Lesson 1: Learn that the universe is binary. If you examine all actions made during any day, it is apparent there are always only two alternatives. There are good decisions and bad ones. The results determine which is which. Two particles in compose every know element. Electrons even have quarks and leptons — once again two particles thanks to super collider research. People spend thousands of hours creating noise about heaven and earth, virtues and sins and all because they fail to understand the binary nature of each action and reaction on the planet. Once grasped, this has enormous ability to guide decisions and learning.

Lesson 2: Learn that all life forms have a hierarchy. We all have parents, grandparents and other relatives that branch out from our historic origins. All plants have a core structure and branch out from the core to blossom. Look at a tree leaf in the light and the entire structure is displayed. Never forget where you are in the hierarchy, and you will always be where you belong. A position in the hierarchy is predetermined but mutable. We can change where we are going but not our original starting point.

Lesson 3: Learn to read and comprehend. Reading is the key to communication. Reading can allow you to understand the information around you. What you read and what language you read is situational. Focus on the environment you are in. This leads to a more rapid assimilation of information. All of the skills and aptitudes in the world can be learned if you can read and comprehend.

Lesson 4: Learn to communicate. Communication is an endless feedback loop. If you speak or write anything your goal is always to determine if the receiver understands. The most eloquent prose on the planet is a waste of digits or, in the past paper, if the person who receives the message cannot understand it. It is important that the medium chosen is accessible to your receiver. A brilliant message shouted into space is not going to have any effect on anyone because no one can express that they received and understood the message. At least so far.

Lesson 5: Learn math. There are only four functions in math — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. All other functions are derivatives of these four. Designing formulas that measure factors in the universe allows us to determine the trajectory of elements in the physical world. Having great math skills allows you to quantify and analyze information while testing it against verifiable results in the physical world. Determining outcomes based on modelling formulas has been one of the most groundbreaking of human accomplishments.

One last idea: Be a lifelong learner!

Now put down the phone and get out there and learn something!