Twenty Things Everyone Needs to Know
Friday, 9th June 2006 (by J.D.)This article is about DIY, Odds and Ends
The Independent (UK) has a summary of twenty things everyone needs to know, with explanations provided by experts.
- How to change a tyre (or a tire, for us yanks)
- How to sleep
- How to build a fire
- How to shine shoes
- How to make a martini (by Dale DeGroff, the ‘king of cocktails’)
- How to apply lipstick
- How to negotiate (by Donald Trump)
- How to scramble eggs
- How to hang a picture
- How to ask for a raise or promotion
- How to use chopsticks (by the CEO of PF Chang’s)
- How to iron a shirt
- How to shave (see also)
- How to hit a tennis ball (by Jennifer Capriati)
- How to listen (by Larry King)
- How to ask someone out (by the president of match.com)
- How to learn a foreign language (by the president of Berlitz)
- How to shake hands
- How to buy a diamond (but, please, give it a second thought)
- How to conduct a background investigation (by a Watergate investigator)
I especially like Larry King’s “How to Listen”.
Bummer…it’s a “pay to read” article. Probably would not be frugal to thrown down some coin to read it, huh?
That’s odd. It wasn’t pay-to-read when I found it on Tuesday. They Independent must have an archiving model that requires payment for non-current content.
I apologize folks!
Just go to the the book store and read your article of choice or buy the book. The Experts Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know by Samntha Ettus.
For a while now, I’ve thought it’d be great to teach a “life skills” class at a local university. If I ever get around to that, this’ll be a good starter syllabus. Except I’d replace “buying a diamond” with “keeping a budget” (and I’d make a few other tweaks as well). Thanks for this.
I agree with Larry King’s “how to listen” but I’m not sure he’s following that anymore. He seems utterly spaced out most of the time and barely follows up with fresh questions based on what the interviewees are saying.
As for #6 - “How to apply lipstick” - did the article specify where?
JD - There is a mirrored copy available at http://www.duggmirror.com/links/20_things_everyone_needs_to_know/
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hehe, lot’s of slack there: tyres, martinis, lipsticks, eggs, chopsticks, tennis & diamonds are a waste of time and resources in my life and something me and my family never have to bother with. The other 13 m a y come in handy once in a while, but over all - not a very useful list of knowledge I must say…