real skills are those which can be applied actively to challenging but as well daily situations. simple: to your exciting life. passive skills are secondary skills which might be helpful but will not take you to your goal.
10 things you will never forget in your life. will these memorable moments remain the same or change over the course of your life? if so, were they so memorable after all? do you note these moments down?
i know it is like advertising pepsi in a coke ad, for the new benz in a bmw commercial or inviting steve jobs to the anniversary of microsoft but i would still like to share this other blog with you. seth godin writes highly interesting books and his blog is just fun to read and informative.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
ps. its not like i think i am playing in the same league as seth godin.
World's fastest cup stacker, stamper, clapper (14 claps/sec), goal in a soccer game, car, downhill skier, computers making split second investments at the stock exchange. We do live a speedy life.