Here is the list:
1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
3. Rescue a boater who as capsized
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
13. Fillet a fish
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
21. Hook up an HDTV
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network
I can actually do all these things and have done them... well, retouching photos - not so much. Can't really think of a need unless you are a 'graphic designer' or single... but I know how.
This list started me thinking - what skills do you acutally *need* these days? Has our society progressed so much that basic, life sustaining skills (hunting/gathering) are no longer *that* necessary. Who needs to hunt for dinner when it is far easier to drive through McDonalds (by the way I do not eat fast food, i.e. McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, KFC, etc.. - so that was more of an illustration than a statement of fact from my perspective)!
Why do you need to know how to build a fire, just flick a switch and it comes on, or pour that firestarting juice on the briquettes and viola ~ fire!
Are the basic skills needed today all related to technology? How about basic handwritting skills? Math skills? Manners and etiquette? We all know that thx 2 txting sp isn't needed. I need a translator!
How about you? What do you think?
1 comment:
What if I can do most of those things? Does that make me a man??
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