 The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time. |
| Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments. |
| Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues. |
| Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself. |
| Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes? |
| Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary. |
| Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before. |
| Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table. |
| A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three. |
| Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process. |
| The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth. |
| Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term. |
| Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course. |
| Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you. |
| While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying. |
| Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country. |
| Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person. |
| Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping. |
| Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them. |
| Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail. |
