Sometimes it is very time-consuming to choose a good place to start. I want to ask, Whom do you ask or which sites do you rely on?
Like, do you just pick a book, or take a course or follow a GH repo, or do some research?
Can you describe your process, it will be a great help.
I mostly skim the titles and only save/read what I like, but by spending 20 minutes a day doing this (or 1 minute, 20 times a day) I can get a good glimpse of the evolution of tech across the months/years. It's good enough to know that something exists if you ever need it at work.
I now read books only for subjects where I must learn something for work (but always generic enough that I can reuse that later). I don't have the time to be a nerd anymore due to having to take care of my wife or the house, or going to the restaurant with friends.
> we must equip ourselves with such massive changes
The massive changes have happened in the 2000s with Linux, the internet, and free compilers for everyone. Don't be obsessed by change because it's not a race, you must still enjoy life every day.