THE LIFE LESSONS SCHOOL DOESN’T TEACH YOU

THE LIFE LESSONS SCHOOL DOESN’T TEACH YOU

It’s so true that this life thing can be tricky, but there are certain tricks to get around it.

Ironically, most of us spend at least 12 to 16 years of our lives in school yet, we don’t learn much about real life during our time there.

After school, we’re thrown in the black hole called life where all the quadratic and simultaneous equations learned won’t do anything to help you.

If you’re lucky, like some of us, you’d have one or two lecturers who take their time to include hints on how this life-after-school thing works during lectures.

I rolled my eyes each time our Professor advised us to learn skills outside the four walls of the classroom. I didn’t know it was the voice of the gods at the time.

The first few months out of school made my closure move so far back, everyone thought it was a ponytail.

Anyway, These Are Some Life Skills That Will Help You Stay Grounded:

1. Focus:

Distractions will come at you like the harmattan wind on a January morning. You need to be selfish about what you give attention and spend your time on.

You won’t get an extension on this 24hrs we’re all trying to work with. Stay focused.

2. Communication Skills:

People won’t read your mind to know your thoughts. You owe it to yourself to be heard. Learn to communicate your intentions, value, and worth well.

3. Emotional Intelligence:

Even at Ph.D level, nobody will teach you not to have the attitude of a caveman. It’s necessary to apply common sense to our dealings with emotions. Try to know what emotions you’re feeling per time and that of the people around you. Read the room, be guided.

4. Crying Is Therapeutic:

When that wave of emotions hit you, don’t start forming hard man. Don’t fight it. Tears are your body’s release valve for stress, sadness, grief, anxiety, and frustration. Studies suggest that crying stimulates the production of endorphins, our body’s natural painkiller, and “feel-good” hormones.

5. How To Judge People Correctly:

In college a person is your friend or foe, but in life you just can’t guess what relationship you share. A “somebody” at office may proof to be a “nobody” at the time of need. A good friend at the office may cut off your chance of promotion because he has to make his own way. So you have to learn how to identify the traits of people around you. Actions may contradict the words.

6. Saving Money Isn’t Easy:

The quest to explore life, the thrill of being 100 feet in the sky, the joy of savoring the red wine in a vineyard, the scuba diving experience with the corals and sea creatures. For any of these adventures, you need some savings, which isn’t easy. Your paycheck will always have somewhere else to go–buying food, clothes, paying the bills, visiting your parents. And you’ll notice there won’t always be a lot left over after this.

7. Self-love Is Everything:

Make friends with yourself. Treat yourself like you would treat someone you cherish. We spend far too much time being our own worst enemies. Criticise and condemn yourself less often and improve yourself. Be your number one cheerleader.