What you should learn from super agents

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

It's great to be a super agent and deal with any difficult situation. Often the heroes of films and books are lucky, but most of the victories depend on work and skills. We have spied on a few tricks that will help each of us in real life, and are ready to share the secret of a superweapon against colds.

Super agent knows foreign languages

Obviously, in order to work “behind enemy lines,” real special agents learn languages so as not to look like a stranger in another country. Knowledge of a foreign language has not hurt anyone yet, and we need to follow the example of the heroes. The main thing is to want and start, you can achieve a good level on your own.

Decided to tackle a completely unfamiliar language and don't know where to start? Take textbooks for elementary school children. The ones in which everything is explained, starting with the alphabet, using the simplest examples with children's pictures. So you will learn the most important words and basic rules, and the presentation of information will seem so easy that it will not be difficult to take the next step.
Be sure to install some foreign language learning apps. After two or three sessions with each of them, you will understand which of the systems is more convenient for you, and you will be able to devote more time to it. We've written several times about what free apps allow you to learn English (and not only English).
From the very first lessons, you need to pay special attention to pronunciation. For correct articulation, practice each syllable in front of the mirror. It is better to spare no time and money and hire a tutor for a few lessons who specializes in the correct sounding of a foreign language. Learning vocabulary and grammar on your own is much easier than learning pronunciation.
Don't be limited to an academic program. In foreign language schools, no one will tell you how they chat on the streets in other countries. If travel and study of cultural peculiarities on the spot is not yet planned, then at least sit on foreign forums and try to communicate with native speakers in a natural environment. You will learn a lot of interesting things and give odds to any translator. Films with foreign subtitles and computer games will also help you with this.

You need to do at least 10 minutes every day. But we understand that super agents have such willpower, and we still have to grow and grow. Give yourself some indulgence and skip classes, but no more than twice a week. Otherwise, you will not see progress.

The super agent knows how to fight

It's hard to imagine even one story about a super agent that doesn't have a good fight. Martial arts training is an excellent workout for strength, endurance, and flexibility. But martial arts are understood as many schools of karate, and sambo, and boxing. Even outwardly, they look completely different. How do you know what is right for you?

Decide on your desires. Maybe you want to be a "movie agent", the ability to move beautifully is important to you. Maybe you dream of tournaments and prizes in the ring. Perhaps your goal is a beautiful and strong body, but the actual combat unit is not so interesting. Or maybe you just want to feel confident on a dark street and not be afraid of a fight without rules. Your choice depends on this.
Assess yourself sensibly. Fragile girls, are you sure you want to box? Maybe disciplines at the junction of combat and gymnastics, such as wushu, are more suitable for you? But for people with a large physique, it is better to think about percussion arts like taekwondo.
Look at the budget. Some classes require large investments: you will have to pay not only for the coaching work, but also for the uniform. And if your goal is competitions, then highlight a separate item of expenses for trips to different cities.
Before you come to class as a student, be a spectator, preferably in several schools. When you realize that you want to be able to do just that, go to workout.
Pay attention to coaching and the number of champions. If there are few people studying at school, but each person has some kind of distinction, this is not at all an indicator of good preparation: most likely, it is too easy to get a new title here. It takes healthy competition to be the best.
Don't be afraid to change direction if something doesn't suit you. It may well be that in one sport you are not strong, but in another you can achieve noticeable results in a matter of months. And the martial arts are so diverse that the same applies to them.

And we remind you that there are no spy stories without chases. So it's time to start running! Since running strengthens the entire body, it will help you in combat sports as well.

Super Agent - Computer Genius

Crack the password to the most secret program of the most secret organization on the most secret computer in a minute? Easily!

In life, of course, this does not happen. But your technical literacy has to go far beyond that of the average user. So add a couple of programming languages to the list of languages to learn. In the meantime, you are doing this, start pumping other skills.

Eliminate all breakages with your own hands. Start with the relatively simple: reinstalling the system, setting up your home network, connecting different devices. Then you can proceed to repairing everything that is broken, at the software and hardware level. To take the liberty and get into the tricks of the code or hardware, imagine that in front of you is not your stupid computer, but someone's secret. And you need to figure out on the fly what and how it works.
To ensure that your experiments do not end in disrepair, always make backups and duplicate critical data. Then it will not be a pity to break something that no longer works.
If you do not understand anything at all about computers, do the same as when learning a foreign language: start with children's books. Do you want to program? There are games for that. Want to know everything about the hardware? Try to master soldering with Arduino.
Look for information on foreign resources to improve your language at the same time.

The study of everything related to information technology is an open topic for self-education. No courses and tutorials will give you more than trying to solve all the problems on your own. On specialized forums, you can grow from a complete "teapot" into a real specialist in a few months.

Super agent knows how to be attractive

Agents can not only get lost in the crowd, but also attract attention. After all, this is sometimes necessary for collecting information: a charismatic, disposed person will be told more. There are a number of simple psychological tricks that help set up the interlocutor in a friendly way.

Learn to compliment. The main thing here is not to overdo it and not slip into outright flattery, which will alert anyone. It is better to structure the conversation so that the person praises himself. Say, for example: “What good shoes you have! You need to value quality in order to choose the right shoes! You will see, the interlocutor himself will tell that he knows a lot about good things.

Be sure to ask questions not only about what you are really interested in, but also about the interlocutor. Get ready to listen to a half-hour monologue in response to the usual "How are you?" In fact, few people are interested in the life of another person. If you give the opportunity to speak out, then immediately earn the trust of the interlocutor.

Think about whether you have a personality component like charisma. This is a mysterious phenomenon that helps to win over a stranger, worthy of a separate article - study it and go for it.

Show that your interlocutor is smarter than you (we know who the real super agent is here, but it's a secret). Deliberately make a mistake in your reasoning so that your opponent will correct you. Admit him right away and the person is on your hook.

You have to learn and use body language to win people over. There are many gestures and movements, but the first thing to master is good posture. A straight back and a relaxed posture will show that you are confident and in a positive mood.

The super agent never gets sick

Snow and rain do not care for special agents who are able to swim in icy water, chill in the wind, spend a day in a snow-covered desert and feel great at the same time. Can you imagine James Bond giving up on catching criminals because of a runny nose? Maybe we don't need to conquer the waterfalls of America and the ice of Antarctica, but in the spring, when the weather changes, we need to prepare for unpleasant surprises like a cold.

Fighting viruses (which mainly cause runny nose and headaches) are tricky. You need to monitor your immunity, eat right and walk a lot. And when the disease does catch you, the symptoms should not interfere with your normal life.

Surely the special agents from the movie have some magic pills. We have to do without the magic of drugs available in every pharmacy. Such as RINZA ® and RINZAcip ®.

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