Futurist Ray Kurzweil on preparing for the Singularity.<br /><br />Ray Kurzweil: The important thing for people of all ages, particularly people who are young, is to learn how to learn, and to find what your passions are. <br />The whole world is driven by knowledge and creating new knowledge; it's not a matter of disassembling information. It requires passion and you don't have to become an engineer or scientist. <br />The world is being created by everyone; including artist. And in fact you can see how computer technology is transforming music and graphic arts and movie making and every other field. <br />So find out where you have a passion to create new knowledge, and pursue that passion. And it may even change over time. <br />Some people have a very clear direction. My father was a brilliant musician at the age of 8. I knew I was going to be an inventor when I was 5 years old. Some people don't know and they should explore lots of different things to find out where they do have a passion for, and really learn how to learn. <br />Knowledge is going to become obsolete very quickly; it's expanding exponentially. The arrow where way you learn one trade and then pursue that until you're retired 40 years later, as long since gone or ready. <br />The world is really hungry for new knowledge because we double human knowledge, including music and art and science, every year. So, there's always new opportunities; and you should look for them. <br />Keep an open mind. Don't develop overly rigid ways of looking at things. I think that's what holds many people back. <br />Recorded on April 27, 2009.
