Boring Skills That Are Highly Valued in the AI Era
YvesMulkers · x · 2026-07-10
The tweet highlights that truly durable skills are often inconspicuous or even "boring" amidst rapid changes.
Using his own experience, the author notes that 25 years ago, he sorted vinyl records by BPM out of necessity. Ultimately, success wasn't determined by the "how," but by whether the work resonated. Today, he argues that unglamorous skills like version control, reading regulations, and explaining models are the modern equivalent of that "crate work"—easily overlooked in the short term, but highly resilient in the long run.
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