By Kathleen Elkins
Many of life's most important
skills cannot be taught in a classroom. They're acquired by living,
observing others, and making mistakes.
The
great thing about being surrounded by people who have experienced more
than you is being able to pick their brains. We turned to a recent Quora thread that asked users for the most valuable skill a person can have for their entire life.
After sorting through the responses, here are our 13 favorites:
1. Articulating what you think and feel
"It's extremely important for a person to learn to put into words what he thinks. It
makes a relationship last. It creates an impression on the person
you're talking to. It gives you a chance to explore what others think
about your ideas." —Quora user Abhishek Padmasale
2. "Stealing" from the greats
"If you want to be successful, you must learn to steal! Or, 'model.'
Modeling is a process of going in and figuring out what the expert does.
If you want to be successful in life, find someone who is great and
attach to them at the hip. As Pablo Picasso said: 'Good artists copy.
Great artists steal.'" —Quora user Martin Armstrong
3. Self-discipline
"With self-discipline and perseverance you can acquire any skill. We all make resolutions throughout the year. The
only thing stopping us from completing all these resolutions is
ourselves. An inner voice within us stops us from waking up early in the
morning or meeting new people. If we have proper self discipline we can
suppress this voice and live a life that is defined by our own rules."
—Quora user Nikant Vohra
4. Knowing what you don't know
"The only difference between the guy who achieves his own definition of success and the guy who doesn't, is that one of them knew what questions to ask. One of them knew what needed to be improved upon. One of them decided to be honest about what it is they don't know."
—Quora user Nicolas Cole
—Quora user Nicolas Cole
Theo Wargo/GettyJimmy Fallon, host of NBC's "The Tonight Show."5. Charisma
"You can be broke, unintelligent, foolish, and physically unattractive and still be successful if you have the ability to make other people genuinely want to help you. Charismatic
people are easy to recognize; they're the ones you can't help but like.
They make other people feel good about themselves, are always present
in the moment in your conversation, and have an uncanny ability to
inspire trust." —Quora user Michael Graham
6. The ability to accept and move on
"Accept that life can't always be the way you want. Accept that
everyone in the world can't behave the way you want them to. Accept that
you can't keep everyone happy. Accept that worrying won't do any
good. Accept that your happiness lies in your hands." —Quora user Shruti Chopade
7. Thinking differently
"Do something better than anyone else in the world, even if what you do best has a very tiny niche. Being
able to do something that 100 million other people can do, while
potentially important, is likely not nearly as valuable as having a
skill that is unique." —Quora user Auren Hoffman
8. Empathy
"We all have our demons. Being able to recognize that everyone
is fighting their own battle (regardless of how trivial it may seem to
you) is a formidable skill to have. It allows for understanding, which
often paves the way to friendship, rapport, and a multitude of other
fundamental dynamics that allow us to foster real and lasting
relationships." —Quora user Ajay Nayr
9. Turning obstacles into opportunities
"Obstacles are everywhere. The weak are broken by it, the strong survive it, and the great turn it into opportunities. What
matters most is not what these obstacles are, but how we see them, how
we react to them, and whether we keep our composure." —Quora user Atul Pradhananga
10. Reading quickly
"Learn to read very quickly with
high retention. Tony Robbins taught himself to speed read by reading one
book a day. Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger spend 80% of their day
reading. 86% of wealthy love reading. It is one of the few skills that
can directly create other skills." —Quora user Sam Yang
11. Mastering graceful confrontation
"Mastering this skill sets your mind free. It not only
eases the unwanted stress, but it also gives positivity to an individual
because he/she has no underlying layers of emotions towards a certain
person. Confront. Say you have a problem. Sort it out. Be happy." —Quora user Neha Kariyaniya
12. Not taking conflict personally
"Whenever we are engaged in a heated discussion with someone we tend
to listen more with the intent of replying, than actually understanding
his point of view. We try to combat by bringing things from the past and
let our preconceived notions about the other person cloud our judgment.
"Respond to his points, not his behavior." —Quora user Manas J. Saloi
13. Making people smile
"To make people laugh and not hurt anybody's feeling is not an
easy task. The people with this beautiful skill can tackle any
situation." —Quora user Hitha Sudhi
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