It is probably tempting to associate social skills w/ the vacuous talking heads of the world, but that's not what GP is saying, I don't think. I think the text

It is probably tempting to associate social skills w/ the vacuous talking heads of the world, but that's not what GP is saying, I don't think. I think the text was meant to be read "If nothing else, and before anything else, be a good person to be around". Because that will open so many doors for you.