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I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead. (Marilyn vos Savant)
Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes. View quote
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Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity. View quote
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Know how to effectively voice a complaint or make a claim at a retail store. View quote
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Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail. View quote
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Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors. View quote
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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker. View quote
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Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments. View quote
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Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list. View quote
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Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head. View quote
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Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once. (Marilyn vos Savant)
Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read. View quote
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Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself. View quote
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Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once. View quote
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Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course. View quote
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Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces. View quote
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Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized. View quote
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The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time. View quote
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Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering. View quote
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Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person. View quote
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Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself. (Marilyn vos Savant)
Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar. View quote
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Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before. View quote
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Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike. View quote
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The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America. View quote
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