20 Useful Skills Everyone Should Master

Ми всі живемо в дивовижно комфортний і ситий час. Ми маємо все необхідне для щасливого життя, з можливістю отримати негайну і вичерпну відповідь на будь-яке питання. Чи зуміємо ми обійтися без усіх благ цивілізації? Чи впораємося з ситуацією, коли все різко зміниться і доведеться самим себе забезпечувати всім необхідним?

Computer games only partially contribute to the development of real skills. Let's check if you are ready for any life circumstances and changes, and for this, we offer a list of 20 essential skills that everyone should master.

Curious how many useful skills you will mark from this list?

1. Start a fire. Many of us would struggle to light a fire even with dry wood and matches. What can be said about more challenging conditions?
2. Have basic survival skills. Knowledge of where to find water, what you can and cannot eat in the wild, how to build a shelter, how to catch fish, how to cross a river properly, how to maintain body temperature.
3. How to grow vegetables. If all stores disappear, only a garden will help you survive. If, of course, you can grow something.
4. Be able to swim. There are several emergencies where you may need to swim to survive or help another person.
5. How to change a tire. This applies to both cars and bicycles.
6. How to provide first aid. We constantly see dozens of different deadly plots on screens, but when we find ourselves in a dangerous situation where our help depends on human life and health, we often don’t know what to do.
7. How to dress properly. There are countless fashion magazines talking about tie colors, but you may need entirely different information. Learn how to protect yourself from cold and heat, how to shield yourself from insects, and how to avoid injuries.
8. How to interact with people. In tough times, you will need mutual assistance and help from others. It's time to restore these lost skills in the age of social media.
9. How to reduce your own weight. If you can barely move from the fridge to the computer and back, you are unlikely to be able to help yourself and your loved ones in difficult situations. You might become an extra burden.
10. Be able to negotiate. In times of crisis, the value of things will change significantly, and money may lose its usual status. Your well-being will heavily depend on your ability to negotiate and bargain.
11. How to protect yourself from one or more attackers. Self-defense skills are not acquired by spending hours defeating monsters on a computer screen. In a crisis situation, this is likely the first skill you will need.
12. Learn to tell stories. In the absence of electricity and the internet, nothing will brighten your long evenings like an engaging life story.
13. How to fix everything in the world. You will need to master the professions of a carpenter, mechanic, and plumber. It's not just about saving money. There simply won't be anyone to call.
14. Master navigation without GPS. The ability to navigate using a compass and map is almost forgotten in our time.
15. Learn to sew. If you are intimidated by a girl sitting with a needle, then master the tanning and sewing of animal skins with a bone needle.
16. Be able to drive a car. Perhaps you currently use public transport or have a personal driver. But in a crisis, neither option will work.
17. Know how to preserve food. You will have to dry meat, can, and make pickles and jams yourself, rather than choosing from the supermarket shelf.
18. Learn to cook. Sooner or later, you will have to do this. Unless, of course, you want to die from eternal scrambled eggs with bacon and sandwiches.
19. How to live without Google. You may feel a bit orphaned. Hang in there.
20. Learn to run. If you have poorly mastered some of the skills mentioned above, the ability to run may be your last hope.

And what valuable skills for overcoming crisis situations can you boast about? Shock us with your comment starting with the words "I can..."!