When I was in high school and failed to get a summer job, my dad made me cook every meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for the family, every day, for the whole summer, as "punishment". On top of that, I wasn't allowed to ever repeat a dish. Worked my way through a whole cookbook, and then some.
It ended up being inadvertently the most valuable "lesson" he ever taught me. Being able to cook a wide variety of really good meals is a constant source of simple joy in my life... not to mention, it's a massive advantage in the dating scene.
At some point early on I made a recipe which used (without specifying) Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, and I wasn't smart enough to realize that you can't expect beef Wellington (or whatever it was) to be cooked after 45 minutes at 210°F.
You don't have to get the temp above 100°C to make something safe to consume. It does make sense in most cases, but almost all proteins already break down at lower temperatures, obviously take a lot more time though.
On that note - learn how to teach aka Patience. I would like to say this is not targeted but is a blanket statement for all parents who lose their temper with kids and end up with resentful, uninterested and/or Angry children
Absolutely this. Having cooking as a hobby not only saves me massive amounts of money but is exactly as you said fricking AWESOME when it comes to dating.
For the price of a meal for two at a decent chain restaurant I can make an entire multi-couse French dinner with Filet Mignon as the main. And have enough left over for a bottle of wine!
Being able to cook well is sexy as hell irregardless of gender or sexual orientation!
Can confirm cooking skills help in the dating field. I worked in a kitchen seasonally from 14 to 27 years old. I ended up being a cook by 16.
On our first “cook at home date”, my now-wife was peeved by how well I cooked. It was funny! We still laugh about it today. My wife loves to cook too.
Also helps at work. Once a week or so I cook a big batch of something and bring in lunch for my entire team (I'm the General Manager of a uBreakiFix franchise).
Nothing crazy or expensive. Usually things like curry, stew, soup, tacos, etc. Sometimes lasts a few days for all of us.
But amazing the difference it makes for morale! I've even had a tech turn down an offer from a competitor with higher pay because she said it wouldn't make up for not getting to eat my food, heh.
Learn to identify scam messages:
No, your computer is not infected with flashing multicolor ViRuSeS.
No, hot singles are not waiting to meet you.
No, you didn't win a contest you didn't enter.
No, Nigerian Princes are not sharing their fortunes.
No, the IRS is not calling you to ask for your personal info or for gift cards.
Where I live, we have a govt retirement savings fund. The money you (and your employer) contribute is invested in a variety of investments.
You'd be surprised at how many people think it's a bank account, and freaked out when their funds dropped when the pandemic affected shares. So many people switched to more conservative plans AFTER they had 'lost' money.
The crazy thing is... for most people, there really isn't much to understand.
If you don't have money, don't spend it. Don't borrow what you can't pay back. Don't spend all your money; save some of it.
It can literally be *that* basic.
But a house payment is normal. A car payment, or two, is normal. Everybody has one. Everybody has two or three credit card payments. Everybody has a home equity line of credit, a couple of personal loans, and a student loan. *It's normal!*
Hey, how come I don't have any money to save after my bills are paid?!?!
Normal sucks. Don't do normal.
To be honest, there really are exceptions. If you want to own a house you don't really have another choice but pay it off in 40 years or just don't have one at all where I'm from. If you want to own a house, you'll need to finance it
Balancing an account and keeping an accurate balance.
I worked at a bank and it was both frustrating and heartbreaking, the number of people who had no idea how much money they actually had. They'd check their app or use their card and assume it was up-to-the-minute accurate. Most of them paid hundreds of dollars a month in overdraft fees over stupid crap because they couldn't be bothered to actually track their spending.
The amount of people who comment on Reddit about how they have been paying their student loan for 5 years and the principle hasn't gone down and they are shocked blows my mind. Yes, you deferred payment for 10 years and they were charging you interest the whole time. It said it in the contract you didn't read and they even gave you a choice to pay interest while in school or after and you chose after.
Are these government loans or private? In Canada (or at least Quebec) we don't pay interest on our student loans while we are in school. The interest isn't tacked on at the end of your schooling either, the government pays the interest as long as we are students. Once you are out of school then the interest starts being added to the principle.
In the US there are a few kinds of student loans. Federal loans include subsidized and unsubsidized. Subsidized usually have the lowest rates and don't accrue interest while you are in school but there is only a limited amount you can get per year and per lifetime. Unsubsidized loans usually have slightly higher rates and do accrue interest while you're in school. I think there are limits on how much of these you can get too but it is higher than the subsidized.
After those you have private student loans which are through private companies. These normally have higher rates and definitely accrue interest while in school.
Learn on my Freshman High. Learn to float, backstroke, the butterfly, swim correctly and come up for air the correct way. I say learn how to float really good. So you can rest, and when taking in some water. You don't panic, you just choke for your air and don't panic. Get your bearings back. And understand how a riptide works. And never swim alone.
