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Many of life's most important skills cannot be taught in a classroom. They're acquired by living, observing others, and making mistakes. We turned to a recent Quora thread that asked users for the most valuable skill a person can have for their entire life.
Articulating what you think and feel
"It's extremely important for a person to learn to put into words what he thinks. It makes a relationship last. It creates an impression on the person you're talking to. It gives you a chance to explore what others think about your ideas."
Self-discipline
"With self-discipline and perseverance you can acquire any skill. We all make resolutions throughout the year. The only thing stopping us from completing all these resolutions is ourselves. If we have proper self discipline we can suppress this voice and live a life that is defined by our own rules."
Knowing what you don't know
"The only difference between the guy who achieves his own definition of success and the guy who doesn't, is that one of them knew what questions to ask. One of them knew what needed to be improved upon. One of them decided to be honest about what it is they don't know."
The ability to accept and move on
"Accept that life can't always be the way you want. Accept that everyone in the world can't behave the way you want them to. Accept that you can't keep everyone happy. "
Not taking conflict personally
"Whenever we are engaged in a heated discussion with someone we tend to listen more with the intent of replying, than actually understanding his point of view. We try to combat by bringing things from the past and let our preconceived notions about the other person cloud our judgment. Respond to his points, not his behavior."
Perseverance
"It can lead to opportunities, even when it seems like there are none. It makes you more resilient."
Thinking differently
"Do something better than anyone else in the world, even if what you do best has a very tiny niche. Being able to do something that 100 million other people can do, while potentially important, is likely not nearly as valuable as having a skill that is unique."
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