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?

  1. How to change a tyre
  2. How to sleep
  3. How to build a fire
  4. How to shine shoes
  5. How to make a Martini
  6. How to apply lipstick
  7. How to negotiate
  8. How to scramble eggs
  9. How to hang a picture
  10. How to ask for a rise or promotion
  11. How to use chopsticks
  12. How to iron a shirt
  13. How to shave
  14. How to hit a tennis ball
  15. How to listen
  16. How to ask someone out
  17. How to learn a foreign language
  18. How to shake hands
  19. How to buy a diamond
  20. How to conduct a background investigation