What Is The One Skill That You Would Like To Master and Why?
This morning I read a list of 100 skills everyone should master. And to my greatest surprise I discovered that I lack many skills that the author of the post considered indispensable.For example, I did not know how to trap a rat or a mouse and I sincerely hope I will never feel the need to find this out. I had no idea how to “jump start a car” or “change a tire and put on snow chains”. I am not proud of it, but I am not very ‘handy’ when it comes to fixing my car.
And to my greatest embarrassment I do not know how to do a “Heimlich Maneuver”. I have seen people doing it in the movies, but I never knew it was called this.
I have also never tried to “use a fire extinguisher”, “deliver an eulogy” or “build a shelter”. Although, I do believe it is important to learn how to do all these things.
But if I had to choose just one skill which I would like to master, I would learn speed reading.
It fascinates me how people are able to comprehend words without actually saying them in their mind.
When I read a good book, I actually enjoy reading it at a normal speed and grasping every single word. But it would save me a lot of time when I do research, to just scan the pages and understand if I should keep reading or close the window and move on to the next page.
What about you?
If you could choose one skill to master which one would you pick and why?
Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
Check out these books, written with a great sense of humor, for interesting ideas and practical advice on pertinent life skills:
3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn’t (the actual book is amazing, although the kindle version has many mismatched photos and captions)
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