They didn't help me manage my time any better. These are skills that are acquired as you grow. They're not black and white, cut and dry things that you can teach people in a day. The teaching of these skills certainly should not be used as a means to tell people what to think or what to do. Just because someone doesn't think your way doesn't mean they aren't thinking critically.
People know that.
It's common sense that if you spend more time in one area, you spend less time in another. If they're serious about their studies, they'll spend time on their studies. Yet, look at the great religious men and women in history. Men like Martin Luther were the sons of noblemen, trained to go into professional fields, but they abandoned their studies to follow their religious convictions and were the better for it. Martin Luther became a great religious leader.