# kaal:claim:4900880-032

**Claim.** As technological progress accelerates, the half life of skills continues to shorten, which makes continuous adaptation and learning a condition for career longevity rather than an optional professional habit.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> As technological progress accelerates, the half-life of skills—the period during which a learned skill becomes half as valuable—continues to shorten.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Quantum Economy and the Future of Work* (2024), 4.2 Skills and Learning in the Evolving Workplace, page 61

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Quantum Economy and the Future of Work (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4900880

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**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** skills-half-life, lifelong-learning, reskilling, future-of-work

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