10 Difficult Skills that Pay Off Forever
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Try cultivating these ten skills in your own life and see how they affect your life both in the short and long term. It might just surprise you!
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4:09 get your facts right jeff doesnt wake up early ; elon's sleep schedule is kinda fucked
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#1: Working out consistently 💪 #2: Personal Finance Skills 🤑 #3: Meditation 🧘♀️ 🧘♂️ ✨ #4: Communication 🤯 #5: Waking up early 🥱 #6: Public Speaking 😈 #7: Be honest within 🥸 #8: Leadership 🤝 #9: Decision Making 🧐 #10: Listening 🔥
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You just saved me eight minutes and 14 seconds of my life.
By waking up early you won't get more hours, because you will start to go to bed early. You always need the same amount of hours to sleep, doesn't matter how early you wake up.
I think the key is just to have a consistent schedule, whether you're waking up early or not. If you have a consistent schedule you'll have more (effective) hours by having more energy during those hours and not over-sleeping or under-sleeping. I think waking up early can be particularly helpful though, since I find myself to be most productive in the morning, and there is nothing else to make demands on your time in the early morning.
@@RialuCaos It's also wise to be mindfull of what schedule suits you, there are natural prefences, it's easier to work with them than against
You’re right. It annoys me the way this is plugged as the only way you can be truly successful. I work in the afternoon and evenings mainly. Getting up at 5 or 6am would be madness. I’d be burnt out after a couple of weeks!
As someone that spent a year and a half trying to wake up early due to my job, I found my chronotype did not shift, I got less sleep, I was irritable and not productive. I just started a new job with later hours, and within two weeks I've got my sanity back just by being in the same time zone as my co-workers. Waking up early is highly overrated. Getting good quality sleep and being intentional about when you go to bed and how you use that energy the next day is the key. I can't stand this mythology being bandied about like the great panacea of all productivity issues.
@@pirotrav True. People generally have their own sleep/wake rhythms and changing them is next to impossible. Most of the the things on this list are very dependent on what kind job you have/want and life you want to lead.
#1 - One obstacle I've found to "working out" consistently is that I was very rigid in defining "workout" and if I was feeling tired, I wouldn't "workout". As I've gotten older I realized that not every "workout session" needs to be a personal record in athleticism and that simply taking a 15 minute brisk walk or doing 15 minutes of light range-of-motion exercises is better than not getting any activity. If I'm tired or sleep-deprived, I'll do some stretching an mild calisthenics rather than lifting heavy weights. #5 - I disagree with waking up early. Some people have jobs that require them to be awake at night. Instead it's much more important to have a consistent bed-time and wake-time (as much as life allows).
I would also include functional workouts which we all do in one form or fashion. These are the routines we do in order to accomplish day to day living. I.e. taking the groceries into the house, washing your car, raking leaves…… there are a million things we physically do in order to function but it is still exercising our bodies and brains. High intensity or cardio is not the only way to exercise as a human being.
I’d say for #5 it could be reworded to waking up earlier than usual. I hate waking up at 5 for work so trying to change it overnight isn’t going to happen unless I work on it overtime. Waking up a few hours earlier than your usual wake up time is better than waking up late.
Yeah I agree I would put emphasis on sleep consistency too
Unfortunately, though, our mammal primate bodies are indeed biologically built to "work" during daytime and rest at night. I have huge respect for people that must work night shifts, but unfortunately it will never be ideal and as healthy as sleeping at night. But sure, that's how modern life works, we do what we gotta do.
Early for them might be 10am instead of 1pm.
Additional skills nice to have: 11. Dietology + Cooking. Benefit: eat healthy, delicious and varied. 12. Psychology. Benefit: understand yourself better, fix and prevent occurrences of mental problems. Optional benefit: manipulate others.
Wonderful extra bit of information.
adding to psychology, learning philsophy to go along with it would be great as well, for the pure sake of understanding yourself and other perspectives.
