100 Skills Everyone Should Master

[alienlovechild 75]

1. Set goals

2. Keep a plant alive

3. Care for a baby:

How to Hold a Newborn Baby

The Five Ss from The Happiest Baby on the Block will soothe most fussy babies

4. CPR

5. Feel confident naked

6. Interview for a job

7. Bake a birthday cake

8. Use a fire extinguisher

9. Use a compass

10. Express condolences

11. Tell a joke

12. Remember names

13. Sharpen a knife

14. Dump a poisonous friend

15. Check your oil and tires

16. Relax/Meditate

17. Apologize

18. Be polite

19. Get a good night’s sleep

20. Dress appropriately for the situation

21. Type

22. Fight fair

23. Read

24. Ask for exactly what you want

25. Trap a rat or mouse

26. Basic stretches and/or yoga poses

Yoga Sequence for the Novice (Thanks, Kelli)

27. Heimlich

28. Please a partner sexually

29. Tell your partner what you want in bed

30. Shine your shoes

31. Make your case in writing

32. Tie a scarf or tie (bowtie too):

Scarf Tying Guide (Thanks, Louise)

33. Jump a car

34. Mix a signature drink

35. Delegate

36. Make a simple meal for company

37. Give a neckrub

38. Drive a stick

39. Ride a bike

40. Swim

41. Use chopsticks

Chopstick Etiquette (Thanks, Mindy)

42. Make a new friend

43. Build something simple (ie: shelf, desk, treehouse)

44. Change a tire and put on snow chains (thanks, Toni)

45. Give a toast

46. Make a perfect egg

The Great Fried Egg Tutorial (Thanks, Tara)

47. Speak in public:

Public Speaking Made Easy

48. Improve your mood

49. Simple mending (Thanks, Maureen)

50. Travel light:

Rick Steve’s Packing Light Tips (Thanks, Sandy)

51. Steam vegetables

52. Negotiate

53. Be a good listener

54. Be alone comfortably

55. Select good produce:

List of seasonal produce generated by state and month

Locavore App for iPhone (Thanks, Samantha)

56. Maintain your weight:

The Steve Ward Diet

57. Build savings:

The Wealthy Barber isan accessible book that teaches the basics of personal finance

58. Say no/disappoint someone

59. Use a drill

60. Flexibility/equanimity in the face of the unexpected

61. Make small talk

The Rich Resonance of Small Talk by Roxanne Roberts (Thanks, Pamela)

62. Skip a rock

63. Set personal boundaries:

The Relationship Two-Step by Martha Beck

64. Organize your home

65. Deliver a eulogy:

How to Give a Eulogy

by Tom Chiarella

66. Shuffle a deck of cards

67. Dance socially

68. Know a second language

69. Win the affection of a dog or cat

70. Write a quality love letter

71. Play one card game well

72. Eat healthfully

73. Create a budget

74. Take a decent photo

75. Order the wine

76. Know what makes you happy

77. Flirt

78. Make a good first impression

79. Write a thank you note:

How to Write a Thank You Note by Leslie Harpold

80. Find a perfect gift

81. Assertiveness

82. Arriving on time

83. Make a little kid laugh

84. Kiss well

85. Make a good mix tape

86. Tie basic knots:

IWillKnot.com

87. Dress to flatter your shape

88. Build a campfire

89. Change the subject

90. Acquire or shed a habit

91. Treat a hangover:

Hangover Cures by The Morning News

92. Be a good judge of character

93. Season a cast-iron skillet

94. Give a compliment

95. Accept a compliment

96. Contribute in group situations

97. Judge yourself by your own yardstick

98. Calculate the tip:

Michelle said this in comments, and it’s what I do too: Simple trick to calculating a tip. Move the decimal over one place and double that total. So, if your bill is $100.00, it would be $10.00 x2 = $20. Or if your bill is $5.23, your tip should be .52 x2= $1.04

99. Ask for a raise (Thanks, Amber.)

100. Build a shelter

http://mightygirl.com/2009/12/30/100-skill...-should-master/

[scandal 951]

5. Feel confident naked

Especially while in the supermarket shopping for fresh produce.

38. Drive a stick

90. Acquire or shed a habit

Well, which is it?? Make up your mind! Maybe the new/old habit is indecisiveness.

98. Calculate the tip:

Michelle said this in comments, and it’s what I do too: Simple trick to calculating a tip. Move the decimal over one place and double that total. So, if your bill is $100.00, it would be $10.00 x2 = $20. Or if your bill is $5.23, your tip should be .52 x2= $1.04

That's a 20% tip. On the full tab including the tax. Is that the new normal?

[natty bumppo 297]

85. Make a good mix tape

86. Tie basic knots:

anyone want to borrow a digital copy of my tapes? you want 8-track or cassette?

knots ... granny knots not permitted .....

[MrsCat 6]

Learn how to load, clean and shoot a gun should be on that list.

[Ban Hammer 13,643]

Learn how to load, clean and shoot a gun should be on that list.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Learn how to load, clean and shoot a gun should be on that list.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

You must unlearn what you have learned.

[jundp 191]

2. Keep a plant alive

Nope....well there's this bamboo plant I've managed to keep alive by ignoring.

9. Use a compass

Nope. And I have no sense of direction either.

25. Trap a rat or mouse

Oh hell no.

33. Jump a car

If this means 'jump a car whilst airborne on a bike or motorbike", then no. If it means "jumpstart" then yes.

40. Swim

Float? With a life vest? Doggie paddle? Otherwise, nope.

62. Skip a rock

This involves water, thus 'nope.'

All the rest I'm at least intermediate level (except public speaking -- if I couldn't do that I'd be in BIG trouble), but I believe in life long learning

Edited January 16, 2010 by jundp

[NickD 203]

Repair Windows problems and having enough sense to get out of the rain especially with a cell phone and a digital camera in your pocket should also be added. How about doing your income taxes, only 11,000 pages of conflicting laws to learn with only a thousand different forms.

[christeen 966]

How about adding "program your digital phone or add number/address to digital phone???

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

Ive accomplished all except;

use chains on a tire and given a eulogy...do I win a prize? hehe

ohh....and #97 doesnt apply lol

[Niels Bohr 72]

It's illegal for passengers cars to have snow chains here, except for the police, and taxi-cab drivers. Sorry.

[natty bumppo 297]

It's illegal for passengers cars to have snow chains here, except for the police, and taxi-cab drivers. Sorry.

guess you gotta move ....

[NickD 203]

It's illegal for passengers cars to have snow chains here, except for the police, and taxi-cab drivers. Sorry.

Same here and we also have lots of ice and snow, do you think our leadership is trying to kill us? Better not, that would affect their income.

[Amby 490]

I think I can do it all