Andrew Steptoe and Jane Wardle of University College London found that five life skills (conscientiousness, emotional stability, determination, control, and optimism) work in concert to promote health ...

There are certain skills that, once you learn them, make life so much easier. A lot of us don’t even realize we need these until we’re out on our own in our twenties and suddenly facing real life ...

Many people today lack the skills their parents possessed. With advancing technology and shifting generational priorities, the emphasis on learning specific life skills has diminished. As a result, ...

Remember high school? Your friends, your music, your style? What lessons from high school classes do you still use today? If you could go back, what do you wish you’d learned about real life? Research ...

If Gen-X kids had resumes by age 12, they would include a shopping list of life skills younger generations might not pick up until well into adulthood. As a generation, Gen X was adultified almost ...

School taught us a lot of things — like how to calculate the standard deviation or diagram sentences — but those won't come in handy when you’ve got a flat tire or need to whip up a delicious dinner ...

Have you ever wondered why some people get ahead and others do not? That’s because “smarts” are just a small part of what is required for success and well-being (take the well-being quiz here to learn ...

Jeff Bezos learned to not spend time deliberating over decisions that are easily reversible. Warren Buffett learned that success means the people you hope will love you actually do love you. Oprah ...