30 Of The Most Essential Life Skills Every Adult Needs Before Life Becomes Brutal

Thank goodness my 13 yr old boy thinks he's getting out of school (homeschooling). He's like I'm going to make banana muffins, 5x the recipe....heeheehee he's doing fractions n multiplying n reading n cooking.

Emotional regulation should be #1

Totally agree. Not sure if it's my generation (x) but I have met so many men that can't even boil water. Sad and pathetic.

Yeah, and food safety education.

Most people are terrible at apologizing.

Always say thank you, not just when it is “appropriate”.

That handshake looks super weak! Lol. As a woman I must say that a firm handshake can win you respect from a lot of people (men) who otherwise ridicule women. Perhaps even more when you are in academia and shake hands with someone who has a more hands-on work (handymen, mechanics and that sort). I know it is pretty sexist to say this, but I speak from experience. And I would LOVE for it to not be true. I hope it may only apply for older generations but for me it still applies.

It depend of what you are apologizing for and who.

TIL I learnt the meaning of the word "vet" that has nothing to do with animal doctors :)

That should be higher.

And remember that "no" is a full sentence, sometimes people don't owe you an explanation.

Perhaps they have become wealthy because they have the capacity to negotiate, not to close themselves to a yes or no but to reach a compromise.

That depends. If your political "opinion" denies people basic human rights I am done being respectful.

I don't think all 8 billion people should agree with my opinion on what toppings are good on pizza. But I do think all 8 billion people should agree that ALL 8 BILLION PEOPLE DESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND HAPPINESS. And until the GOP gets out of our doctors office's, our schools and our bedrooms (notice, none of those things have anything to do with politics) I will continue to scream this as often and as loudly as I can.

This is not politically charged. it is Commons sense

Ewwww no, people have limited energy and time, being wise/smart means allocating that energy/time appropriately and not wasting it trying to have a discussion with any rando.

Of course bored panda regulars are going to respond to this post with political exaggeration and bashing 😂. Y'all just can't help yourselves. This is like reading through the Fox News comments section but on the opposite side of the spectrum.

This is so important! Learning your worth, learning how to say no and not feel bad about it, learn to set personal boundaries and don't feel guilty, these are all things that you're told, but you have to learn them before the lesson sticks. I didn't learn these by the time I was 30, but thankfully, I'm learning these things now. And I got to say, it can be really hard to learn to step away from something that you know that you could fix that you know that you could take care of, but just learning how to step away from doing it? Letting other people do it or let it not get done at all, man that is really hard for someone like me who likes to see things done well.

I learned long ago that other people are the source of many of my problems. Disconnect and have a few friends it's a better life.

I love being alone, tbh - a little bit too much, probably. Being an introvert (which is a nuisance to others), I feel uncomfortable being around too many peeps. It exhausts me, and I spend most of the time looking at my watch and wondering when it will be appropriate for me to leave. I'm very lucky that my family are understanding, and don't pressure me to go to social events (except small family Birthday/Xmas get-togethers).

Had a new person sent out to relieve a fire lookout about a 45 min flight from town. They had applied for the job, gone through the training, orientation and spoken with other lookout staff. They were on the radio in tears screaming to be picked up before the heli was back. They had never spent any time alone. Guess it is not for everyone. At the other end, the regular L/O person had to be pried out with a crowbar to get them to leave. Just loved being out there.

Without squeezing the hell out of every piece of fruit on display please.

The hack to finding a good watermelon is to take your pointer finger and middle finger together and find a watermelon whose dark lines are as wide as both of your fingers!

I remember when I tried to buy my first avocado. I bought a brick,.

Step 1 don't buy oranges at a grocery store. They pick them green and they have no flavor. Go to a farmers market.

You don't want to mess with the Albanian mafia. In my country they are more into selling d***s.

Umm, if u go to Reddit...u either know your right, or the AITAH

Some people of a voting age need this skill

Huh... a dying art to be sure.

This is getting harder though with "smart" designs.

Didn't we all get taught this by our driving instructor? I sure did.

This is so important.

TIL: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Some of us do. I cook all my meals, and my food is stored properly. Plus, my kitchen is spotless.

How to pay a bill FFS. Taxes? Mortgage interest? Credit card dangers? Credit card interest? They don't even teach kids in school how to balance a checkbook. They should be teaching some type of financial responsibility at least... but THIS... this is what's important in Louisiana: "Louisiana is the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, beginning in 2025" Yeahhh, cuz that's what the next generation will need to survive.

I do a refresher course every 3 years, to redo my certification. It's never been required for my work, it's always been a bonus that I bring to the workplace, but I figure, how horrible will I feel if a loved one ever has an emergency and I'm just standing there and the only thing I can do is try to call an ambulance while they're dying? Taking a CPR course, taking a first aid course, it takes a day. You can save a life.

I have to do a refresher each year for my work

Also, knowing where not to swim, even if you can. Old quarries, places where there are rip currents etc.

Even if you don't know how to swim, at least know how to float... I live in Australia and we used to watch Bondi rescue in PDHPE and we always see statistics of tourists getting into Aussie beaches and almost drowning bc they don't know how to swim or any surf safety.

I made sure my kids could swim and ride a bike before they went to school.