I'd agree on psychology because most people nowadays judge other people easily without truly understanding human behaviour
How this channel miss cooking quite literally key
I think 'waking up early' should be changed to 'maintaining a consistent sleep schedule'. Maintaining a consistent sleep schedule allows you to be less tired during the awake hours, and allows you to require less sleep overall. Different people have different preferred hours of awake time, as well as different work hours, so this also accommodates them.
There are night owls out there which are more productive at night, I agree with you
100% as long as you follow a routine with 7-9 hours of sleep you'll be good
Yes but consider how most of the other tips focus on interpersonal skills as well, by waking up early and maintaining that status quo you are able to participate in the broadest amount of interpersonal interactions, by staying in line with other people you maximize your ability to utilize those around you to grow. It's not a coincidence that those mentioned are all "early birds" and not "night owls." They are the ones setting up the 9 to 5s everyone else works so they need to be on their game long before those hours. The obvious exception is for artists and creators but those would benefit from the interpersonal interactions that are much more abundant for early risers.
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥ ....
Having longer than 24 hour rhythm, when I slept according to this, not clock, exactly this happened. Also more variety to days. Negatives on clock-dependent society things.
One that I would add to the list would be project management skills. Understanding how to break large projects or goals down into manageable tasks, estimate the effort required to complete them, and understanding dependencies are key skills that can help you in your career, personal life, and on passion projects.
SMART goals
Estimating effort or time when there are dependencies is impossible
That looks like about eight points to me
@@jimbojimbo6873 It isn't, in fact, having ANY estimation is better than no estimation at all, because you gain knowledge about how off you were and can use it for further estimations. This will also teach you to isolate dependencies because you will have a better understanding of where the time actually went and it can be an action point.
That’s under decision making.
Outstanding. I've been doing these consistently for decades. I would add these other 4. #11 Learning another language: Helps with brain function and is just flat out necessary today. #12 Playing a musical instrument: Also helps with brain function and promotes general well being. #13 Deep Reading: Immersive reading improves both language and cognitive skills. Reading something like The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung also helps with #7. #14 Organizational Skills: None of these can happen without organizational skills. We all need to learn how to properly plan out our lives.
I was about to type "reading at least 15-30minutes daily" and you just summarized it well with additional key skills. Thanks Juanoquendo, and to the Art of Improvement for sharing these core skills.
I concur, learning an instrument and playing an instrument has been shown to activate pretty much the whole brain according to EEG and other brain scans. It is also a fabulous form of meditation when you can be in the moment, not thinking of anything else.
i agree with all these 👍👍 thanks! #1: Working out consistently 00:39 #2: Personal Finance Skills 01:32 #3: Meditation 02:06 #4: Communication 02:56 #5: Waking up early 03:43 #6: Public Speaking 04:30 #7: Be honest within 04:55 #8: Leadership 05:24 #9: Decision Making 5:56 #10: Listening 7:05
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Frig yeah.
Thank you!
Most helpful comment, thank you!
what's early? nothing good happens after 2am lol. those meth addicts are up way before you
When is a dark mode coming for this channel? Hurts at night.
Turn down your brightness. Problem solving skills. Everything is in your hands, not someone else’s.
@@vjr5261 If turning down brightness was an option, dark mode wouldn't have existed in the first place. It's because a black/grey screen doesn't emit light or emits low light. Suggesting a creator something shouldn't be taken as a complain but as a request, and an option to improve.
Or just watch in the day time
Is there an "eye comfort" setting on ur phone? Try that, it makes the light turn orange-ish (less harsh on your eyes)
@@L.I.T.H.I.U.M just on your greyscale if you're on andriod.
