Why do they always miss out on teaching you the good stuff at school? These are 8 lessons that I have gathered throughout my life that I wish I had learned when I was younger!
1. The power of an open mind… many opportunities can be bypassed by too quickly by assuming stereotypes.
2. The importance of setting goals. How do you know if you are on track if you haven’t set out any targets?
3. Pareto Principle. This is also known as the 80:20 rule… the first 20% of your activity/effort gives 80% of the value. This is especially useful in situations such as exams where it is better to make an effort on all the questions rather than to perfect one.
4. Batching… if you group activities then you can get things done faster.
5. If you are proactive, you will do things faster… if you complete a task immediately you won’t waste your time thinking about it!
6. Do not waste time being scared. I bet that more than 90% of your fears won’t become a reality. Just imagine what you would do if there was no risk of failure.
7. Mistakes are good! There are opportunities! In every experience, good or bad, there is an opportunity to learn.
8. Success is not an absolute measure. It depends upon what success means to you!
Whilst these are lessons to aid you in an uber productive and successful lifestyle, one thing that you cannot let go of is downtime. This is the time spent is the time you spend being useless and doing nothing. Everyone needs a little downtime in the week and this time ‘wasted’ may in fact be the most productive time spent, to relax and recuperate you and prepare you for more of life’s challenges!
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There are teachers who concentrate on academics too much without even realising that life skills are just as important! The quote from Dalai Lama is gr8 btw
The future of a boy or a girl totally depends upon the education and knowledge that he or she receives at school life. The lessons which you have given are truly relevant and if imparted in schools can greatly help every child to have a successful future.
Thanks for the share! Appreciated.
My problem is afraid do mistakes, it makes me hopelessly..do you have any advices?
I think you have to try and change your attitude to mistakes. Realize that everyone makes them and it is nothing to be embarrassed about (it is how you react to them that is important). Every time you do something wrong, take some time out to reflect on your experience to see where you went wrong. Think of it as a positive learning experience, and note that the more of these experiences you have, the more you will learn and faster!
Once you really accept that it is inevitable that you will make some mistakes, and you view them more positively as a learning experience, you should no longer have anything to fear.
Good Luck!
Kara
Most important this they never taught you at school…..
THE SKILLS TO GET A JOB IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN THE SKILLS TO KEEP A JOB…
So important, and so often overlooked…!!!!