking on the phone with my older son - we were talking about the mechanics of moving a Web site for a volunteer organization that he is involved with. I was walking him through some of the steps that are involved to ensure that it goes smoothly. (I’m a hard core geek on the side!) What struck me during the conference - and I madly jotted down the quote while talking with him - is that both he and his younger brother have an insatiable desire to learn. They simply want to KNOW about things; a relentless idea to LEARN; a continuous curiosity that drives their inquisitiveness. I’ll often repeat an observation on stage - as found in the slide - that ‘learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century!” That much is true. If my sons, in their mid-20’s, have indeed become data sponges, then they are certainly on the pathway to success!

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Source: https://jimcarroll.com/2018/11/be-an-information-sponge/