Life Skills resources for SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier Younge Professionals Edition

 

Getting around

• Your local transit system will have lots of resources to help you
  get around
• If you’re more of a driver, then research the licence
  requirements of your province or state and learn the roads of
  your city

 

Cooking

• The 4-Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss is actually a book on learning
  how to learn disguised as a cookbook —
  https://focusinspired.com/siwike-ype-tf-4hourchef
• Tasty — https://tasty.co — a great visual app for those that
  would benefit from step-by-step direction with videos. You
  can filter all sorts of categories and ingredients based on your
  needs
• Allrecipes — https://allrecipes.com — as the name suggests, it
  has a recipe for pretty much everything

 

Maintaining a home

• If you’re more of a Do It Yourself person, then check if your
  local hardware store offers workshops and lessons (many of
  them are free) for home maintenance
• Otherwise consider sites like http://homestars.com or
  http://taskrabbit.com to find a local handyperson to help you
  with your home maintenance needs
• You can also contract with local providers for ongoing packages
  for things like HVAC upkeep

 

Asking for help

• Consider adding “asking for help” as part of your nonnegotiable
  time