Marilyn vos Savant Quotes
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A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.
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Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?
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Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.
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Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.
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I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.
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Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
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Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.
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Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.
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I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.
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Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.
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Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
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Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.
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Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
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Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once.
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Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.
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Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
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Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?
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Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.
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Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.
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Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
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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.
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Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.
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Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.
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What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'