Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once. Marilyn vos Savant More Quotes by Marilyn vos Savant More Quotes From Marilyn vos Savant I love having ten times as much stuff to do as I can possibly find time to do. That way, I can pick the one-tenth that I want to do most. But if I only have enough to just occupy all my time, I'm stuck doing all of whatever stuff it happens to be. Marilyn vos Savant wantstuffway Common sense comes from experience, and kids need to fail as well as succeed in order to learn it. It's difficult to develop common sense when you spend a lot of time in your room where nothing much happens. Marilyn vos Savant common-senseorderkids A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night. Marilyn vos Savant good-morninggood-daygood-night Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying. Marilyn vos Savant skillsnew-yorktrying When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations. Marilyn vos Savant strongperfectnegative 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. Marilyn vos Savant emotionalfeelingspast Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked. Marilyn vos Savant declineaggravationable ...there are days when I feel I can do anything and days when I feel I can do nothing. But fortunately for those around me, neither sort occurs very often. Marilyn vos Savant i-cancan-dofeels Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself. Marilyn vos Savant multitaskingdistractionmadness The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America. Marilyn vos Savant essenceliteratureamerica 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. Marilyn vos Savant boardsplayertwo Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces. Marilyn vos Savant teenageblessingthinking A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three. Marilyn vos Savant ballsthreetrying Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive. Marilyn vos Savant finepolishcriticism Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term. Marilyn vos Savant casinostermlong A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does. Marilyn vos Savant pencilsfooldoe Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument. Marilyn vos Savant supportstatisticsliterature Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person. Marilyn vos Savant illustrationableliterature Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before. Marilyn vos Savant eyeliteraturefood Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail. Marilyn vos Savant cartownstravel
