2 minute readAccording to the BLS, there are 3.752 million workers who have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks and still want a job, down from 4.183 million in April. This does not include all the people that left the labor force. This will be a key measure to follow during the recovery. That’s reality’s way of saying the playing field is level for everyone with the humility to say he, she, and they have a lot to learn. A parting thought about “knowing vs. learning” from Medium contributor Keara Mascareñaz: Tom Chi, Founder of Prototype Thinking and former leader at Google X and The Factor. Tom has … discovered an important insight. A brain in knowing mode is distinctly different from a brain in learning mode. As Tom has described, “When you’re in knowing mode, it shuts down the capability of your brain to form new learning memories. When you’re knowing you are trying to hold tight to your current sphere of knowledge. When you’re learning, you are seeking to expand your sphere with new data and possibilities.” As much as we like like to think we can both know and learn at the same time, we simply cannot. As Tom has explained, “It’s hard to do any two verbs at the same time [think playing the violin and riding a bicycle]. It’s even harder to be knowing and learning at the same time.” And yet, we very often conflate our experience of knowing and learning.
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![Source: Calculated Risk According to the BLS, there are 3.752 million workers who have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks and still want a job, down from 4.183 million in April. This does not include all the people that left the labor force. This will be a key measure to follow during the recovery. The final piece here with respect to understanding what signal to detect when signals are mixed is this. Nobody has a corner on the market for learning and discovery. The facts are that the current situation – with its precedents and unprecedented dimensions – calls for business leaders to learn more right now than they know. That’s reality’s way of saying the playing field is level for everyone with the humility to say he, she, and they have a lot to learn. A parting thought about “knowing vs. learning” from Medium contributor Keara Mascareñaz: Tom Chi, Founder of Prototype Thinking and former leader at Google X and The Factor. Tom has … discovered an important insight. A brain in knowing mode is distinctly different from a brain in learning mode. As Tom has described, “When you’re in knowing mode, it shuts down the capability of your brain to form new learning memories. When you’re knowing you are trying to hold tight to your current sphere of knowledge. When you’re learning, you are seeking to expand your sphere with new data and possibilities.” As much as we like like to think we can both know and learn at the same time, we simply cannot. As Tom has explained, “It’s hard to do any two verbs at the same time [think playing the violin and riding a bicycle]. It’s even harder to be knowing and learning at the same time.” And yet, we very often conflate our experience of knowing and learning. Join the conversation](https://develop.housingwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/long-term-unemployed_calculated-risk_060421.png 1280w){kind=link}