Forget darning, baking and fixing the car - the skills you REALLY need in the 21st century are setting the satnav and putting your rubbish in the right bin

wyatt1 Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:33 am

Connecting to WiFi, knowing how to use Google and tuning HD TVs were listed today as some of the most useful skills of modern life.

In a survey which polled 2,000 adults, using a self-service checkout,online banking and operating satnav replaced talents such as knitting and baking to be named the most 'essential' capabilities in British culture.

Only 10 of the 50 most important skills didn't involve modern technology, with cooking and using a calculator among them, while participants counted sewing and letter writing as skills that are no longer needed.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2413664/Forget-darning-baking-fixing-car--skills-REALLY-need-21st-century-setting-satnav-putting-rubbish-right-bin.html#ixzz2eC4K3920
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