10 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do

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, here is a list of 10 things everyone should know how to do.

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.

• Google Guide
• Google Advanced Search Operators
• Google Web Search Features
• 20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches

4.  Do Basic Cooking – If you can’t cook your own indomie and eggs,or make eba and vegetable soup in this present age then you are in big trouble.

5.  Change a Tire – Because tires have air in them, and things with air in them eventually pop.

6.  Manage Time – Not doing so is called wasting time, which is okay sometimes, but not all the time.

7.  Perform Basic First Aid – You don’t have to be a doctor, or genius, to properly dress a wound. 

8.  Swim – 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.  Learning to swim might be a good idea. 

9.  Drive a Manual Transmission Vehicle – There will come a time when you’ll be stuck without this knowledge.

 10.  Speak at Least Two Common Languages – Only about 25% of the world’s population speaks English.  It would be nice if you could communicate with at least some of the remaining 75%.

  If you can't do more than 5 , it's not too late to start remember google is always your friend lol. 


How many of the above can you do very well? Let's have a conversation in the comment section.