If you are in your teenage years, this is for you! These are 4 concepts that were not taught in school, but extremely important to pick up. 1. Comparison is a thief of joy We all have that one friend who would come crying to us for getting a low ‘A’ or an almost perfect paper. I admit, I hated them. I find it difficult as a teen to not label them as being insensitive as I struggled to accept my even worse grade and having the need to comfort them. However, when the roles reversed and friends who scored lower came to me for comfort, I was better able to empathise with them and at the same time, feel undeniably better about myself. Such scenarios occur because we are prone to comparing ourselves to others and weighing our worth against our score percentile. This, however, can take away learning...