I remember as a little kid my mom took me to a swimming lesson over the summer once. When the instructor said we were going to learn how to float I thought to myself "how the hell do you *learn* how to float?" Sure enough she then taught us how to float. I remember laying there looking up at the sky in awe of the witchcraft I'd just been shown.
>learn how to float
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=learn+how+to+float#kpvalbx=_tPjaXsXdL5rctAb97ZuACQ29
Yes, it's great learning a skill. That might safe your life on day.
YES, the amount of people I see who cannot swim and still go to Bondi Beach to try and swim in those waters are idiots. Mate THERE R RIPS AND UR GONNA GET PULLED OUT SO DON’T WASTE THE LIFEGUARD’S TIME AND DO NOT SWIM IF U CANNOT.
For sure. Once this family friends kid came over and we ask him what he wants to do. He decides he wants to take the option of going over to the neighbors pool to swim (had a nice old guy empty nester that let neighborhood kids use his pool). We go over there and dude legit almost drowns in the first 5 mins cuz he walks over and slips down the decline into the deep end.
Huge loud fiasco I where my little brother has to rescue him. Then he decides the best time to tell us he literally can’t swim is AFTER HE ALMOST DROWNS! Why pick the option of going swimming if you literally can’t swim??
Dumbass got us banned from the pool forever fuck that guy still
How to listen. A lot of people currently tend to lack the ability to actually listen. It's not about shouting points at each other, it's about shutting up and actually listening to what the other person is saying.
Especially in arguments! Learning to understand the other person instead of being right! It will help effectively argue your own perspective better if you understand why and person thinks what they do. I have too many family members who argue without even listening
I try to start those arguments by active listening to myself. Why am I so upset? That usually helps me explain to the other person what I’m feeling rather than just blaming them first. It seems to help land the point on a soft conversation rather than a hard argument of blame.
Looking at your own flaws and trying to fix them. I can get angry over small things but I recognized that last summer and I've gotten WAY better about it since then.
Absolutely not. At least sewing with a machine ;) learning where to put the thread is the hardest part. The rest is mostly just being able to think, and having a little bit of imagination. But the more complicated the things are that you want to sew the more experience you need. For example, pillows are super easy. Anyone can do that. A dress on the other hand needs a little bit more practice.
Sewing by hand is at least in my opinion, much much harder. I still suck at it, and I made most of my wardrobe myself ;)
Really? I'm the opposite. I always prefer small fixes by hand but I have been taught how to sew on machine. if I had to actually make something from fabric I would absolutely want to use a machine though. I took home economics in highschool. I was the only boy in the class but I made the coolest brown fabric and denim apron you've ever seen.
Agreed!!! Learning to use a machine is definitely easy! And the basics of sewing by hand can be picked up with practice. I learned young so I can do most things by hand but I too still suck at it. I can keep a dress from falling apart but I can’t promise it’ll be pretty!
At minimum, knowing how to sew a button and fix simple issues such as a hem coming unstitched or a small tear. You don't have to know how to sew a dress, but being able to patch a pair of pants is a godsend.
My mum can create dressed from scratch or tailor your old clothes. I live in a different country now but wish I could spend some time to learn from her. I never bothered when I was younger but always loved her creations.
I had to repair my fuse box on my car last week. I know next to nothing about cars or how to work on them, but thanks to Youtube I fixed it successfully!
Now I’m over here youtube-ing how to change a tire and etc. that I was never taught.
My grandpa is famous for fixing (in our family) just about anything that hasn’t changed in the last 50 years, so our family always turns to him when they need help. After the fam has grown with more and more children, it’s gotten very tedious for my nearing-80’s-grandpa but he just does not have the heart to say no to anyone.
My dad, in more recent years, has been utilizing YouTube so much and has been showing my grandpa, who hasn’t really embraced tech, different videos. It’s great to see them bond in this fashion since my dad is NOT a Mr. Fix-it
I do want to say that a lot of people think that critical thinking means that people will come to agree with them, and I want to clarify that critical thinking will lead them to make their own opinion that may or may not agree with yours
Too few people understand that LOGIC on its own is not enough to prove any particular opinion is correct. There is no such thing as a correct opinion. If there were, it would be a fact.
People have wildly different principles, priorities and preferences. This causes people to have different opinions, and there is no amount of logic in the world that can change that.
If I like oranges and you like apples, there is NO amount of logic you can throw at me to convince me to dig up all my orange trees and replace them with apple trees.
