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3 "Boring" Life Skills That Bring Surprising Growth

3 "Boring" Life Skills That Bring Surprising Growth

They don't teach you in school.

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Bryan Dijkhuizen
Feb 20, 2024
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Do you feel stuck?

When I was a kid I was interested in everything. Science, history, I read a lot of books — and then when I got to high school that interest in everything was gone.

School bored me.

I stopped growing. I didn’t learn about the things that I cared about — all my fascination for ancient Egypt was gone.

But I still lacked basic life skills. These were boring and they weren’t taught in school either.

So here are 3 “boring” life skills that will help you in life.

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1 — Budgeting and Financial Management

I’m sure I don’t have to explain to you why having proper financial knowledge is a good idea.

But it can get complicated. And boring.

Seeing all the numbers in those incredibly messy spreadsheets gives me a headache as well. There’s no fun in that.

But it shouldn’t be.

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