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How to act like a normal teenager
Determine your core values.
It is vital to know what is important to you, what motivates you and what makes you feel positive. During your teen years you will discover your own values, which might be different than your parents' values.

OUT: Personal values include but are not limited to: good health, ambition, cooperation, courage, humor, honesty, reliability, wealth, wisdom, strength, independence, generosity, fairness, compassion, and recognition. Review a list of personal values and identify your top 10.

IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A man cleans a small board of wood with a cloth in a workshop. then

OUT: , the man uses flannel to polish the wood board thoroughly.

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How to learn to laugh at your mistakes
Start by laughing at something from the past.
If the embarrassment and frustration of a recent mistake are too fresh on your mind, you might find it easier to laugh about a mistake you made in the past. Having some time that's passed between that event and your present state of mind could ease some of the tension you feel about making mistakes.

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Think about a time in the past when you said or did something embarrassing. Step outside yourself for a moment and imagine how silly it might have looked or sounded to an outside observer.