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An infant starts life by straining to explore its new surrounding to the grandparent who actively reads and assesses the headlines of the daily newspaper. It involves the human into participating in every phase of that life by thinking, exploring the world, discovering new sources of material as well a spiritual pleasure. In this modern age, everything has become easily possible because we can crowd source information at our doorstep. It is possible to access the knowledge from an array of sources and learn skills that may have seemed impossible before.
Following is a list of skills that are hard to learn but pay off forever in our lives.
1. Active listening:
In our hectic routine and noisy workplace environment, proper listening is not given much importance. When things remain unheard, it creates issues in our personal as well as professional lives. One of the most important ways to remember is to repeat in your mind what you have been told. It will make it easier for proceeding further with the people whom you are communicating with.
2. Not to gossip:
It is very easy to get involved in gossiping about people whom we don’t like. It starts with a flow and easily grabs our senses. But that is how we lose trust of our relationships. You need to distance yourself from such people who talk bad about other people. Once you develop a habit, it will pay you rewards forever.
3. Stay in the present moment:
It has become normal for us to either get stuck with our past or keep planning for the future. It has made impossible for us to live in the present moment. It makes us half present most of the time and takes the enjoyment away from the moment we are in. Try to live in the moment you are living in and enjoy it as much as you can.
4. Be honest:
It may sound surprising but for most of the people, being honest is the most things. When once you cultivate the habit of being honest with yourself and with others, you get the rewards in the form of personal integrity and respect from people forever.
5. Respond wisely:
There are many situations where we feel like confronting other people for their actions. But these are mostly the times where it is better to stay quiet. We just need to have the ability that tells us where to respond and where to stay quiet. There are many times keeping your thinking to yourself can be the best way to handle the situation.
6. Being consistent:
Success is attained once you remain consistent with in your efforts. Attaining success is not the achievement but maintaining it at the same position is where the actual work starts. But if you stay consistent, you can maintain the acquired position for the rest of your life.