I would like to add: Working out is only hard during the first year. The key is to be CONSISTENT, meaning you HAVE to make lifestyle changes in order to see results, you HAVE to give up certain things in order to be successful in fitness but I swear the payoff is huge. It really is the gift that keeps on giving. Like, physical fitness is SO MUCH MORE than just looking good or being an athlete, it opens a lot of doors for you in life and allows you to branch out and use your conditioning for all walks of life. The discipline that comes with it is also very helpful. Also, please remember to have a clear objective when pursuing physical fitness. I'm an all-around athlete but that doesn't mean I'm going to look bulky AND ripped at the same time. You have to choose one or the other. Wanna get ripped? Eat veggies, do calisthenics and run every day. Wanna get buff? Eat tons of protein every day along with carbs and some creatine monohydrate, lift heavy weights 2-3 times a week and no more. This takes much longer than getting ripped or developing cardio but you can keep your gains for several months up to a year if you never touched a weight again. You can also do more things by yourself, like moving from one house to another, for example. Wanna be a runner? That's the easiest thing in fitness as you can start seeing results in as soon as 2 weeks but the drawback is you have to keep doing it every day because if you stop running after a month its like starting over. That's my two cents in fitness. Good luck! P.S. If by any chance you wanted to be a boxer, run every day. Forget about lifting weights. That makes no difference at all because your punching power doesn't come from lifting objects, it comes from releasing potential energy from your arms like a whip, which is a completely different plane of motion than simply lifting 50lbs. biceps curls. Abs help, tho.
one of the best fitness comment i have read!
Not how you generate power
*PATIENCE* is also an EXTREMELY invaluable skill to learn and master! ⭐️
I don't have time for these "self improvement" tips.
It really depends on what you mean by patience. If you mean being patient with yourself and others when things don't go right, then its absolutely important. If you mean that you should wait for the ideal day and ideal circumstances to do things, then no. That's just procrastination disguised as patience.
@@TheDocbach Patience is patience, it is not procrastination. It is setting a goal to lose 30lbs. When you have a setback, you simply accept the fact that it will take a little bit longer to achieve this goal than anticipated. And you keep moving forward being unemotional of the outcome. I think patience has more to do with emotional management than it has to do with time, ironically.
Patience...love it! If you have love, joy and peace, it's likely you will have patience. And the remaining fruits of the spirit of God...Yahweh!! Study Galatians Chpt 5. Love and blessings as we trod the unknown❤
The game ?
As a musician who works in the evenings the getting up early one annoys me. They are clearly only looking at the philosophy and lifestyles of successful business people/entrepreneurs and applying a one size fits all approach. For people who work unusual hours this is just not possible unless you want burn-out after a month or two. The key is to try and be focussed in the hours you do have.
Agreed that time of day is less important. But I did like the idea of starting your day proactively-on your own terms. Be the boss of your day, rather than wait and react to demands other people set for you.
Yeah I think it is meant relatively. For people with day time routines it would be nice starting your day before the break of dawn with personal goals or self improvement or anything that is personally decided rather than starting right into your daily tasks. It can mean the same for night folks as well, just the matter of engaging with things that you possibly normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to in an average day.
yeah that one about waking up early is total bulshittt. at least for me. in my work i have to wake up early and i feel numb. in my usual choise agenda of waking witch is waking up later and go to bed later. i feel great xD
@@j10001 Yes agreed
@@rajj92 That’s true. You’ll probably be too tired to do it after normal work so good to put it first in the day.
Another major skill is basic computer technical skills ... not just computer literacy (which is the ability to use a computer) but the ability troubleshoot and solve basic computer problems whether they be hardware or software related. Computers will form an increasingly and ever part of our lives and you always having to rely on other people to solve all computer problems you have will set you back very often.
I really appreciate the very clear explanations. You not only said what the skills were, but expressed exactly why those skills are important, and how they can help. And there was no fluff either, you got right to the key info. For me in particular, the bit about waking up early stood out. I had never really thought about the specific benefit of being in charge of my own mornings, and not letting my work dictate when I get up. Empowering myself with the time to do important things, like meditating, really clicked with me. Thank you!
You deliver excellent content to your audience. It's very interesting material. All of your effort put into creating this video is much appreciated. I'm truly grateful for your help!
