Former Stanford dean shares the 8 skills everyone should have by age 18

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images This post from Julie Lythcott-Haims originally appeared on Quora as an answer to the question "What are the skills every 18-year-old needs?" 1. An 18-year-old must be able to talk to strangers. Faculty, deans, advisers, landlords, store clerks, human resource managers, coworkers, bank tellers, health care providers, bus drivers, mechanics — in the real world. The crutch: We teach kids not to talk to strangers instead of teaching the more nuanced skill of how to ...