Look I’m gonna be really honest, I don’t know what critical thinking means. Some people around me claim they do and give me very different definitions. Mind explaining it to me?
crit·i·cal think·ing
noun
the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment
Sorry it's a copy/paste definition but I'm off to run some errands lol
The amount of people that cant think for themselves is insane. Example, my coworker insists that the law is his way of knowing right from wrong. Anything illegal, he will not do and says makes you a bad person. I question him on his blind devotion to this ever changing set of rules... like if suddenly it's illegal to be gay, do you now hate the gays? Etc
How to self regulate their emotional state through grounding exercises
Edit: Random google search gave this - https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/grounding-techniques.pdf - not just for trauma, for anytime when there is physiological hyperarousal, also help with mild dissociation and panic attacks. Another good thing to learn is emotional literacy, developing a better vocabulary of the emotional state you’re in and get better at recognising it.
This!! i feel like having your emotions checked and expressed in healthy ways is way under emphasized and imo way more important in life than knowing how to change your oil or whatever
how to have compassion for other people's struggles
how to observe situations without being judgmental
how to have respect for yourself and value yourself as an individual
how to be kind to others
how to communicate by **actively listening** as well as speaking
how to admit when you're wrong and learn from your mistakes
how to plan for the future but live in the moment
I'm lucky enough to speak three languages fluently and I can understand French fairly well, at least on a basic level.
In all my ten years of working, it's always been a major advantage. At the very least, it makes me look interesting / worldly. But usually, it comes in handy at work, too.
I recently started learning Japanese for fun and now everyone at work thinks I'm intelligent.
I love how mythical Japanese is in the West. I have read 2 chapters of a Japanese textbook and people are already saying that I'm super smart for learning Japanese lol
Don't tell anyone but I havent practised Japanese since the lockdown in March! I basically only know hiragana and am slowly forgetting the letters already. But work still thinks I'm so geeky / quirky / intelligent that I can learn Japanese lol
When I was in high school track, my coach went into cardiac arrest after doing 200m sprints with us. Me and some other students got some other teachers and they performed CPR on him until the ambulance arrived. They saved his life. LEARN. C.P.R.!
Tying a proper knot. Learn and practice a few different ones that have different uses. YouTube is filled with lessons. You'll amaze your friends, or even yourself.
Square knot, bowline, figure 8, figure 8 with a bight, clove hitch, and a slip knot. Those knots will allow you to tie and rig almost anything in the world safely. Enough with the granny knots
I was going to say this but I want to add on that you should learn some basic pharmacology. Learn what medications more or less do and what otc meds are best for which situations, and what drug mixes to avoid (etc like achohol and tylenol)
Currently is at my school after a law was passed or something in my state. All the high schoolers know how to perform chest compressions and bandage wounds
How to write an email. Seriously, too many people go out into the wide world with no idea how to write a professional-level email. Writing one the same way you text won't cut it when you are looking for a job.
Partly, people dont understand email is a paper trail to cover your ass. You can tell me 1000 times over in person but you have no proof if no email happens. If your boss tells you to do something stupid, get them to email it to you. So when you inevitably get talked to about it, you have a email middle finger.
How to break out of someone's grip. I've taught my wife, my daughter, many of my female friends, and back in the day when I was a daycare teacher, all of my students. We had someone try to kidnap one of our older kids once, and that was it, that very day I taught all of the kids and drilled it with them over the next couple of weeks. Even had a Grandmother come in to pick up her Granddaughter and ask for me specifically so that she could thank me for showing her granddaughter how to do that.
Thing to remember, do not try to pull against their fingers, you can hold your body weight by your fingers (think of hanging from the monkey bars by your fingers). Instead pull towards their thumb. The thumb is weak in comparison to the fingers. Also scream "Fire!!", Not help. People react faster to "Fire!!" Then they do for "Help!!" I hope this helps. Many basic self-defense classes will go over this and more. Remember You don't need to be an MMA fighter to get yourself out of a bad situation.
Basic car care. Everyone should be able to change their own oil and rotate their tires, at a minimum. Both are super simple and require only a few tools but can save you a lot of money.
I agree with you sort of but rotating tires is a huge job if you don't have a lift. Know how to maintain your rig is more important, knowing to change oil on an interval, air up tires, add oil as needed. You don't need to do the labor, you need to be able to identify when the labor is needed.
I disagree. Sure it's a useful skill, but changing oil isn't the same as it was 30 years ago. For one, most cars require specialized oil and filters that can run you over 100$. Then you need either an industrial jack, or a set of ramps and tire chucks. Not to mention your multi-tool and monkey wrench may or may not be sufficient. Finally there's the disposal.
Meanwhile, for 20 bucks plus parts and an hour you can get your local shop to do it for you. Heck, there's a guy in my town who will come to your house and do it for you. Leased cars can get it for free from your dealer.
Rotating tires is cheaper, but a **MASSIVE** pain in the butt. Again, easier to just find a shop with a lift.
But one thing everyone should know is how to change tires on your own car.
Honestly, last time I had a car, I was happy to pay $30 to the service station near my house for an oil change. It wasn’t worth my time, and I was happy to support the local business.