I made a similar list a few years ago, not nearly as lofty as this, 1. How to tie a square knot, a bowline, and a clove hitch. These three knots will handle almost every need you will face. 2. How to swim. The consequences of failing at this task are immediate and permanent. 3. How to change a tire and jumpstart a car, failure at these , particularly for a woman, can be fatal. 4. How to sew on a button 5. How to cook at least one impressive meal.
That's a great idea about cooking one impressive meal. I hate being in the kitchen, but hopefully I can master making one dish at least. I can do all things through Christ. Thanks for the recommendation.
number 3 is irrelevant if you don't have a car and don't intend to. agree with swimming though, it's astounding that some people can't despite being able to
@@Doodlinka Do you ever go somewhere in someone else's car? That would make it a relevant skill. Or you could assume it's not your responsibility since it's not your car.
11) understanding without judging. 12) Distinguish your interests from influence of society.
Most underrated: 1. Meditation 2. Communication 3. Personal Finance
Love your channel, your content and your consistent format!! 👏
"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply"-Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People To show that I am listening, I must reply more.
These is great advice and I love your videos. I personaly belive these are all very useful and the fact that I do/can do 7/10 gave me huge cofindece boost
Thank you for putting this up.
Congratulations on the 800k subscribers and thank you for sharing this video.
Exercise and sunlight are very underrated but the impacts are enormous.
I've read "The 7 Habits" several times, and until this video, the point about "listening with the intent to reply rather than with the intent to understand" never hit me the way it did just now. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing
I found out I love your calm voice and I have learn a lot from you. Thank you!
Good list. I'd also add: learn to use tools, first aid, how to wrap a present, how to tie basic knots, how to resolve conflicts, and volunteer for something bigger than you.
Only the last two are realistically useful
idk about knots ive been on my own for 8 years now and the only tying ive ever done was in the bedroom..
I like your conflict resolution idea. It's Biblical, and doable, should be taught far more...home first, then in schools!
all fall under problem solving except the last one
Really good stuff. I wish someone would have showed me this when I was 15 years old. Being in sports most of my youth working out was seen as a punishment for team mistakes. Putting into the context of sound mind and body is a much better way to approach this.
Thank you work empowers us.
Superb explanation and thanks for putting this together. Much helpful. ❤
Key point for me Point 4 Verbal and non-verbal skills. Your value increases or decreases depending on how you talk with others.
Watch out with that word value
We are not commodities and our "value" is inherent and doesn't increase or decrease depending on how we act.
It depends what business you are in, but since this is a general look at SKILLS that are necessary to operate in the modern world, they are all valid. I agree with them in principle, then modify to suit my own situation, such as working hours being changed to rising at 10am because I often work until 2am or 3am in my business. I also miss out the first rule of Working Out as I have natural fitness that is then enhanced by the job I do, and further workouts would only lead to tiredness, but I do still force myself to keep moving around as the modern trend is to sit at a computer. Personally, I always have conflict with decision making as I tend to solve the problem in front of me at the time, but find that the world changes around me quickly and makes some decisions seem poor. By sticking to my principles of then dealing with what is front of me AGAIN, I eventually do get to where I wanted, so TRUST YOURSELF while at the same time remembering to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS. All good basic stuff.
I absolutely agree with the benefits of these life skills. What's interesting is how as you develop some of these skills, other skills on this list naturally develop as well making this list much more practical. Thank you so much for this upload, a wonderful thing to share! 🤩
Inspiring Thank you.
I’ve applied all these “skills” once starting a traditional 9 to 5 job with much success. The traditional job led to domestic and international travel, but I still kept up the pace. Consistent exercise really supported sleep, diet, meditation, decision making, and self knowledge. Jogging (aerobic exercise) every day helped me clear my mind and work through difficult situations and decisions. For me, jogging improved my stamina. I guess, walking, biking, and swimming produce similar results. To keep from being in a rut, I was seeking to learn something new.
