I’m usually quite sceptical about similar lists, but The Independent‘s 20 Things Everyone Needs to Know struck me as actually useful as each list item is authored by a professional who works in that field.
And when you’ve got an article co-authored by the likes of Donald Trump, Jennifer Capriati and Larry King, how can you possibly resist?
- How to change a tyre
- How to sleep
- How to build a fire
- How to shine shoes
- How to make a Martini
- How to apply lipstick
- How to negotiate
- How to scramble eggs
- How to hang a picture
- How to ask for a rise or promotion
- How to use chopsticks
- How to iron a shirt
- How to shave
- How to hit a tennis ball
- How to listen
- How to ask someone out
- How to learn a foreign language
- How to shake hands
- How to buy a diamond
- How to conduct a background investigation