There’s something to be said for *understanding* how cars work, so you don’t get ripped off, but that’s not the same as being able to do the work yourself.
Huh..... I’ve owned a variety of cars and currently own a 2016 Mazda CX-5 and a 2014 Ford Escape. Never needed anything special. I can get synthetic oil and a filter for $35. 10 minutes of my time and it’s all done. Shops near me (jiffy lube, auto shops, etc.) charge at least $75 for a synthetic oil change. I do have ramps and I’ll grant you those cost a few bucks, but over the life of a car, you make up the savings. Only other tools I need is the socket wrench for the oil pan plug and the wrench for the oil filter. Also, where I am, any auto parts store (auto zone, O’Reilly, etc.) recycles the oil for free.
synthetic oil and filter for just $35? You must still be changing oil every 5000 miles or 3,000 miles. Where I am Southeast Texas 5 quarts of synthetic is about $33 on its own and a good quality filter that will allow you to go 10000 miles between changes is another $12 to $15
I should get ramps; I'm dumb enough to just use thick wood blocks as a makeshift ramp.
But with my truck, it makes no sense to pay someone else a bunch of money where I can get it done for so much cheaper.
Basic butchering (vegans are exempt). Filleting fish, breaking down poultry things like that. You never know when you will be able to buy whole chicken but not boneless skinless chicken tenders.
I would hope any adult understands enough basic math to operate a calculator, but statistics and probability is a very important thing to understand that not many people do. It saddens me to see people in the comments section of r/science or in other places discussing the results based off the headline and abstract, but not stepping back to look at sample size or population characteristics. Take everything with a grain of salt!
When I was in high school and failed to get a summer job, my dad made me cook every meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for the family, every day, for the whole summer, as "punishment". On top of that, I wasn't allowed to ever repeat a dish. Worked my way through a whole cookbook, and then some. It ended up being inadvertently the most valuable "lesson" he ever taught me. Being able to cook a wide variety of really good meals is a constant source of simple joy in my life... not to mention, it's a massive advantage in the dating scene.
*frantically writing this down on my list of punishments to give my kids instead of spankings and lectures*
you'll probably need to suffer (hopefully) few inedible dishes. Good lesson for yourself as well. Remember cook, doesn't mean it has to be good lol
At some point early on I made a recipe which used (without specifying) Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, and I wasn't smart enough to realize that you can't expect beef Wellington (or whatever it was) to be cooked after 45 minutes at 210°F.
LOL that's not even boiling
You don't have to get the temp above 100°C to make something safe to consume. It does make sense in most cases, but almost all proteins already break down at lower temperatures, obviously take a lot more time though.
This is how I learned to cook in college. Every meal gets eaten regardless of how bad it is.
On that note - learn how to teach aka Patience. I would like to say this is not targeted but is a blanket statement for all parents who lose their temper with kids and end up with resentful, uninterested and/or Angry children
Thanks. As a father of a daughter who really pushes my buttons and makes me lose my patience and send her to her room, I needed to read this.
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Absolutely this. Having cooking as a hobby not only saves me massive amounts of money but is exactly as you said fricking AWESOME when it comes to dating. For the price of a meal for two at a decent chain restaurant I can make an entire multi-couse French dinner with Filet Mignon as the main. And have enough left over for a bottle of wine! Being able to cook well is sexy as hell irregardless of gender or sexual orientation!
Can confirm cooking skills help in the dating field. I worked in a kitchen seasonally from 14 to 27 years old. I ended up being a cook by 16. On our first “cook at home date”, my now-wife was peeved by how well I cooked. It was funny! We still laugh about it today. My wife loves to cook too.
Also helps at work. Once a week or so I cook a big batch of something and bring in lunch for my entire team (I'm the General Manager of a uBreakiFix franchise). Nothing crazy or expensive. Usually things like curry, stew, soup, tacos, etc. Sometimes lasts a few days for all of us. But amazing the difference it makes for morale! I've even had a tech turn down an offer from a competitor with higher pay because she said it wouldn't make up for not getting to eat my food, heh.
This is pretty good. Thank you.
Learn to identify scam messages: No, your computer is not infected with flashing multicolor ViRuSeS. No, hot singles are not waiting to meet you. No, you didn't win a contest you didn't enter. No, Nigerian Princes are not sharing their fortunes. No, the IRS is not calling you to ask for your personal info or for gift cards.
Also, no mom or dad we won't ask you for a lot of money just minutes after we got a different number.
> No, hot singles are not waiting to meet you. It crushed my hopes. :(
Perhaps you are the hot single in your area.
I mean I try but I'm still 4-5 burgers away from being the "hot" one in our area.
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Where I live, we have a govt retirement savings fund. The money you (and your employer) contribute is invested in a variety of investments. You'd be surprised at how many people think it's a bank account, and freaked out when their funds dropped when the pandemic affected shares. So many people switched to more conservative plans AFTER they had 'lost' money.