I completely agree with all these skills. Another skill or say a habit that I might add to these is that of reading. It is a great way to increase your knowledge
Love the channel. Great place to visit during down time
A perfect video. Cannot take issue with any part of it! Thank You.
Good vid 👌 I'd definitely add "reading comprehension" to the list (perhaps grouping it with communication or listening skills). So many people don't even know how to read basic prompts on their phones or computers... Of course, reading comprehension is much more useful than just to do basic software troubleshooting / navigation: it helps with learning enormously. It also allows for good communication over text, which is predominant nowadays.
Facing difficult situations successfully is my best advice. Sooner the better. Be the master of your own kingdom. Best advice I have found lately.
Thats not advice lol Thats like telling someone ‘be good at this’
I really like that all these skills have compounding effects! The more you do any of them, the greater the reward will be the next time you do it.
Thank you...this is good!!
Here are the 10 skills in points. Of course, for further explanation, do watch the rest of the video. It's very informative and eye-opening. 1. Working out consistenty 2. Personal finance skill 3. Meditation 4. Verbal and communication skills 5. Waking up early 6. Public speaking 7. Get honest with yourself 8. Leadership 9. Decision making 10. Listening
Thanks for the list
The underlying skills to most of these is self discipline, emotion regulation and self restraint, humility, tenacity and endurance
I got to remember these skills, if I want to succeed in the long run.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, I really appreciate it 🙏✨
These are all skills I tried to teach my kids. They are skills my father taught me and I found them useful, so I passed them on to the kids that would listen and learn. I find it sad that so many kids, today, seem to be missing out on learning these skills as teachers are forced to teach to the test instead of teaching kids how to survive and thrive in a frighteningly-fast,-changing world.
This is actually a very good video. Stands out from so many other self-improvement videos.
Thank you for an excellent video.
Love the drawings. As a college math teacher, I'm dismayed that most students don't know the theory of interest rates, which would be very easy to teach in algebra courses after the unit on series.
Thanks for this video. I've been in a funk the last few months after some personal tragedy earlier in the year. I have set some goals on No. 3 and No. 5 in particular with the hope of getting out of it.
You got this. Meditation and waking up early will absolutely over time, make lasting changes in your life. Happened for me. There's a different energy available early in the mornings.. Just feeling good about yourself for being up early is enough to kick start momentum for the rest of your day. And be easy on yourself with meditation, few minutes at first then youl love to sit down for 20 mins or more eventually because it feels so good.
Just setting goals is a big step. Don't skip #1!! Being physically fit makes all the other goals easier. My life took a huge upswing when I started swimming regularly. Good luck!
Thank you very much ….greatly educational 😊
thanks for saying these. I wrote down 6 of theese pointers i want to improve on my life. I firmly believe "If you don't like your life now Change it". that means learn what new decisions to change and how. this video helped me thinking deeply on what changes I can make to be happier.
Nutrition should be on here. I love the list! I do feel eating in a way that supports everything on this list is a skill that is very difficult to learn. Personally I would put it number one and exercise number 2
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That decision paralysis thing is something that constantly stuck around throughout my childhood and only *started* to disappear when I was working. Executive disorder is a serious problem. All kinds of friends and family would suggest all this other stuff but it doesn't matter if you can't pull the trigger and DO something.
