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Skills all Men should have
What skills do you think every man should be required to have?
1. Build a proper Fire
2. At least basic carpentry
3. Basic home wiring
4. Chainsaw use and sharpening
5. Basic plumbing
6. knot tying
7. hunting skills
8. fishing skills
9. Basic mechanics
10. How to tie a windsor
11. How to ride a horse
12. Basic ettiquette
13. How to protect ones self and family
14. Firearm skill and safety
15. Have a gentlemanly debate
16. Speak to both men and women comfortably
17. Tell an entertaining joke or story
18. BAsic bartending skills
19. Unstick a vehicle from mud (no tow truck)
20. Ask a woman on a date
21. Drive a stick shift
22. basic gardening and animal husbandry (if you think this is something dirty it aint! LOL)
23. Lead a prayer or public address
24. carve a turkey
25. Basic knowledge of at least three sports
Thats my top 25 but definitely not an exhaustive list. Whats yours?
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Euan Milne on -
I would add reading a map and use of a compass into this list. Other than that I think mine would be similar!
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Permalink Reply by Claude on -
Fantastic list. Off the top of my head, I can only think to add:
swimming
some basic self defense (hand to hand)
blade sharpening
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Permalink Reply by Sir Dylan on -
beautiful list. You've got just about everything i could think of. I've got some work to do ;)
i would say knowledge of bicycle mechanics, but its kind of a given on your list. I remember when i was a little boy having my dad fix whatever seemingly extremely complex problems on my bike i was having was such a feat.Another thing to add: base of knowledge of muscular/skeletal anatomy; bodily problems and solutions.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on -
IMHO a man develops a skill set matched to his environment, reasonable risks and hazards he might come across, and his goals.
Putting up an list and saying all men should do what's on it does not make sense to me; like riding a horse. Think of all the urban/suburban-dwelling men of which that has no relevancy to, which comprise the bulk of the population.
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Permalink Reply by Karl Helweg on -
Boating? I have seen few self possessed CEO types more humbled than when they are fumbling with a canoe, kayak, skiff, or fishing boat.
Fly an aircraft.
Tow a trailer.
Trapping whether it is a mouse or bear. I would be a LOT more likely to feed my family running a trap line than hunting.
Write a letter.
Cook at least well enough to feed yourself.
Teach something.
Good list.
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Permalink Reply by Sean O' on -
Overall not a bad list. I would re-vamp about 1/3 of it, but it certainly covers basics.
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Permalink Reply by David F. on -
How to manage their schedule
Basic Etiquette
How to speak well
How to lead a group
How to follow a leader in a group
How to honestly see and accept (especially if it does not match their own) other peoples point of view.
How to have a debate of issues and topics, without harming relationships.
How to write a Paper, a message, and an Email well.
How to date well.
How to they learn best.
How to research and learn a topic
Understand the scientific method
Understand the basic statistics
How to use excel
How to handle money
How to calculate interest, payment schedules, principle and etc.
Basic First Aid
How to groom and dress well
How to tie a tie.
How to Cook
How to Clean
Basic maintenance - home, car, shoe, etc
How to drive a manual transmission
How to swim long distance above and below the water.
Building a proper Fire
Basic Carpentry
Basic home wiring.
Basic Plumbing
Hunting and Fishing
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Permalink Reply by Johnzerd1 on -
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
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Permalink Reply by Shane on -
I've done, not just know how to do, all but two on that list. What's next?
*edit*
All but two on Heinlein's list. I've done everything on everyone elses list.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on
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Not a big fan of this quote.
Should is a preachy "you do that even if you don't want to" word. My mom uses it a lot, and it took me years to finally tell her to shove it.
Heinlein's quote is fine for pioneering in it's "jack of all trades master of none" spirit, and for adding balance to your life, but that's it.
It denies the value of honing a skill, becoming a master at the one thing you've been put here to do. Did the cathedrals, the art that fills our museums, the probes we've put into space, or the work in our libraries come from people doing that on the side?
In my profession I see man after man proudly show us the DIY work they did, and it's always weak and mediocre.
His quote can make us well-rounded men, but specialization is what makes civilization.
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Permalink Reply by Hampton Kennedy on -
This is a fantastic list, basically spot on. I might add using a map/compass also and some cooking skills. Writing a personal letter is always a good skill to have as well.But I love this list man!
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