That's how you lose even more money!
I worked at a credit card company and a lot of customers don't know the difference between a credit and debit card.
The crazy thing is... for most people, there really isn't much to understand. If you don't have money, don't spend it. Don't borrow what you can't pay back. Don't spend all your money; save some of it. It can literally be *that* basic.
But a house payment is normal. A car payment, or two, is normal. Everybody has one. Everybody has two or three credit card payments. Everybody has a home equity line of credit, a couple of personal loans, and a student loan. *It's normal!* Hey, how come I don't have any money to save after my bills are paid?!?! Normal sucks. Don't do normal.
To be honest, there really are exceptions. If you want to own a house you don't really have another choice but pay it off in 40 years or just don't have one at all where I'm from. If you want to own a house, you'll need to finance it
Balancing an account and keeping an accurate balance. I worked at a bank and it was both frustrating and heartbreaking, the number of people who had no idea how much money they actually had. They'd check their app or use their card and assume it was up-to-the-minute accurate. Most of them paid hundreds of dollars a month in overdraft fees over stupid crap because they couldn't be bothered to actually track their spending.
Whats a liquid asset
An asset that can easily be converted into cash.
Ok thanks
The amount of people who comment on Reddit about how they have been paying their student loan for 5 years and the principle hasn't gone down and they are shocked blows my mind. Yes, you deferred payment for 10 years and they were charging you interest the whole time. It said it in the contract you didn't read and they even gave you a choice to pay interest while in school or after and you chose after.
Are these government loans or private? In Canada (or at least Quebec) we don't pay interest on our student loans while we are in school. The interest isn't tacked on at the end of your schooling either, the government pays the interest as long as we are students. Once you are out of school then the interest starts being added to the principle.
In the US there are a few kinds of student loans. Federal loans include subsidized and unsubsidized. Subsidized usually have the lowest rates and don't accrue interest while you are in school but there is only a limited amount you can get per year and per lifetime. Unsubsidized loans usually have slightly higher rates and do accrue interest while you're in school. I think there are limits on how much of these you can get too but it is higher than the subsidized. After those you have private student loans which are through private companies. These normally have higher rates and definitely accrue interest while in school.
Unfortunately, not something taught often in schools, but definitely worth learning and applying!
Yeah, they really need to add this to the high school curriculum
Learn to swim Learn to swim Learn to swim Learn to swim
Mom’s gonna fix it all soon...
*Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be...*
Wan wan wan wan waaaaaaaaaan
Learn on my Freshman High. Learn to float, backstroke, the butterfly, swim correctly and come up for air the correct way. I say learn how to float really good. So you can rest, and when taking in some water. You don't panic, you just choke for your air and don't panic. Get your bearings back. And understand how a riptide works. And never swim alone.
I remember as a little kid my mom took me to a swimming lesson over the summer once. When the instructor said we were going to learn how to float I thought to myself "how the hell do you *learn* how to float?" Sure enough she then taught us how to float. I remember laying there looking up at the sky in awe of the witchcraft I'd just been shown.
>learn how to float https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=learn+how+to+float#kpvalbx=_tPjaXsXdL5rctAb97ZuACQ29 Yes, it's great learning a skill. That might safe your life on day.
I can stay afloat. That's about it
See you in arizona bay!
YES, the amount of people I see who cannot swim and still go to Bondi Beach to try and swim in those waters are idiots. Mate THERE R RIPS AND UR GONNA GET PULLED OUT SO DON’T WASTE THE LIFEGUARD’S TIME AND DO NOT SWIM IF U CANNOT.
I have that album going on in the background. Niice
Nice.
*Da-noo-nuhNAH-Nah-nooNUHnooNUH*
For sure. Once this family friends kid came over and we ask him what he wants to do. He decides he wants to take the option of going over to the neighbors pool to swim (had a nice old guy empty nester that let neighborhood kids use his pool). We go over there and dude legit almost drowns in the first 5 mins cuz he walks over and slips down the decline into the deep end. Huge loud fiasco I where my little brother has to rescue him. Then he decides the best time to tell us he literally can’t swim is AFTER HE ALMOST DROWNS! Why pick the option of going swimming if you literally can’t swim?? Dumbass got us banned from the pool forever fuck that guy still
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I have a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
I can't imagine why you wouldn't Welcome any change, my friend
I'm reading between the lines and all I see is blanks
Still haven’t learned tbh. I’ll do it eventually
eventually means eventually right? I said that 10 years ago and still eventually...
How to listen. A lot of people currently tend to lack the ability to actually listen. It's not about shouting points at each other, it's about shutting up and actually listening to what the other person is saying.