Excellent in all ways .. thank you so much because I know lots of young people who were never told this in a way they could listen and take to heart to .. not learned from the belt of ignorance 😊
I found this video very helpful I was a person in search of skills that pay off well and luckily I came across this video. you just earned yourself another subscriber😁
Just in case this makes things feel mroe doable - You won't really have to work super hard at all of these. some of them are just plain fun. I do Judo, Climb, and Lift. I started with climbing when I was 19. I did not sports before this, although I did sometimes hike very casually. climbing was addicting. I got hooked and 5 years later now I'm very very strong compared to an average person. front lever, 5 muscles ups, etc. I didn't even aim for these goals, I just kept climbing funner/harder/more interesting climbs. The curious learnign mindset and confidence ported over to Judo, which I started because i thought it would be awesome to throw people. Mostly just getting thrown rn, but it's been fun haha. I started lifting for judo, this would have been more of a "chore", but I actually found it really fun to try very hard to lift heavy things. It makes me feel like a beast. Lifting on it's own has become quite fun. Listening is great. You learn more than you expect, and everyone is living their own lives in ways that you couldn't imagine until you probed and listened and get to know them. It's fun because it's like living multiple lives, and a bonus is if they're also a good listener you develop some good friendships.
Working out consistently is easy for me. I love working out. The main challenge is getting back to it after a long term injury. I have dealt with that a few times. It usually turns into a hiatus longer than necessary because it is hard to face being weaker and having less endurance and mobility after long layoffs. I am getting back into it now, but it is hard considering how I used to do a lot of martial arts and powerlifting and was somewhat proficient at it. But one day at a time. I have replaced my workouts with lots of piano practice, and that is now a good habit I do consistently. And within only one and a half year I already play pieces by Beethoven, Chopin and Bach beautifully. So my way of thinking from all that working out stuck with me despite not working out for more than a year. Except physical therapy. But next week I am already starting my martial arts training again. I am looking forward to it!
People tend not to get injured when sticking to body weight exercises. Pull-ups, press-ups, burpees etc
@@garyburrows3965 I injured myself running down some stairs in a hurry. Tore the meniscus. The big lesson was that there is never a reason to rush if you plan ahead. And I also train calisthenics. That stuff is golden.
as a fellow piano player, respect
Going through the same, bro. Very frustrating to love some sport and just keep getting injuried. I've teared my ACL in august, had a kneww surgery in december and now I'm planning to return to the gym in about 30 days. But I will come back stronger. Hope you are doing well!
There are several things I have done over the past few years, including getting up early, listening and exercising regularly. for communication, public speaking, decision making, leadership I'm still trying to train them consistently. I will try to improve everything on this list
This is so helpful,thank you very much.
From my experience with working there's only 2 skills people need: 1) have your own transportation. 2) show up on time. You don't know how many of my coworkers got fired or quit becuse they could not understand this concept. Actually, it's a struggle I've noticed universally. I'm not saying you have to show up 10 mins early and stay 15 mins late, but you definitely cannot expect to be employable if you are late daily and expect to go home 2 hours early becuse "your mom wants you to watch the dogs" (yes, that was a real one).
If that is the bar then I guess you are not in particularly high value employment. The skill behind those two actions is personal responsibility, and that is very important, whether you are flipping burgers or running a company.
#1: working out consistently... only works if you do the workouts correctly too, many people don't do the exercises right to begin with, which can lead to injuries later... #2: personal finance skills... always good, but to deal with money, one must have money.. ie, it's a catch 22.... #3: meditation.. like exercise, if not done correctly, it does no good... thankfully, not doing this one right won't hurt in long run, unless you also need time management skills as well... #4: communication.. this one is another catch 22, because having good communication doesn't mean other will still understand... after all they need good communication too.... #5: wake up early.. subjective as there is waking up early to give yourself time to do ALL the things you need to do, and there is wake up in early morning even if your schedule is for a night shift.. #6: public speaking.. this goes with good communication skills, but with a twist... everyone can do it, BUT, some people have a natural talent, like artists or musicians do in their field.... #7: be honest within.. there is a thing as being too honest, even with yourself... this can lead to thinking negatively about yourself and your life... #8: leadership... like public speaking, having the skills and confidence is one thing, having the talent and/or charisma for it is another... #9: decision making... the key is know what choices are flexible and which are not.. and once you make the choice, stick with it, changing your mind afterwords leads to trouble... #10: listening.... listening and understanding are two separate issues, even when they should be connected... and listening does not ALWAYS need understanding.. a good example here is the military, there one must listen to orders in order to follow orders, that being said, understanding those orders is sometimes impossible due to what you are told.. after all the military expects one to follow orders, not understand.. and if they wanted you to understand, they would tell you more.... as for listening with understanding, think of talking to your shrink.. there they must listen to you and be able to understand what you are telling them so they can best "hopefully" help you... and there are times where NO amount of information will help ANYONE understand things, even with the intent to UNDERSTAND.... and the last point is that listening is also part of communication... if you don't listen, can one REALLY communicate with someone.... sorry if i poked holes in this video, but certain truths need to be acknowledged for ANY of these skills to be useful....
