27 useful life skills you can learn in less than five minutes Skill 1: Change a tire or jumpstart a car. ... Skill 2: Speed Reading. ... Skill 3: Enable Undo Send in Gmail. ... Skill 4: Use a fire extinguisher. ... Skill 5: Survive in a rip current. ... Skill 6: Righty Tighty Lefty Loosey. ... Skill 7: Pack a suitcase. More items...