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There are a lot of skills you don’t need. You can be happy and successful without knowing how to rebuild a car’s engine, program a web application, or replace drywall. Sure, these are useful skills to have, but they aren’t absolutely necessary. 很多技能其实没必要去掌握。不知道如何修理汽车发动机，不会编写网页应用程序或更换石膏板，你可能照样很快乐。当然，这些技能虽不是必不可少，但的确很实用。 There are other skills, however, that can’t be avoided – skills that tie into various aspects of everyday life, that are not only useful, but totally indispensable. For instance, you can’t get far in today’s world without being able to read or write. And today the ability use a computer proficiently is simply assumed. 可是，你必须学会另外一些技能——一些与我们日常生活息息相关的技能。它们不仅有用，而且不可或缺。例如：读写技能，如果不能读写，身处当今世界的你，势必四处碰壁。现在，精通电脑也被看作当然之事。 In this article we’re going to skip the super basic skills like reading, driving, and using a computer, and discuss twelve slightly more advanced skills that are woefully under-taught, and universally applicable. Let’s take a look… 这里，我们不打算讨论读、写、驾驶和操作电脑等超基本技能，而是讨论12个略微高级一些的技能。不幸地是，没人教你这些技能，而它们却具有普遍适用性。让我们来看看吧…… | 
