We got to jump on, like, trampolines, learn flips, learn karate, kung fu, Hong Kong street fighting.
It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience.
Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.