Knowledge worker
See all writings || ArchiveGlancing through the book Deep work, the term "knowledge workers" caught my attention, this is something i do without actually knowing what kind of work it is classified as.
Did some research on knowledge worker
According to that article, knowledge workers are said to think for a living, unlike manual labourers who are paid for performing a physical tasks, and according to wiki knowledge workers are workers whose main capital is knowledge.
Which got me thinking about the types of workers actually available........??
Back to the article:
"knowledge worker" was first coined by peter drucker in his book "The Land of Tomorrow"... the knowledge worker are differentiated by their ability to solve complex problems or to develop new products or services in their fields of expertise.. "which his a clear definition of an actual computer programmer's job"
knowledge workers can be programmers, architects, engineers, marketers, design thinkers, public accountants, lawyers, and academics, and essentially any other white-collar worker who uses judgement and critical thinking in their role.
Important facts :
- To stay relevant learning process is continuous
- They spend 38% of their time searching for information