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100 Skills Every Person Should Know
Learning new skills can be a chore or an enjoyable experience depending upon what type of skill you wish to acquire. However, if developing skills involve everyday tasks like changing ones car tire, how to keep yourself cool in a hot climate, finding potable water in a desert, or picking up a few essential first aid skills, they are not just enjoyable but a potential life saver as well.
The experts at Popular Mechanics magazine have selected 100 skills which they claim every man should know. The skills are divided into 11 sections namely -
- Automotive
- Handling Emergencies
- Home Skills
- Medical Myths
- Military Know-How
- Outdoors
- Primitive Skills
- Surviving Extremes
- Life skills for kids (Which includes teaching how to knot a tie, riding a bicycle and so on).
- Technology Skills
- How to use the tools in workshop.
The instructions for each skill in the above eleven sections is accompanied by a concise description, a photo or/and a video where applicable.
So why not head over to the article and acquire a couple of new skills for yourself.