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What You Learn in High School: Looking Back as an Adult

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High school is a phase for learning general knowledge – but it sure doesn’t always teach you what you actually need to survive life. My biggest protest is how we spend years learning how to write formal essays to prep you for college. Then you graduate college, and pretty much everyone I know hasn’t writtenContinue reading “What You Learn in High School: Looking Back as an Adult”

Which aspects do you think make a person unique?

Learning Languages as an Adult Each person is unique, especially in how they learn languages as an adult. Kids start from scratch, like a blank document. Adults already have plenty of files stored in their brain. By the time you’re learning a new language as an adult, you might have been exposed to it inContinue reading “Which aspects do you think make a person unique?”

What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

Imagine having a secret ability that can prepare you for the future. Not in a dramatic way, but in a practical way that makes life easier and smarter. If I could choose a hidden skill, it would be the power to see what’s coming just a little bit ahead of when it really happens. OneContinue reading “What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?”

What is the last thing you learned?

I can’t remember the last thing I learned. I learn a lot of trivial things because I’m always learning. Learning is more than taking a course or reading a book. Sometimes it’s as simple as paying attention. When you go out, take note of things because you never know when you need them. Like whenContinue reading “What is the last thing you learned?”

The most important invention in my lifetime is the smartphone

The most important invention in my lifetime is the smartphone because it is a true space-saver and an all-in-one tool. Just think of all the things you used to carry around just to do the tasks that the smartphone now offers you: camera, calculator, planner/agenda book, map, etc. (Especially if you had to fit allContinue reading “The most important invention in my lifetime is the smartphone”