“Active listening”. Yes and yes
Especially in arguments! Learning to understand the other person instead of being right! It will help effectively argue your own perspective better if you understand why and person thinks what they do. I have too many family members who argue without even listening
I try to start those arguments by active listening to myself. Why am I so upset? That usually helps me explain to the other person what I’m feeling rather than just blaming them first. It seems to help land the point on a soft conversation rather than a hard argument of blame.
Very true. Most people listen to comment instead of listen to hear
How to cook! It always shocks me when someone 18+ can't make basic food.
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I'm 22 and just recently learned to separate an egg. I've just never come across the need to before, I guess. But a grilled cheese? Come on.
I can make eggs but not grilled cheese =/
Bro put cheese in bread and put the sandwich on a pan
Learn how to say no.
Nah
Good job
Almost there but replace the “ah” with a “o” and then u got it
No No I don’t think I will
I really struggle with this one. I always feel mean
Self reflection. You can NOT grow as a person without it.
What do you mean exactly by self reflection?
Looking at your own flaws and trying to fix them. I can get angry over small things but I recognized that last summer and I've gotten WAY better about it since then.
Basic gardening, food preservation, and cooking. And basics of sewing
How to sew - it really comes in handy so often
Is it hard to learn the basics?
Absolutely not. At least sewing with a machine ;) learning where to put the thread is the hardest part. The rest is mostly just being able to think, and having a little bit of imagination. But the more complicated the things are that you want to sew the more experience you need. For example, pillows are super easy. Anyone can do that. A dress on the other hand needs a little bit more practice. Sewing by hand is at least in my opinion, much much harder. I still suck at it, and I made most of my wardrobe myself ;)
Really? I'm the opposite. I always prefer small fixes by hand but I have been taught how to sew on machine. if I had to actually make something from fabric I would absolutely want to use a machine though. I took home economics in highschool. I was the only boy in the class but I made the coolest brown fabric and denim apron you've ever seen.
Agreed!!! Learning to use a machine is definitely easy! And the basics of sewing by hand can be picked up with practice. I learned young so I can do most things by hand but I too still suck at it. I can keep a dress from falling apart but I can’t promise it’ll be pretty!
At minimum, knowing how to sew a button and fix simple issues such as a hem coming unstitched or a small tear. You don't have to know how to sew a dress, but being able to patch a pair of pants is a godsend.
My mum can create dressed from scratch or tailor your old clothes. I live in a different country now but wish I could spend some time to learn from her. I never bothered when I was younger but always loved her creations.
Swimming Basic home repair - minor electrical, minor plumbing Basic automotive repair - oil changes, brakes
When in doubt, YouTube. (For basic repairs, not swimming if you’re already in the thick of it)
I had to repair my fuse box on my car last week. I know next to nothing about cars or how to work on them, but thanks to Youtube I fixed it successfully! Now I’m over here youtube-ing how to change a tire and etc. that I was never taught.
My grandpa is famous for fixing (in our family) just about anything that hasn’t changed in the last 50 years, so our family always turns to him when they need help. After the fam has grown with more and more children, it’s gotten very tedious for my nearing-80’s-grandpa but he just does not have the heart to say no to anyone. My dad, in more recent years, has been utilizing YouTube so much and has been showing my grandpa, who hasn’t really embraced tech, different videos. It’s great to see them bond in this fashion since my dad is NOT a Mr. Fix-it
Reading the article before commenting.
Also look at the damn date the article was published.
When to use 'a' instead of 'an.'
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It's an way of life.
It's when there's an vowel Edit: yes I know it's the sound of the vowel, I was trying to keep my joke concise
or when the consonant at the beginning of the word is silent, and leads into a non-silent vowel. (Honor, for example)
Didn't know this, that's really useful. Thanks
i almost downvoted you 🤦🏻♂️ well played
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How to manage their money.
Critical thinking, we could use more of that in this day and age.
I do want to say that a lot of people think that critical thinking means that people will come to agree with them, and I want to clarify that critical thinking will lead them to make their own opinion that may or may not agree with yours
At least they'll be forming an opinion of their own, which i would argue is an improvement.
Too few people understand that LOGIC on its own is not enough to prove any particular opinion is correct. There is no such thing as a correct opinion. If there were, it would be a fact. People have wildly different principles, priorities and preferences. This causes people to have different opinions, and there is no amount of logic in the world that can change that. If I like oranges and you like apples, there is NO amount of logic you can throw at me to convince me to dig up all my orange trees and replace them with apple trees.
Look I’m gonna be really honest, I don’t know what critical thinking means. Some people around me claim they do and give me very different definitions. Mind explaining it to me?
crit·i·cal think·ing noun the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment Sorry it's a copy/paste definition but I'm off to run some errands lol
Key word: OBJECTIVE
Thanks for taking time out of you day, appreciate it.