Personal finance does not require a lot of money. A kid who only gets an allowance can learn to manage their personal finances. You manage what you have. Not everyone is public speaker. Some just can't do it, period. Leadership is also something you can't really learn unless you have some shred base talent for it. If you are not a natural leader to some extent, you can learn how by rote, but you still won't be good at it. So yeah, not the best video. There is a ton of generalizations in it, and most have little no actual facts to back them up.
this deserves separate video
@@gusmonster59 They really emphasized public speaking in school particularly college and at age 40 I have yet to work for a company where public speaking is of use to anyone but the CEO trying to convince people to buy shares. I think Public Speaking was a lot more valuable in the days where a projector and a pointer were the best ways to get new ideas across, but I've never worked at a company where the pace was slow enough to spend time on those types of meetings when an emailed proposal does the same job without wasting anyone's time.
You didn't really poke holes in the video, but your post does tell us quite a lot about your mindset. It's good you are watching this type of video. Next step is to re-read your post, compare the positive and negative comments then spend some time on step 7.
Thank you for sending my illustration. This 8:14 vid is simply a delight. Classic how 'the basics' hold us up. Every time.
Thanks, I know I will enjoy all of the improvement illustrations.
There should be an 11th skill for this list (although the getting up early one is debatable as we can't add more hours in a finite 24 hour day), developing a learning mindset. Without it learning new skills or unlearning bad habits and behaviours is difficult. It also helps to maintain neural plasticity of the brain which is vital as we age in reducing the risks or effects of neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
This list is waaaay too skewed towards social skills and office work. 4 (1, 3, 5, & 7) can be summed up as "Building Habits", another 4 (4, 6, 8, 10) are "Confident & Effective Communication", 2 (7 & 9) are "Accepting Failure". 6 (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, & 10) are commonly either directly or indirectly taught/fostered in schools. 7 & 9 are a problem in modern education though, strict guidance pathways, excessive positive affirmation and minimal repercussions. 2 can be learned in school, but honestly is lacking, out of all of these I think it stands out on its own the best. Missing valuable skills like Reading Maps & Navigation w/o a Map; Tool Use & Basic Maintenance/Repair; Problem Solving as in working through a problem to understand it and how to apply this to any kind of obstacle and not just coming up with an answer as is taught in many schools; and quite a few other skills that are better being grouped up than overly divided like the ones on this list.
This is one of the most impactful videos I’ve watched.
I lack personal financial skills... I am happy that I achieved working out consistently and waking up early. I am working on doing regularly meditations, and being honest with myself. But I think I can never consider achieved, and will always work on/develop the rest - listening, verbal + written communication, public speaking, leadership, decission making... The best statements in the video, IMO: "Part of decision making is accepting that you can't know the outcomes of every possible option." and "If you discover later down the road that you should have done something differently, learn how to pivot quickly and without guilt."
Notice how algebra isn't on here
its a fundamental skills we should have.. im dissapointed coz algebra isn't there too
I think the public speaking one is underrated. If you can speak confidently in front of large groups you gain instant respect from colleagues and friends alike. It literally gives you instant mini celebrity status
Loved it. Thank you
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You can also get a good job and be a good citizen if you don't go to college.
College used to be good but with the Internet you can learn from the best around the world at much lower cost, sometimes free.
