People should really know how to research. Sure, almost everyone knows how to do a google search, but there are shockingly many people who can’t research, i.e view multiple sources including those that don’t align with your views.
Honestly it’s depressing how many people I know who won’t even Google things. They expect their knowledge, news and opinions to come to them on their social feeds, a place where good bellyfeel is the measure of worth.
Being able to maintain their own car.
Otherwise, is it really their car?
Exactly
Ability to take breaks.
So many people burn out from stuff they enjoy. If you take frequent breaks, it helps your mental and health overall.One of the big benefits of meditation practice is you can take a break from thinking and it’s so restful.
Cooking! We eat every day and eating out adds up quick.
Swimming, martial art, basic cooking skills and probably some other things too
That sounds like a pretty complicated skill
A really good bullshit-o-meter.
So many issues with major media, corporate announcements, government announcements, and probably many other things can be solved with a good bullshit-o-meter.
What I really mean is critical thinking. Because there are vacuous ways to calibrate a bullshit-o-meter that lack logic entirely and tie one into some ideological goal. Then you can still claim to have a bullshit-o-meter but lack the ultimate goal of it, but it’s really not a helpful tool at that point. My original meaning is a true, logic-based bullshit-o-meter.
even a mediocre bs meter would work
Sharpening things
And not with those god awful built in blunteners in the knife block! With a proper stone and oil is the only way
The self- and contextual-awareness and communicative ability to express consent or lack of consent for engaging in any activity.
A lot of shame, regret, and anger could be avoided if all of us knew how to do that.
“Specialization is for insects. A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.” – Heinlein
God yes one of my favorite quotes! <3
This explains why I’m tired all the time.
Insatiable curiosity
Basic networking skills. Most lives can be significantly improved by basic home network. WiFi deadzones, wireless printing, shared folders for basic documents and resources etc. All while being relatively secure.
It’s a big ask, but Empathy.
I feel like empathy is an umbrella term for different kinds of understanding about “the other person” at different times and different situations. It’s so vague it’s easy to both miss seeing it and finding it at all.
I see plenty of Empathy in the world, compassion is what we need I think. Empathy ironically makes people egotistical becaause if the feeling they emphesize with is bad they might blame the victom for transmitting them ‘bad vibes’ for instance. Or you might make an unfair decision because it appealed to your emotions. However with compassion you recognize someone is in need of help and try to provide that help, sidestepping all sorts of nasty pitfalls and leaving you a lot chiller.
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Basic social skills. Let everyone talk and try not to disturb while they’re at it. Hear others point of view. I think that would solve a lot of problems.
Critical thinking. Consider the intent of the source.
Hmmm, I’m sceptic about this
This, and reading comprehension.
What’s “this”? I can’t see what you’re holding.
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