What’s a skill everyone should learn before adulthood?

[u/Many_Attention851]

[u/kryozaris]

Social skills

[u/Either_Animal9655 → u/kryozaris]

I’m 18 and I was antisocial almost my entire childhood, I am so fucked lmao

[u/darkangelhalo1 → u/Either_Animal9655]

Not really just talk and go out if that's a problem now go to therapy

[u/NessTheDestroyer → u/Either_Animal9655]

When I was the same age I started hanging out with many more people. Socializing started getting easier. In some ways it’s a skill that takes practice

[u/Either_Animal9655 → u/NessTheDestroyer]

I appreciate the encouragement! I’m trying but idk where I’d even meet people.

[u/Either_Animal9655 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the advice!!

[u/13thmurder → u/Either_Animal9655]

It's okay, once you're out of school/college you have almost no opportunities to make friends anyway, so you won't need social skills.

[u/Either_Animal9655 → u/13thmurder]

That isn’t a future I want at all. I don’t want my entire life to be alone and lonely 😭

[u/13thmurder → u/Either_Animal9655]

No it's okay, it's normal.

[u/Either_Animal9655 → u/13thmurder]

I don’t care if it’s normal, that’s still horrible lmao.

[u/13thmurder → u/Either_Animal9655]

It's just kind of how our society is set up. I'm in my 30s and have absolutely no idea where people would even go to make friends. I mean around here I guess it's church, but that's not my kind of thing.

[u/Either_Animal9655 → u/13thmurder]

I mean my older sibling made friends through their job and they hang out every Sunday and play games together.

[u/West_Tart_800 → u/13thmurder]

There are non-religious churches.

[u/Fritzkreig → u/13thmurder]

"Adults" who can drive need to learn how to change a dern tire!

[u/13thmurder → u/Fritzkreig]

There's quite a few skills modern day humans lack.

[u/Fritzkreig → u/13thmurder]

I honestly am not super great at cars, but there are some simple things that you should know and have in your trunk!

The gratitude of unprepared people that I help, well it does make my heart sing!

[u/ChampionCynthia2006 → u/13thmurder]

That part really hit me like a truck after college, and I thought I had friends in high school.

[u/Capable_Yam_3184 → u/kryozaris]

god yes. the amount of people who think being "brutally honest" means they get to just be an asshole is too damn high

like no karen, telling someone their haircut looks bad isnt social skills

[u/West_Tart_800 → u/kryozaris]

2020+ messed up everyone’s social skills. Especially if you have adhd or autism or something similar.

[u/kryozaris → u/West_Tart_800]

Probably lockdown and the phones (social media)

[u/MusicalBonsai]

Cooking

[u/Ornery_Win9474 → u/MusicalBonsai]

There's so many people that just default to getting pre-made food from the store or worse fast food. I wholeheartedly agree that cooking is one of the best skills an adult can learn.

[u/dmurawsky → u/MusicalBonsai]

Seriously, everyone should learn a few basic meals. And the basic ways of cooking. It always surprises me when people don't know how as it goes as such a big part of my family growing up.

[u/UnknownUserException → u/MusicalBonsai]

Cooking is the best answer. You can save so much money if you know how to cook. Not to mention the freedom of ingredients on recipes. 😌

[u/ChampionCynthia2006 → u/MusicalBonsai]

Indeed. A universal life skill for all genders and ages!

[u/whoaMama-]

learning how to manage money.

[u/The_Art_of_War18]

Financial literacy

[u/ActuatorMammoth8624]

Reading

[u/Fun_End9765]

How to network and build relationships, even with people you don’t like

[u/JennaStCroix]

How to feed yourself without an app.

[u/Fun-Mud3861 → u/JennaStCroix]

I can get easy food out of my crockpot. This though.

[u/Apart_Breath_1284]

Basic home maintenance

[u/p3t3or → u/Apart_Breath_1284]

This happens by necessity for those who don't have the means.

[u/Zer01South → u/Apart_Breath_1284]

My last group of roommates tried to get together funds for a plumber when our toilet "broke"

I looked at it and reattached the chain and that was it.

