Miscellaneous Life Skills

[kvp]

I'm also surprised how few people can drive stick and how some just refuse to learn.

The main thing on my list would be improving and learning to speak then read/write different languages. Hopefully I'll make a lot of progress on these in a year.

- French (just the basics, taking courses in Uni.)
- Cantonese (I suck but getting better)
- Mandarin (my dad's home full time now so I'm going to get him and friends to start teaching me)
- Vietnamese (not the greatest and can't really read/write which is sad)


I'd also like learn more about stocks/finances. I'm not a nature person and can't stand the sun so I don't have as much on my list =/.

I'm also going to try and start sleeping less and less to see if I can get by on 4-5 hours a day or some [censored] like sleeping every other day. But this is more self-abuse then anything?

[BadBoyBenny]

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I suppose this is the wrong website to mention "social skills"? Almost 40 posts in and the closest we've gotten is "Music", "Public speaking", and "How not to get in a fight".

I guess 2+2 really "doesn't play well with others"....

- How to introduce yourself to strangers, particularly of the opposite sex
- How to make small talk with people you don't know/don't care about
- How to make friends and influence people
- How to dress yourself for different situations
- Personal hygene
- How to pick out an appropriate gift for a variety of occaisions
- How to hold your alcohol, particularly in situations where it'd be inappropriate to get sloppy-drunk
- How to write a resume
- How to do well in a job interview
- How to relate to a boss, co-worker or subordinate
- How to deal with customers/clients, how to be a customer/client
- How to wield authority (leadership), how to deal with abuses of authority
- How to tip

etc.

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I was really worried about this forum until I read this one. Knowing how and when to tell a joke is also up there.