You must know when to hold them, and when to fold them.
I am certain this pertains to every aspect of life, but am still figuring out exactly what to hold or fold, and when.
Know when to walk away. Know when to run.
Haha my laundry room door says this.
baiting…
Serious question. What’s with those fucking bait shops in the seedy parts of town. What the fuck is going on in there. Do they sell like baits that will catch magical fish but you have to like make a deal with the devil?
I dunno, I usually go to the
candy shopmarijuana gummy dispensary shop for my bait…Worms pretty much grow themselves. It’s cheap money
At which point do you decide you’ve become a master and no longer a Padawan?
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Polite conversation
Knowing when silence is damaging
Knowing when to shut up
I was going to make my own comment but this hits the nail on the head. Civil discussion. They or you may be wrong but make your point and let them make theirs and may the strongest prevail.
Assert your point but don’t be mean.
I always feel like if you’re spending time with someone new, it’s OK to have stints of silence. It’s one thing to get along with someone by having easy conversation. At the same time it’s nice to know that you don’t always have to fill up every moment with dialog. To just exist in someone else’s presence is sometimes enough.
That’s something I struggle to internalize, even when I’m with my best friends. I dunno how to be comfortable with silence, with a lull in the hangout sesh, it just eats me up and makes me feel like a bad friend.
Yep. Right there with you. With my upbringing if someone was silent around you, they were seething at you for something you did. And you know what it was! (You probably don’t, actually. Good luck guessing.)
This makes things unnecessarily interesting when I have long car rides with my naturally-introverted wife and I start feeling like I’ve done something terribly wrong when she doesn’t have much to say.
If I notice it, I just say to myself, “silence is good, quiet is peaceful. If they’re comfortable I am comfortable.”
Good tip, thanks.
Knowing when to leave a conversation, a room, a party, a relationship, etc.
Critical thinking
Cooking.
Following a recipe is a good start, and at least allows you to feed yourself beyond microwaved bullshit or going out to a restaurant. Knowing the science behind it, however, can open up new avenues to making dishes you love even if you can’t get all of the usual ingredients because you will know what you can use instead without compromising the taste or texture.
It’s probably cliche but if you’re into youtube tutorials Basics with Babish is a great place to start. He teaches simple dishes that taste great and teach different skills. Another way to learn is to do one of the all in one delivery meal like hello fresh. It’s expensive but still affordable and it’s really good practice. If you dont want to spend on it you can also just get the recipes online. Also, if you find a dish a you really like you can make it whenever.
Isnt Hello Fresh just following the recipe without doing grocery shopping?
What does it do better than me finding recipes online?The recipes are really well done especially for a learner. This is one of the ways I taught my teens to cook.
Even the food pre-packaging can be a good thing beyond the convenience . While you could do the shopping yourself, sometimes people aren’t comfortable with that when you need small amounts for recipes.
Totally fair. The few recipes I saw from YT were quite neat.
There’s also the tragedy of choice. It may seem counterintuitive, but it can be easier to choose among a small set of curated recipes than the infinite variety online.
I generally go with something I find online, something I’m familiar with, or something I make up, but that can be difficult for some people until they gain experience. Even then I am tempted to bring back Hello Fresh for myself - it takes all the guesswork out, is very convenient, and is always a success
Totally. Decision paralysis is a dealbreaker.
Upsite: You don’t have to remember going for groceries as it’s all already cared for and the possibility for trying something actually new is higher.
It gives you exact amounts of the right ingredients which alleviates a pain when grocery shopping.
Once you have enough recipes under your belt that you can figure out ways to use your leftover raw ingredients, it’s no longer worthwhile.
Beat me to it! I was going to say at least a couple basic meals that you really enjoy. It can be fancy, or it can be some dorm quality things that fill you with nostalgia, as long as prepping it and eating it makes you happy.
We need to eat, and we need to feel satisfaction from something we have done ourselves, so do both at once.
Empathy
Emotional stability.
Everyone has wildly varying emotions
Emotional regulation is the ability to steer the sheep during a storm.
sheep
thanks for the catch, i fixed it
Funny enough, this is what one would call the Going Merry.
Don’t get it? Look up the Straw Hat Pirates’ first ship.
This superpower still eludes me most of the time but I keep practising.
Me in my head: masterful dialog which turns heads and begins paradigms
Me in conversation: i want ed ,to , w batch of yDid
Me in same conversation: that’s what she said
awkward silence
Cleaning up (organizing) your living space
Themselves.
The only answer here I agree with.
There’s no specific task, job or skill everyone needs to master. Everyone should know the basics of a lot of things, but the only thing you really need to master is yourself.
Good comment 5/5 would give free silver
Just want to point out, I said try to master, there’s a distinction. Love you.
Yes, that’s how I interpreted it.
I’m just of the opinion that there isn’t any single skill that every one should even attempt to master, except exactly mastering themselves.
Even the most basic things like cooking or something… not everyone needs to try to master it.
I just can’t come up with anything everyone should even attempt to master. I can think of several you should know the rough basics of. Like first aid. But there’s literally no point in trying to “master it”, unless you’re actually going to work in medicine.
Like I don’t disagree or judge in anything way. I just can’t think of any.
I haven’t even begun to peak
How has it been a day and no one mentioned musical instruments? Harmonising body and mind to achieve immaterial bliss.
I practiced for decades and it only frustrated me
Control of your attention. Because it is the axis of reality.
First Aid, since you never know when this might be helpful on either yourself or others!
On that not im surprise we haven’t seen CPR or the hiemlic.
I had classes on CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver at school as part of the First Aid classes we had, though I’m not sure how commonplace such classes are in other schools/locations.
How to cook. Even if it is only a pair of eggs or a simple sandwich.
There are people that cant make a sandwich?
Ok, stupid story but when I was little I asked my mom for a PBnJ and she said she was busy and asked one of her friends to do it. I never met the guy and I don’t think I ever saw him again but he said, “alright” and we went to the kitchen. Dude started out solid. Two slices, spread on the peanut butter like a pro. What came next changed me forever. Dude pulls out the jelly and spreads it right on top of the peanut butter. I’m almost glad I never saw this guy again, straight psycho. Sandwich was 4/5 not life changing but good.
spreads the jelly on top of the peanut butter
Um. I mean, what did you expect him to do differently? A PBnJ is peanut butter and jelly on bread, so I don’t understand why the dude adding the jelly was upsetting.
Was there some particular way your mom usually made them that was different from what this dude did?
I’m really struggling to picture what was disturbing in this picture :(
Brah, if you don’t know, I can’t explain it.
Understanding nuance and then applying said understanding in communication with others.
I can’t begin to mention how often people need to know something but won’t accept how non-yes-or-no the answer might be.
Exactly. I always say that nearly everything that exists in life does so within the grey area between black and white.
not anymore it seems.