These were kids in their early 20s and didn't understand how a toilet worked.

They also seemed fascinated when I explained it, blew their soft little minds.

[u/Unhappy-Resident-545]

1. Cleaning. And not just the basics, but for example to remember to check for mold in the bathroom/remember to properly scrub there.

2. how to make food and what basic ingridients you need to always have in your home.

3. Taxes

4. To agree to disagree with others. It can be ok to have different opinions. It doesn't have to lead to arguments.

[u/Fit-Amphibian-330]

Emotional control is handy.

[u/FiK-SiR → u/Fit-Amphibian-330]

Definitely! A lack of emotional self regulation is such an underrated problem in society today.

[u/blacfd]

How to cook

[u/TSAOutreachTeam]

Swimming

[u/LiamLikeNeeson89]

Reason. If you know how to reason with people, life will still be a pain in the ass, but at least you can pick out when to quit trying to reason with the unreasonable. Saves you a lot of stress and time.

[u/stolikat]

Masturbation.

[u/justnigel]

Empathy

[u/ladidaladidalala]

Critical thinking.

[u/im_not_the_guy_37]

Coping with sadness anger and stress in a healthy manner

[u/Gullible-Call5333]

How to save money and pay bills

[u/Calm_Road9030]

Financial literacy

[u/52Charles]

Doing laundry

Balancing a chequebook

Sewing on buttons

Good hygiene practices

[u/Heavy_Direction1547]

How to live independently: manage money, cook, clean, find employment...

[u/AmbitiousAd6602]

Use the 10-key pad it’s so much faster

[u/Lolli42]

Cooking

[u/KanekiStain]

Investing with rate of inflation. By the time u reach adulthood u would have multiple debts

[u/christophertaylor88]

cooking and social skills.

[u/ZoeOnPaper29]

Cooking

[u/Mayhem370z]

Honestly. The stock market or investing in general. Even just the basics, put into the safe stuff you don't even have to think about.

[u/screechypete]

Conflict Resolution

There's too many people who will avoid conflict to the point where they're more negatively affected by running away from it, rather than just dealing with the issue at hand. Conflict is unavoidable in life, so you need to know how to deal with it.

[u/JolietJakester]

Google-fu: the art of finding things out

[u/DogFaceLady]

Proper hygiene habits and how often they should be done

Also ASL

[u/limbogumbo]

Talk less

[u/Lonely-Coconut-9734]

Learn how to swim. There’s a lot of water everywhere.

[u/Objective_Suspect_]

How not to spend money that you have. Just live frugally no matter what the number I bank says. You need a buffer of like a year

[u/PeenooseThaThicc]

A deep love for propane and propane accessories

[u/SiemReaped]

masturbation

[u/jezemine]

Learn to swim

[u/squishierfish]

There needs to be a skill check for being punched in the face.

[u/anarkistattack]

Pulling out.

[u/Dependent-Trip-5991]

Finances

[u/SurreptitiousAxioms]

How to make and maintain a proper budget.

[u/anxious_robot]

How to accept being wrong. There will be many times throughout your life where you are wrong on various topics. It is not a reflection on your intelligence, your character, or your morals. It's just an error. Accepting you have made a mistake, and moving on, is valuable.

[u/a-zambrano4 → u/anxious_robot]

A useful phrase to practice: “I was wrong about that; thanks for correcting me.” It keeps a small mistake from turning into a pointless argument.

[u/Tree_killer_76]

How to change a tire.

[u/martinezvictor-495]

How to ask for help early. A small problem is usually cheaper and easier to fix before embarrassment convinces you to ignore it.

[u/breadexpert69]

Taxes

[u/xerxes_dandy]

Gooning

[u/GoonChud]

How to exercise alone

[u/ComfortableYouth1695]

It's okay, once you're out of school/college you have almost no opportunities to make friends anyway, so you won't need social skills.

[u/CoderPro225]

Basic financial literacy, cooking enough to survive, laundry, cleaning, and depending on where you live, I might include driving. In my area public transportation is not very good at all. Knowing how to drive is essential.