Social skills past for the present

Society can change, but people will always remain people. Consequently, what worked for 2500 years may be useful in our time. Maybe these tips will be useful for you.
So reads the author of the Positive Blog ( Positivity blog ) and offers 8 tips for improving social skills.
1. Listen
2. Be interested in the activities of other people or organizations.
3. Do not listen to criticism
4. Do not speak without stopping
5. Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
6. Treat everything positively.
7. Enjoy the silence
8. Communicate not only words.

A complete translation with my comments can be found here (1-4) and here (5-8). I really want to hear your opinion about the relevance of these tips now.