Economy for Everyone
Skills That Age Well
Kids | playbook | Updated 2026-02-26
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kids, skills, long-game, development
The world changes. These skills keep paying you back anyway.
The list
- Judgment (knowing what matters)
- Relationships (trust and collaboration)
- Craft (doing hard things carefully)
- Communication (clear writing, clear thinking)
- Ethics (power with guardrails)
- Adaptability (learn, unlearn, relearn)
The teen translation
“The world can be weird. These are how you stay capable.”
Tiny ways to practice (no big speeches)
- Judgment: “What’s the one important part here?”
- Relationships: “Who needs a check-in today?”
- Craft: “Do one thing slowly and well.”
- Communication: “Say it in one clear sentence.”
- Ethics: “What would be fair if it was happening to you?”
- Adaptability: “What did you learn this week that you didn’t know last week?”