Society likes to dictate what we should do, the jobs we should get, and what life skills should matter. Knowing how to drive or swim matters, but when it comes down to it, it’s more important to have the skills on our list.
Buying bread
Have you ever bought bread that’s drier than the Sahara desert and your DMs, and had to kneel and beg it to let you eat it? If you have, you’ll understand why this skill is a must-have in life.
Frying plantain
The best thing since soft, fresh, hot agege bread, the perfect fried plantain takes skill to make. It has to be golden brown with the right amount of salt to spark everlasting joy in your heart.
Boiling eggs
As far as we’re concerned, egg boiling should be taught in schools. It’d save a lot of people from the heartbreak and disappointment that comes with wanting hard-boiled eggs and getting barely cooked yolk for drinking.
Buying juicy fruits
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If you buy dry watermelons or oranges that slap harder than a Nigerian mother on a Sunday afternoon, how would you make the juice or smoothie that’d portray you as the rich, bougie Nigerian you are?
Laying a frontal
This skill won’t just have you looking like a baddie, it’ll also have you deep in your bag. There’s a reason why people pay thousands to have their wigs looking like it came out their scalp.
Fixing lash extensions
Forget about knowing how to write or use a computer; if your hands are steady enough to glue fake lashes on, you’re one step away from becoming a doctor and your parents’ favourite child.
Making pap or custard
5 out of 6 people fail woefully at mixing powder in boiling water to create pap or custard. If you’re one of the few people with multiple successes at this task, you should print “I can make pap and custard” on a shirt, and wear it everywhere.
Picking Instagram vendors
If you’ve never been swindled by an Instagram vendor before, congratulations, you’re in the one percent of the one percent. You need to share your skill and knowledge with others.
