What essential life skill isn't taught?

[oil&gas]

If all the essential life skills recommended in this
thread are to be covered in the classroom our kids won't
need to learn math, science and writing any more.

 

[luvyeah]

IMO, working at McDonald's or just about any fast food job would be a valuable life experience. It teaches then how to do real work with others in a high stress environment and not lean on their degrees. There are many people in the corporate world (many in management positions) that don't know anything or have any experience even with multiple degrees. Their knowledge is theoretical not practical. These are people that know how to study, take tests, write emails and not much else. They've never gotten their hands dirty in the real world.

How fast can you make a Big Mac?

 

[explorerzip]

How fast can you make a Big Mac?

Thanks for proving my earlier point.

 

[luvyeah]

Thanks for proving my earlier point.

Fine, how fast can you make a quarter pounder with cheese?

 

[explorerzip]

Fine, how fast can you make a quarter pounder with cheese?

Faster that you can string an idea together I'm sure. Do you have any other nuggets of wisdom?

 

[luvyeah]

Faster that you can string an idea together I'm sure. Do you have any other nuggets of wisdom?

Ah, Mr. Degrees!

Not trying to pick a fight, just a little humor.
I was just fucking around; I hope you don't take any offense. I suppose you're not in the joking mood.

 

[explorerzip]

Ah, Mr. Degrees!

Not trying to pick a fight, just a little humor.
I was just fucking around; I hope you don't take any offense. I suppose you're not in the joking mood.

What dipping sauce would you like with post #65?

 

[luvyeah]

What dipping sauce would you like with post #65?

I always go with sweet and sour.

 

[goldengirl]

A guy told me at McDonald's "they put the buns on the floor for SEASONING".

Then he laughed.

Enjoy.

 

[thirdcup]

So true. They can’t run anymore from their core and it keeps nagging at them and telling them something is off. Maybe they eventually realize to open up listen and explore to see what it’s trying to tell them. Before they could distract themselves from it but now they don’t have much choice to escape from themselves lol

I agree. In one episode of the old TV show Chuck*, the good guys were after a bad guy. And at the end of the episode, when the bad guy was caught, the last thing he said before being carted off was something like - you can run from the cops, and the law, but you can't run from yourself. I'm tired of running.

*For the poor people who never watched Chuck, it is Get Smart for modern times. I main character is Chuck Bartowski, a fellow who through no fault of his own, became a secret agent, he does not know what to do, but somehow always wins. There are too many parallels to Get Smart to be a coincidence. I am convinced that the creators used Get Smart as a guide for Chuck. On the plus side, there is no laugh track in this show. I recommend watching it. When it aired on TV, watching it became a family affair. I'm sure the disk set is available from Amazon (like EVERYTHING else). I recommend watching the shows in the correct order, because there are periodically 'call backs.'

 

[thirdcup]

Self awareness. Part of the reason so many are mentally struggling with Covid is because they have had to sit with themselves, and what they met made them VERY uncomfortable. Know thyself.

Yes, and a lack of $ which is often used as a distraction, which prevents people from looking at themselves.
This brings up another point, will this change people in a lasting way when life goes back to normal?

 

[explorerzip]

Yes, and a lack of $ which is often used as a distraction, which prevents people from looking at themselves.
This brings up another point, will this change people in a lasting way when life goes back to normal?

Sadly, it won't change people in a meaningful or lasting way. We'll eventually go back to the same thing and make the same mistakes again.

 

[Jasmina]

I think it is actually pretty difficult to go back to the way things were before facing your demons (not to sound cliche). I think it depends on how long this goes on for and what they replace their old habits/behaviours with.

I know a gentleman who, at about 40ish, just came out, as an example. That kind of change that will be irreversible.

Yes, and a lack of $ which is often used as a distraction, which prevents people from looking at themselves.
This brings up another point, will this change people in a lasting way when life goes back to normal?

 

[lessjamie7]

This is a peer reviewed observation. Even Billie Eilish talks about it in her recent Vanity Fair video. Did you feel attacked?

Attacked? heavens no, I didn't even realize I was being threatened.

I wanted to know where you got your opinion from. Now I know! No biggie.

Have a nice day.

LJ

 

[Jean Compot]

how to cook & eat at home

 

[thirdcup]

how to ignore fake news.

Thing is, they don't tell you it's fake. You must ask yourself (or others) some hard questions about the news stories being reported. Often, parts of the story are true. This makes the fake parts easier to hide.

 

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Thing is, they don't tell you it's fake. You must ask yourself (or others) some hard questions about the news stories being reported. Often, parts of the story are true. This makes the fake parts easier to hide.

With current events we all know happened that get covered and twisted through the MSM propaganda lens just imagine how fake our history is!

At least back in the day they taught us how to think vs nowadays they teach them what to think!

 

[Pleasure Hound]

How to think for yourself.....

 

[Pleasure Hound]

How to treat others, especially those who are not like you, with respect.....

 

[oil&gas]

How to degrade others who hold different views on political
and other issues with minimal respect is a useful if not essential
life skill on TERB.