The Essential Skills 7 for this semester/term:
- Attention: the power of undiluted attention. No digital interrupt, cookie nor extra cup of coffee for 45 minutes.
- Synthesis: to read widely, ask widely, listen widely. And then form your own arguments, notes and fresh ideas.
- Scheduling: to plan ahead, identify the critical path and anticipate challenges. Play hard, work hard and be the very best version of you.
- Creativity: to fast-track to fresh solutions, overcome time barriers, build relationships. In 3 above, know where the box is, exactly. Then think outside it.
- Communication: with ease, at any level; junior, senior or peer. Without trusted relationships, little can be achieved.
- Relaxation: the ability to easily let go of the deadline for 8 hours and get some quality sleep, to watch the game without guilt, to know what is truly important at this point. Do less, achieve more.
- Labouring: the ability to work hard, with skill at the task in hand. Old school but still the breakthrough skill.