People Think The World Would Be A Better Place If We All Mastered These 30 Crucial Skills

This should be tied at #1 with critical thinking. Maybe add compassion.

I'm not sure empathy can be taught.

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Remember - there are some disabilities that make empathy extremely hard. Please be understanding to those people.

This and empathy should be tied for 1st.

Schools could do this instead of cramming students' heads with facts.

What is critical thinking ?

As an English teacher, I tried to emphasize this with my students. Sadly, many of my adult acquaintances seem to have not learned the skill.

And also when to speak up.

Yep.

Letting other people speak! I get interrupted so often, it is frustrating in the extreme. As soon as I start to talk, somebody else goes Yip Yip Yip and I can't get even a syllable in edgewise.

Well, my mom could use this :S

Which means more than waiting for your turn to talk!

Means more than just taking the time when somebody else is talking to think up your next argument

Can you please teach my parents?

OMFG, yeeeeesssss!!!!!!!! Have you ever seen those horror beach shots after some festival or whatever?!?! Disgusting!!!!!!!!

I live in Indiana about an hour away from the Indianapolis racetrack. Every year after the Indianapolis 500 race, the owners or sponsor will have volunteer groups come into clean the bleachers and the inside track because of all the trash left there. The volunteer groups whatever money they can get from the left over trash such as metal they get to keep.

I can't believe that this has to be said out loud to a bunch of adults! Yes, you, pick up after yourself!

This is empathy 101. The ability to step into someone else’s shoes and see a situation from their eyes. An ability slowly being lost in the world of me, me, me.

Aaaaand...not that this is why you do it, but you generally will get treated more generously by staff, freebies, etc.

Hey, it would be even better to make sure they had the right support/wage. The person seeking a "smile" is just pulling their own pud. Be a grown up and fix the problem so thei worker is not stuck in the crappy circumstances

I treat everyone the same... Management types do NOT like not being revered and catered to. Your title does not get you special treatment in my reality...

Something the world needs more of!!

The culture that exploits kindness to a degree that it downright abuses and punishes kindness, is what we need to rid ourselves of.

Yes, books have feelings too.

Patience is the most difficult virtue to learn, because you need it in order to learn it.

This is a skill I need to develop. I work on it when I can. When I have to wait, I do my best to think "Hey, here's an opportunity to practice patience!"

They've been waiting.

Starfish - flat on your back arms out. Recommended by RNLI and life guards here in the UK.

My parents made darn sure I knew how to swim. Supposedly, I once demonstrated my ability to swim by doing the dog-paddle across a public pool.

My Grandfather put me in the water at 3 months old and would throw us over the boat - not at 3 months 😂 as he fished - we loved it - I know I would be ok - more than ok As an adult I know he never took his eyes off us - I also learned - don’t strain jelly fish with a net - it makes 15 jelly fish - he hated that I miss him - and he is still always with me

Swimming is a life skill!

But not with a little smiley face on a post-it. That doesn't come across as sincere.

I don't understand where the mindset came from that you never admit wrong. We are human we always make mistakes. I had a boss tell me once, "If you aren't making mistakes, you are not working". (I loved her)

In Arizona 'it ain't none of your business where I am goin'

A defensive driving course will tell you to never trust a blinker.

Q: What does it mean, that that car has its left blinker on? A: It means that car has its left blinker on.

A lot of Texans turn it on and leave it on for an extra minute or so. Is he coming over another lane? Who knows.

Some people, especially those with an excess of testosterone and between the ages of 14 and 25, just have to do stupid risky things.

People who have common sense suffer the most, because they have to put up with people who don't have common sense. It's incredibly frustrating.

Write down your emotions. When you're finished, either tear up the paper, or safely burn it. It's a technique that a lot of therapists use.

This would avoid so many war and conflicts

Could do with a touch more of this on Bored Panda

Some righteous people think only their way is the one true way to do something. Then everyone who believes in a different way gets criticized and demonized. Plus greedy people have to get their way no matter if they know it is wrong and damaging.