16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School

1. The 80/20 rule. (The Pareto Principle)
2. Parkinson’s Law. (work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion)
3. Batching.
4. First, give value. Then, get value. Not the other way around.
5. Be proactive. Not reactive.
6. Mistakes and failures are good.
7. Don’t beat yourself up (over failure)
8. Assume rapport (pretend that you are meeting one of your best friends)
9. Use your reticular activation system to your advantage.
10. Your attitude changes your reality.
11. Gratitude is a simple way to make yourself feel happy.
12. Don’t compare yourself to others.
13. 80-90% of what you fear will happen never really come into reality.
14. Don’t take things too seriously.
15. Write everything down.
16. There are opportunities in just about every experience.

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