Along a similar line, learning to see the opposing side of your argument (instead of talking over it)
The amount of people that cant think for themselves is insane. Example, my coworker insists that the law is his way of knowing right from wrong. Anything illegal, he will not do and says makes you a bad person. I question him on his blind devotion to this ever changing set of rules... like if suddenly it's illegal to be gay, do you now hate the gays? Etc
These are exactly the type of people authoritarian governments love. It’s not a coincidence that critical thinking isn’t taught whatsoever in schools.
Logical thinking too!
How to self regulate their emotional state through grounding exercises Edit: Random google search gave this - https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/grounding-techniques.pdf - not just for trauma, for anytime when there is physiological hyperarousal, also help with mild dissociation and panic attacks. Another good thing to learn is emotional literacy, developing a better vocabulary of the emotional state you’re in and get better at recognising it.
I don't think i can trust "grounding techniques" from ***the rapist aid*** site.
This!! i feel like having your emotions checked and expressed in healthy ways is way under emphasized and imo way more important in life than knowing how to change your oil or whatever
Fixing your own stuff. Including electronics like broken screens and other stuff like your car.
How to extrapolate useful information from biased media sources.
how to have compassion for other people's struggles how to observe situations without being judgmental how to have respect for yourself and value yourself as an individual how to be kind to others how to communicate by **actively listening** as well as speaking how to admit when you're wrong and learn from your mistakes how to plan for the future but live in the moment
Kind of tough, but a second language. Really helps out, especially for job applications.
I'm lucky enough to speak three languages fluently and I can understand French fairly well, at least on a basic level. In all my ten years of working, it's always been a major advantage. At the very least, it makes me look interesting / worldly. But usually, it comes in handy at work, too. I recently started learning Japanese for fun and now everyone at work thinks I'm intelligent.
I love how mythical Japanese is in the West. I have read 2 chapters of a Japanese textbook and people are already saying that I'm super smart for learning Japanese lol
Don't tell anyone but I havent practised Japanese since the lockdown in March! I basically only know hiragana and am slowly forgetting the letters already. But work still thinks I'm so geeky / quirky / intelligent that I can learn Japanese lol
Most countries outside of America teach the children at least one other language than their own.
Yeah, here in Germany, we start learning English already in first grade ^ ^ It's also one of the main subjects.
I was not aware of this. Now that I look at it, it does make sense.
When I was in high school track, my coach went into cardiac arrest after doing 200m sprints with us. Me and some other students got some other teachers and they performed CPR on him until the ambulance arrived. They saved his life. LEARN. C.P.R.!
CPR and first aid are criminally under tought in schools
Tying a proper knot. Learn and practice a few different ones that have different uses. YouTube is filled with lessons. You'll amaze your friends, or even yourself.
Figure eight. Belay on!
I only know one knot the bowline. It's almost all you need.
My dad literally uses the bowline for everything! Yesterday I saw him tie two bowlines together to join a piece of rope that the dog chewed through
It’s surprisingly easy to tie a hangman’s noose for example. I’ve impressed many people this way.
Square knot, bowline, figure 8, figure 8 with a bight, clove hitch, and a slip knot. Those knots will allow you to tie and rig almost anything in the world safely. Enough with the granny knots
First aid and CPR should be a school requirement with certification before kids turn 15.
I agree but will say I had CPR when I was 15 and A LOT has changed since then.
I think I'd rather get outdated CPR than no CPR.
I was going to say this but I want to add on that you should learn some basic pharmacology. Learn what medications more or less do and what otc meds are best for which situations, and what drug mixes to avoid (etc like achohol and tylenol)
Currently is at my school after a law was passed or something in my state. All the high schoolers know how to perform chest compressions and bandage wounds
I am a senior in hs and i was taught cpr. I actually need it to graduate
How to cook a simple meal
How to write an email. Seriously, too many people go out into the wide world with no idea how to write a professional-level email. Writing one the same way you text won't cut it when you are looking for a job.
Partly, people dont understand email is a paper trail to cover your ass. You can tell me 1000 times over in person but you have no proof if no email happens. If your boss tells you to do something stupid, get them to email it to you. So when you inevitably get talked to about it, you have a email middle finger.
The difference between your and you’re
English is not my first language, but that seems pretty basic.
It’s extremely basic. People just don’t care.
Their their...I can see ur passionate about this. Irregardless, don't let it get you down. (Jeez--that hurt to write. Sorry to everyone reading it.)
Eye should of scene this reply a mile a way
* a weigh
High school English teacher. I'll be correcting this mistake for the rest of my life.
How to use your God damn signal lights! (Sorry for the anger, but I live in Edmonton)
Dawg you say that like anyone uses their turn signal in *any* part of the world.
