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Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life.  To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades.  Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one.
While nottotally comprehensive[pic], here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do.
1.  Build a Fire – Fire produces heat and light, two basic necessities for living.  At some point in your life this knowledge may be vital.
• How to Build a Fire
• Wilderness Survival Firecraft
• Build a Fire Without Matches or a Lighter (video)
2.  Operate a Computer – Fundamental computerknowledge is essential these days.  Please, help those in need.
• How To Help Someone Use a Computer
• The BBC’s Guide to Using a Computer
• Mac Basics
• Windows Basics
3.  Use Google Effectively – Google knows everything.  If you’re having trouble finding something with Google, it’s you that needs help.
• Google Guide
• Google Advanced Search Operators
• GoogleWeb Search Features
• 20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches
4.  Perform CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver – Someday it may be your wife, husband, son or daughter that needs help.
• Learn CPR
• How To Perform Adult CPR (video)
• How CPR Works
• How to Perform the Heimlich Maneuver (video)
5.  Drive a Manual Transmission Vehicle – There will come a time when you’ll be stuckwithout this knowledge.
• How To Drive a Stick Shift Instructional Movie (video)
• Learn to Drive a Stick Shift
• Learn to Drive a Car with Manual Transmission
6.  Do Basic Cooking – If you can’t cook your own steak and eggs, you probably aren’t going to make it.
• Cooking Basics and Tips
• Cooking and Baking How To Information
• Basics of Cooking Series
7.  Tell aStory that Captivates People’s Attention – If you can’t captivate their attention, you should probably just save your breath.
• How To Tell a Great Story
• How To Give a Great Speech
• Presentation Tips for Public Speaking
8.  Win or Avoid a Fistfight – Either way, you win.
• How To Actually Win a Fistfight
• How To Win a Fistfight (video)
• How To Win a StreetFight
• How To Avoid Confrontations Like a Samurai Warrior
9.  Deliver Bad News – Somebody has got to do it.  Unfortunately, someday that person will be you.
• How To Deliver Bad News in Writing
• How to Deliver Bad News to a Customer
• Good Ways to Deliver Bad News
10.  Change a Tire – Because tires have air in them, and things with air in them eventually pop.
• How ToChange a Flat Tire (video)
• How To Change a Tire (video)
• Saturday Mechanic: Changing a Tire
11.  Handle a Job Interview – I promise, sweating yourself into a nervous panic won’t land you the job.
• The 25 Most Difficult Questions in a Job Interview
• Job Interview Questions and Answers
• How to Handle Your Job Interviews Successfully
• 10 Sticky Job InterviewSituations and How to Handle Them
12.  Manage Time – Not doing so is called wasting time, which is okay sometimes, but not all the time.
• How To Manage Time and Maximize Effectiveness
• Managing Your Time
• 10 tips for time management in a multitasking world
• Time Management Tips and Exercises
13.  Speed Read – Sometimes you just need the basic gist, and you needed it 5 minutesago. 
• Learn Speed Reading
• How To Speed Read the Net
• Speed Reading Techniques
14.  Remember Names – Do you like when someone tries to get your attention by screaming “hey you”?
• How To Remember People’s Names
• Tricks for Remembering Names
• 7 Hacks to Remember Any Name
15.  Relocate Living Spaces – Relocating is always a little tougher than you originally...