You will be newbie forever. Get good at the beginner mode.

Writer and entrepreneur Kevin Kelly details the skills needed to handle the influx of 21st century technology. Some of my favorites:

1. You will be newbie forever. Get good at the beginner mode.

2. What do you give up? This one has taken me a long time to learn. The only way to take up a new technology is to reduce an old one in my life already. Twitter must come at the expense of something else I was doing — even if it just daydreaming.

3. Quality is not always related to price. Sometimes expensive gear is better, sometimes the least expensive is best for you. Evaluating specs and reviews should be the norm.

4. For every expert opinion you find online seek an equal but opposite expert opinion somewhere else. Your decisions must be made with the full set of opinions.

5. Understanding how a technology works is not necessary to use it well. We don’t understand how biology works, but we still use wood well.

6. Take sabbaticals. Once a week let go of your tools.

7. Every new technology will bite back.

Read his entire list here.