We’re not doing our job as men if we can’t fix a dead outlet or fillet a fish, right? You’re only as much a man as the amount of skills you have, so get cracking!
Popular Mechanics has 25 that every man should know, and you’ll notice none of them are anything like ‘configure a POP account’ or ‘validate CSS’.
Navigate With a Map and Compass
Though GPS may seem ubiquitous, it doesn’t work everywhere. Mountains and dense tree cover can knock out sat signals—and batteries can die. Here’s how to roam the backcountry with a compass and topo map.
These are actually very handy things to learn, and you’ll be pleased to know that each skill only requires a minute to read [or jot down in your Moleskine].
25 Skills Every Man Should Know: Your Ultimate DIY Guide - [PopularMechanics]
Actually, if you were really a man, you wouldn’t need to prove it.
These are good skills for anyone, I’d say. But let’s try to keep the manhood-proving to a minumum — we’re trying to hold a society here.
Somehow, I bet these are 25 skills PM’s sponsors think every man should know.
I find it ironic the post that featured before this was titled
‘How Do You Stop Comparing Yourself With Others?’
(http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-do-you-stop-comparing-yourself-with-others.html)
And the post after:
‘If You Must Multitask, Do It This Way’ http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/if-you-must-multitask-do-it-this-way.html
As for needing to prove that you are a man, knowing a few facts doesn’t prove anything, one needn’t look further than their birth certificate or in their trousers.
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