50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Doby Mark and Angel
Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one. While not totally
comprehensive 1. Build a Fire – Fire produces heat and light, two basic necessities for living. At some point in your life this knowledge may be vital. 2. Operate a Computer – Fundamental computer knowledge is essential these days. Please, help those in need. 3. Use Google Effectively – Google knows everything. If you're having trouble finding something with Google, it's you that needs help.
4. Perform CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver – Someday it may be your wife, husband, son or daughter that needs help.
5. Drive a Manual Transmission Vehicle – There will come a time when you'll be stuck without this knowledge.
6. Do Basic Cooking – If you can't cook your own steak and eggs, you probably aren't going to make it. 7. Tell a Story that Captivates People's Attention – If you can't captivate their attention, you should probably just save your breath.
8. Win or Avoid a Fistfight – Either way, you win.
9. Deliver Bad News – Somebody has got to do it. Unfortunately, someday that person will be you.
10. Change a Tire – Because tires have air in them, and things with air in them eventually pop. 11. Handle a Job Interview – I promise, sweating yourself into a nervous panic won't land you the job.
12. Manage Time – Not doing so is called wasting time, which is okay sometimes, but not all the time.
13. Speed Read – Sometimes you just need the basic gist, and you needed it 5 minutes ago. 14. Remember Names – Do you like when someone tries to get your attention by screaming "hey you"?
15. Relocate Living Spaces – Relocating is always a little tougher than you originally imagined. 16. Travel Light – Bring only the necessities. It's the cheaper, easier, smarter thing to do. 17. Handle the Police – Because jail isn't fun… and neither is Bubba.
18. Give Driving Directions – Nobody likes driving around in circles. Get this one right the first time.
19. Perform Basic First Aid – You don't have to be a doctor, or genius, to properly dress a wound. 20. Swim – 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Learning to swim might be a good idea. 21. Parallel Park – Parallel parking is a requirement on most standard driver's license driving tests, yet so many people have no clue how to do it. How could this be? 22. Recognize Personal Alcohol Limits – Otherwise you may wind up like this charming fellow. 23. Select Good Produce – Rotten fruits and vegetables can be an evil tease and an awful surprise.
July 28, 2010 Copyright © 2010 Mark and Angel Hack Life
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