Everyone in my office sings my praises for what I can do with excel for this exact reason, even though I joke with them that âI have no idea how to do that - but give me half an hour and an internet connection and Iâll figure something out for you.â I even once specifically said in response to my grandboss commenting on my excel skills, âYou do realize that I just likeâŚgoogle stuff when you ask me to do something with excel that I donât know how to do, right?â
But his praise didnât change at all. There was no âWait, thatâs all it is?â
Instead, he said âYes, but the fact that you think to do that - and that you know exactly how to phrase your searches and how to sift through the results to get the right answer, and you then integrate what youâve learned and use it going forward - is still so much more than any of the rest of us [the other 5 ppl on my team are all mid-40s and up] can do. To you, itâs âjust googling stuff,â but itâs still a unique and valuable skill you bring, so donât shrug off the compliments so cavalierly, okay?â
And this was coming from an executive with an MBA. Donât undervalue your googling skills, kids. Itâs not lying if you know you can figure it out.
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