10 skills to learn in life

Love, care, friendship and other best things in life are free, but they do need your time, sweat and perseverance. In the same way learning important life skills take time too. Here is a list of life skills which will help you in every phase of life.

Time management

Time management sounds simple but is the most important skill to acquire. It is given importance from school to professional and personal life. The toughest thing to learn is not to prepare an action plan but to implement it. To-do list have to be executed perfectly so that all the tasks are completed on time

Empathy

One can be most disciplined, brilliant, and even a wealthy individual in the world, but if you don’t care for or empathise with other people, then you are basically nothing but a sociopath. Empathy will not only help others but also helps you in maintaining good relations at work and home.

Mastering your sleep

Sleep is a form of rejuvenating mechanism of human body. So managing the sleep pattern is very important for growth. Establishing a ritual will help you in dealing with sleepless nights.

Numerous studies show that being consistent with your sleep schedule makes it easier to fall asleep and wake up, and it helps promote better sleep in general.

Positive self-talk

What others think of you should never bother you; it’s only what you think about yourself matters it takes time to build that level of confidence and ability to believe in yourself when nobody else does.

Consistency

Whether you’re trying a new exercise routine, studying or working on an important project consistency is vital to maintaining any kind of success.

People often stop working hard when they reach the top, he explains, but to maintain that top position, they have to work harder and be more consistent in their work.

Asking for help

Knowing when you need help and then asking for it is surprisingly difficult to learn and do because no one wants to be perceived as weak or incompetent. But a recent study from the Harvard Business School suggests doing so makes you look more, not less, capable. According to the study authors, when you ask people for advice, you validate their intelligence or expertise, which makes you more likely to win them over.

Knowing when to shut up — and actually doing it

Talking in a wrong time will end you up in serious troubles. Hence it’s always better to know when to shut your mouth. Keeping things to yourself is tough but one should do it to avert bad consequences. When most of us are angry we build up a tendency to blurt out anything and everything that comes to our mind which later leaves us with regret.

Keeping your mouth shut when you’re agitated is one of the most valuable skills to learn, and of course, one of the most difficult.

Listening

Listening is another important skill to acquire as it helps us in concentrating and improving quality of work we do. With all the messy noises and things at the office it is hard but repeating back what you heard to the other person will surely help you in improving the skill.

Minding your business

Minding your business is a very hard skill and takes ages to master it. Sticking nose in other’s work will not just waste your time but also will compromise your relationship with the opposite person. Unless asked for help it’s always better to stay away from others business.

Mastering your thoughts

The last but not least skill that one has to acquire is mastering one’s thoughts. What we do and what we think is completely dependent on our personal experiences, but what we tend to forget is that past does not equal the future, hence concentrating and letting your thoughts flow will help vin growth.

By:Vaishnavi Girish