The 13 most valuable skills that anyone could have ...
Many of life's most important skills cannot be taught in a
classroom. They're acquired by living, observing others, and making
mistakes.
The great thing about being surrounded by people who
have experienced more than you is being able to pick their brains. We
turned to a recent Quora thread that asked users for the most valuable
skill a person can have for their entire life.
After sorting through the responses, here are our 13 favorites:
1. 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." -Quora user Abhishek Padmasale
2. "Stealing" from the greats
"If
you want to be successful, you must learn to steal! Or, 'model.'
Modeling is a process of going in and figuring out what the expert does.
If you want to be successful in life, find someone who is great and
attach to them at the hip. As Pablo Picasso said: 'Good artists copy.
Great artists steal.'" -Quora user Martin Armstrong
3. 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. An inner voice within us
stops us from waking up early in the morning or meeting new people. If
we have proper self discipline we can suppress this voice and live a
life that is defined by our own rules." -Quora user Nikant Vohra
4. 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."
-Quora user Nicolas Cole
5. Charisma
"You
can be broke, unintelligent, foolish, and physically unattractive and
still be successful if you have the ability to make other people
genuinely want to help you. Charismatic people are easy to recognize;
they're the ones you can't help but like. They make other people feel
good about themselves, are always present in the moment in your
conversation, and have an uncanny ability to inspire trust." -Quora user
Michael Graham
6. 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. Accept that worrying won't do any good. Accept that
your happiness lies in your hands." -Quora user Shruti Chopade
7. 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." -Quora user Auren Hoffman
8. Empathy
"We
all have our demons. Being able to recognize that everyone is fighting
their own battle (regardless of how trivial it may seem to you) is a
formidable skill to have. It allows for understanding, which often paves
the way to friendship, rapport, and a multitude of other fundamental
dynamics that allow us to foster real and lasting relationships." -Quora
user Ajay Nayr
9. Turning obstacles into opportunities
"Obstacles
are everywhere. The weak are broken by it, the strong survive it, and
the great turn it into opportunities. What matters most is not what
these obstacles are, but how we see them, how we react to them, and
whether we keep our composure." -Quora user Atul Pradhananga
10. Reading quickly
"Learn
to read very quickly with high retention. Tony Robbins taught himself
to speed read by reading one book a day. Warren Buffett and Charlie
Munger spend 80% of their day reading. 86% of wealthy love reading. It
is one of the few skills that can directly create other skills." -Quora
user Sam Yang
11. Mastering graceful confrontation
"Mastering
this skill sets your mind free. It not only eases the unwanted stress,
but it also gives positivity to an individual because he/she has no
underlying layers of emotions towards a certain person. Confront. Say
you have a problem. Sort it out. Be happy." -Quora user Neha Kariyaniya
12. 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." -Quora user Manas J. Saloi
13. Making people smile
"To
make people laugh and not hurt anybody's feeling is not an easy task.
The people with this beautiful skill can tackle any situation." -Quora
user Hitha Sudhi
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