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How Can Meta Skills Improve Your Knowledge, and Why Do Universities Ignore Them?
Meta skills help us succeed in all areas of life. Specific skills only help in certain areas. Despite the clear disadvantages, universities insist on teaching the latter.
How Vulnerability is Strength, Not Weakness
Most people think vulnerability is a weakness. If you’re vulnerable in the right way, though, you can actually strengthen yourself and your relationships.
The Psychology of Excuses: How I Broke Free From A Victim Mindset
Making a single excuse doesn’t mean you’ve fallen into this mindset, but relying on those excuses as you move into the future does.
How Can I Improve My Cooking Skills?
How can I improve my cooking skills? I never thought I would ask myself this question. But after finishing university, I realised I had no idea how to feed myself.
How Much Does It Cost to Educate a Person in the UK or the USA?
How much does it cost to educate a person? A lot, even with “free” schools. Like anything with a price tag, we need to make sure we get what we pay for.
How to Identify Passive-Aggressive Behaviour When You’re a Young Person Who Wants Quality Relationships
Passive-aggressive behaviour is incredibly destructive. To maintain strong friendships and build lasting new ones, you need to know how to recognise and deal with this behaviour in yourself and in others.
Why We Should Stop Worrying about Exams
In the real world, nobody cares about exams, grades, or any of that nonsense. We want people who have practiced and improved their craft, and the only way to measure that is through action.
Why Sales Jobs are Better Preparation for the Real World than University
Think your entry level job in sales or retail is a waste of time? It’s actually teaching you incredibly valuable life skills — skills even universities have forgotten how to teach.
Financial Wisdom for Young People: How I Built Wealth By Investing in My Mind
Seeing money as a resource to hoard is a damaging mindset. Instead, we should use money to invest in ourselves to lead a richer, more fulfilling, and wealthier life.
Exercise for Enjoyment, Not Achievement
Most schools have physical education programs that force students to participate in sport and expect them to enjoy it. This isn’t what exercise is supposed to be. We should enjoy physical activity in and of itself.