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Life Skills: 25 Before 25

4/6/2015

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I was thinking about my progress throughout this thing called “life” and realized that there are a lot of skills I’ve acquired that are either second nature or taken for granted.  How did I even acquire these skills? So I then thought about what skills I thought would be absolutely essential for a fully frontal lobe developed “adult” human.  If I were to pick 25 skills that were essential for survival, what would they be.  I created this list as a stream of consciousness…. in other words it’s a working list.  I also have general assumptions about knowledge acquired by each of us, up to the age of 25.  I understand that some of the “skills” I have listed are also experiences, but I think experiences become or feed into skills, so they made the list.  

If there is a skill I missed, please feel free to add it in the comments! I’d love to know of any essentials that were glossed over, taken for granted or forgotten.  Here’s my list:



  1. Changing a tire
  2. Eye-contact and a firm handshake
  3. Basic self defense or karate
  4. Web development skills and the ability to build a basic landing page
  5. Fluency in at least one language
  6. Ability to read music or play one instrument well
  7. Coping with defeat
  8. Emotional intelligence
  9. Balancing a budget
  10. Investing in the stock market
  11. Entrepreneurial skills
  12. Customer service or service industry experience
  13. Grocery shopping
  14. Laundry and other household chores
  15. Hostess etiquette
  16. Meditation or prayer
  17. Interview and post interview etiquette
  18. Networking, business card swapping and resume editing
  19. Following a recipe or building instructions for IKEA-like furniture
  20. Bargain hunting & product review interpretation
  21. General hygiene and personal cleanliness
  22. Ending friendships or bad relationships
  23. Saying no to superiors
  24. Personal accountability and intrinsic motivation
  25. Cutting grass, yard work and gardening

1 Comment
Nikki link
4/6/2015 05:11:25 pm

You got me on the first one. I can't change a tire. I did take auto shop in high school, so in actuality I know HOW to do it, but I don't think I have the muscle to get the thing off.
As I was reading this list I was thinking "Yep yep, oh definitely..." and sometimes "Darn, I should be able to do that!".
I have nothing to add, this list is pretty well-rounded as it is. I will, however, look into some self-defense courses :)

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