You can also be those things without working on a corporate job, like all those motivational/self help content creators imply that you must be.
I think the getting up early thing isn't so much about getting up early but about paying attention to how much time we spend "relaxing" in the evening. It's great to relax for a while at night, but if you're just relaxing and having fun for 3-4 hours every night, not engaging in a long-term hobby that is meaningful to you, then that's a big missed opportunity.
Video is full of good advices! Thank you so much!
Great tips. Keep it up
Rich dad poor dad is a scam tbh
overrated book
Great work Thank you
This is so great, thanks for the video!
The truth about working out is you don't have to do it very much. The key to physical fitness is to work out intensely for an extremely short period of time, just like our ancestors did. Exercise is most effective when it replicates the fight or flight response we evolved in nature. Most all animals need to sprint as fast as they can, or fight as hard as they can to survive. This is the key to effective exercise because the actual benefits of exercise are not achived during the workout, but during the time you are resting. When at rest, your body will improve rapidly while you recover during your sleep.
That's just a way of doing it, that doesn't mean that the other ways are wrong.
Nope. the key is doing something rather than nothing. Even all you do is walk a bit every day. What you do depends what level of fitness you want. And pointing at ancestors means nothing. They had completely different lifestyles and evolution has changed humans greatly from what they used to be. To one point further - hunter/gathers had one set that hunted and work very hard in short bursts, the other set that worked at a steady pace for more hours. So who was more fit?
@@rafaelalodio5116 No, I'm not saying that. I'm just trying to let people like me who don't want to spend a lot of time exercising that you don't have to.
@@gusmonster59 Actually, we have evolved for intense exercise to some extent, certainly. Just because we evolved intelligence to help us survive and thrive does not mean that intense exercise won't help us get fit quicker. We are animals, we evolved to survive, and intensity saves lives of all animals. Human beings still fight and run. If you are in danger, you don't jog. You run, and running as fast as you can still selects for longevity. Genes select for intense exercise, whether you understand it or not.
Few minutes of meditation will not do anything, read mind illuminated book, one need to fuse meditation into life to make meditation really work,
Some very good points are mentioned here.
very very helpful. everyone knows it, but it's hard to do it. thanks for the video
Great vid! I needed this.
Congratulations. Nice video.👍🏾
Good stuff. Agree with all of them.
Very good advice-thank you.
Love the graphics! Very effective illustrations.
Very good and useful information given by you.Thank you very much.
Already have all 10, I agree they are useful skills!
Sleeping 8 hrs, activity daily and meditation has made my life so much better.
Thanks Adam.
Just about everyone of those were taught in schools up to the 80s. Today over half of those have been removed or diminished. Great video.
Amazing channel I discovered just now!
This much actual wisdom is surprising to see in a presentation like this.
Ive heard enough. Thank You.
Whole lot of great skills to develop here!
Meditation often feels self-absorbed and confining. I have now learned how to pray using Scripture to meditate on and it gets me out of myself, makes me think of community and the God who created us. Works during a brisk run as well!
Excellent stuff - definitely skills that everyone should cultivate as early as possible. I'd add Critical Thinking Skills to the list - the earlier we learn this, the better because it has compounding effects on almost all other skills. Critical Thinking is one of the most underrated but essential skills. I'd also group Working Out Consistently and Waking Up Early as Having Consistency. As some have commented, not everyone's circadian rhythm is the same; the key is consistency instead. As for Personal Finance Skills, one of the most helpful books is Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money. Once I realized how my own background affected how I think about money, I was able to devise my own savings plan and stick to it.
Thanks! these are very broad and generic skills that just make you better.. But there are some very specific skills that pay me back big... learning to cook some basic and healthy dishes, technical skills, basic handyman skills - carpentry, electrical and plumbing, Basic auto repair skills, frugal shopping, fixing and scavenging skills, Off grid and Van life skills , cutting my own hair, being clear between want and need, understanding how things and people really operate, never simping.
That is really a brilliant list. Thank you