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Some people might claim that focusing on developing one particular skill is the fastest way to succeed. However, in my opinion, societies have changed and now people are required to be more versatile to be successful because if people only have a single skill, there is a chance that the skill that they have might become obsolete in the future. Also, there are more diverse ways to earn a living if one has many skills in hand. Firstly, only having single ability increases the chance of being put out of work if that skill is no longer needed. Nowadays, there is a growing concern that artificial intelligence will replace most of the workers in the foreseeable future. For example, a similar phenomenon has already occurred when Industrial Revolution took place. At that time, lots of factory workers lost their jobs because they were displaced by machinery. If we only rely on one skill as a means to achieve success, there is a risk of losing our careers when A.I. can do better at that job than humans, which obviously means that our chance at being successful will become highly improbable. Secondly, owning many different talents can diversify the source of income, which is likely to lead to success more quickly. These days, it is common for people to have two or even three jobs. People in modern times have many interests and hobbies and sometimes, they become successful in the least expected way. For instance, there is a YouTuber named Joe. He was a barista in Australia and he started out uploading videos on youtube just for fun. However, his contents became overwhelmingly popular and after only 6 months, he began to make more than 11,000 US dollars per month. Had he not had the ability to produce videos, he would have continued on only serving coffee, which would not have guaranteed him financial success that he has achieved through YouTube. This case proves that being skillful in more than one area increases your chance of financial success. In conclusion, it is important to have more than one skill because you can avoid the danger of being unemployed if your skill falls out of use and you can find various ways to make money. For these reasons, I believe that all of us should make efforts to be adept at many tasks to be more successful.
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