Geometry is beautifully logical, and it teaches you how to think and prove that things are so, step by step by step. Proofs are excellent lessons in reasoning. Without logic and reasoning, you are dependent on jumping to conclusions or - worse - having empty opinions.

Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.

I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.

When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.

Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.