Know how to effectively voice a complaint or make a claim at a retail store.

When you're in a good mood, bring up the past. When you're in a bad mood, stick to the present. And when you're not feeling emotional at all, it's time to talk about the future.

[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.

Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.

No one would choose to be jerked randomly off task again and again until you have half a dozen things you're trying to get done, all at the same time.