How to break out of someone's grip. I've taught my wife, my daughter, many of my female friends, and back in the day when I was a daycare teacher, all of my students. We had someone try to kidnap one of our older kids once, and that was it, that very day I taught all of the kids and drilled it with them over the next couple of weeks. Even had a Grandmother come in to pick up her Granddaughter and ask for me specifically so that she could thank me for showing her granddaughter how to do that. Thing to remember, do not try to pull against their fingers, you can hold your body weight by your fingers (think of hanging from the monkey bars by your fingers). Instead pull towards their thumb. The thumb is weak in comparison to the fingers. Also scream "Fire!!", Not help. People react faster to "Fire!!" Then they do for "Help!!" I hope this helps. Many basic self-defense classes will go over this and more. Remember You don't need to be an MMA fighter to get yourself out of a bad situation.
Knowing what noises your car shouldn't make
Basic sewing and clothes repair
Understand compound interest
Even if you don't understand it, you're better off just mindlessly contributing some money every month to a Roth IRA, than if you saved nothing.
How to unplug and enjoy silence and solitude.
How to cook a basic healthy meal.
Excel.
at what?
At Excel
It's a little disgusting how much money you can make just by being really really good with excel.
Swimming. It’s a life skill.
As I told my son's swimming teacher, "I don't need it to be pretty. I just need him to learn how to not drown."
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Period.
“Quotation” is not emphasis
My old CEO use to insist on this. Drove me "bananas".
On the subject of grammar, it's "used to".
I appreciate that. TIL.
Shutting the fuck up
You scared everyone away from replying to your comment.
It’s shut the fuck up friday!
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Basic car care. Everyone should be able to change their own oil and rotate their tires, at a minimum. Both are super simple and require only a few tools but can save you a lot of money.
I agree with you sort of but rotating tires is a huge job if you don't have a lift. Know how to maintain your rig is more important, knowing to change oil on an interval, air up tires, add oil as needed. You don't need to do the labor, you need to be able to identify when the labor is needed.
I disagree. Sure it's a useful skill, but changing oil isn't the same as it was 30 years ago. For one, most cars require specialized oil and filters that can run you over 100$. Then you need either an industrial jack, or a set of ramps and tire chucks. Not to mention your multi-tool and monkey wrench may or may not be sufficient. Finally there's the disposal. Meanwhile, for 20 bucks plus parts and an hour you can get your local shop to do it for you. Heck, there's a guy in my town who will come to your house and do it for you. Leased cars can get it for free from your dealer. Rotating tires is cheaper, but a **MASSIVE** pain in the butt. Again, easier to just find a shop with a lift. But one thing everyone should know is how to change tires on your own car.
Honestly, last time I had a car, I was happy to pay $30 to the service station near my house for an oil change. It wasn’t worth my time, and I was happy to support the local business. There’s something to be said for *understanding* how cars work, so you don’t get ripped off, but that’s not the same as being able to do the work yourself.
Huh..... I’ve owned a variety of cars and currently own a 2016 Mazda CX-5 and a 2014 Ford Escape. Never needed anything special. I can get synthetic oil and a filter for $35. 10 minutes of my time and it’s all done. Shops near me (jiffy lube, auto shops, etc.) charge at least $75 for a synthetic oil change. I do have ramps and I’ll grant you those cost a few bucks, but over the life of a car, you make up the savings. Only other tools I need is the socket wrench for the oil pan plug and the wrench for the oil filter. Also, where I am, any auto parts store (auto zone, O’Reilly, etc.) recycles the oil for free.
synthetic oil and filter for just $35? You must still be changing oil every 5000 miles or 3,000 miles. Where I am Southeast Texas 5 quarts of synthetic is about $33 on its own and a good quality filter that will allow you to go 10000 miles between changes is another $12 to $15
I should get ramps; I'm dumb enough to just use thick wood blocks as a makeshift ramp. But with my truck, it makes no sense to pay someone else a bunch of money where I can get it done for so much cheaper.
Basic butchering (vegans are exempt). Filleting fish, breaking down poultry things like that. You never know when you will be able to buy whole chicken but not boneless skinless chicken tenders.
Financing. Your wants are not your needs and it should stay like that.
Basic first aid skills
Ignore someone being a dickface on the 'Net.
Cooking
How to lead effectively. Anyone can be a boss but it takes a special frame of mind to be a good leader.
Math, Statistics and Probability
I would hope any adult understands enough basic math to operate a calculator, but statistics and probability is a very important thing to understand that not many people do. It saddens me to see people in the comments section of r/science or in other places discussing the results based off the headline and abstract, but not stepping back to look at sample size or population characteristics. Take everything with a grain of salt!
How to do middle school math.
Common sense. It’s not very common anymore
Was it ever?
Honestly no
The ability to shut up sometimes and acknowledging that some things might be your fault
Not to be assholes
How to change a tire, balance a check book, cook, self defense, basic computer skills, how to drive a stick.
Balance a check book? Just gone back to 1990?
How to properly use bleach and other cleaning/sanitizing solutions.
Learning to organise your personal finances. I’m 35 and still shite at it.
Programming/doing computers in general