Life Skills(Page 10)

Research-backed advice to make your daily life a little better—or at least a little easier.

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a person loading or unloading a dishwasher
DIY

Four tips to make sure your dishwasher does its job

By Whitson Gordon

A knife and a water bottle on a survival backpack.
DIY

11 essential items for four specialized survival kits

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

a person working on a disassembled phone
DIY

When your devices need repairs, here’s where to start

By David Nield

Person at beach
Health

A guide to sun protection for people with darker skin

By Jordan Blok

Model jumping
DIY

How to get the perfect fit when buying clothes online

By Whitson Gordon

countertop pushup
DIY

This quick workout will help your sore hips and back

By Joy Puleo/Working Mother

a man doing a strength exercise on a playground
DIY

Stretching is not the key to moving better. This is.

By Harry Guinness

Person floating in the water
Health

How to enjoy summer in a pandemic

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Bottles of vinegar and insect repellent ingredients.
DIY

Eight ways to repel insects without bug spray

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Bike riding
DIY

7 mistakes beginner cyclists make, and how to avoid them

By Candice Wang

a person riding a bicycle on a street along a sidewalk
DIY

Essential bike maintenance tips everyone should know

By John Kennedy

Hands typing
DIY

Six tips for writing emails that aren’t absolute garbage

By Harry Guinness

Hunters hiking in the Kodiak
DIY

Nine natural shelters that can save your life in the wild

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

People at protest
DIY

Five ways to protect your privacy during a protest

By Sara Kiley Watson

A black shepherd dog along a river
Health

Snakebites can be deadly for dogs, but some simple precautions can save them

By Tom Davis/Field & Stream

A knife shaving bamboo shoots.
DIY

Eight survival knife skills you might need in an emergency

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

A woman working from home on the floor.
Health

Working from home can ravage your spine, but good posture can help fix it

By Hannah Seo

Black Lives Matters protests have continue from Memorial Day through mid-June.
Health

What you need to know to protest safely and securely

By Popular Science Team

Black Lives Matter protest
Health

A guide to protesting during a pandemic

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Black lives matter protesters.
Health

Essential first aid tips for protesters

By Sara Kiley Watson

Hiker climbing a snowy mountain.
DIY

Nine traits that’ll keep you calm in a life-threatening situation

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

a man with a wrench in his mouth, working on a motorcycle
DIY

Five skills to learn in your spare time, and how to master them

By Harry Guinness

Kid hiking
DIY

What you need to know when hiking with kids

By Alisha McDarris

Camera dial
DIY

What camera mode to use and when

By Harry Guinness

a woman writing notes in a book in front of a computer while working from home
DIY

How to make money from home

By David Nield

a smiling woman
Health

Eight science-backed tricks to make you feel less sad

By Rachel Feltman

Car garage care
Technology

How to care for your car if you’re not driving it very often

By Stan Horaczek

a selection of invasive, edible weeds on a gray surface, with a knife among them
DIY

Ten weeds you can eat

By Marie Viljoen/Saveur

A knife being sharpened on a wet stone.
DIY

Eight wood-carving skills to help you survive

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

The best way to freeze fresh meat
DIY

The best way to freeze fresh meat

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

a woman wearing a face mask, goggles, and gloves while cleaning a window with a sponge
Health

Fight viruses in your home without making bacteria stronger

By Katherine J. Wu

Hiking gear
DIY

Save money and protect the environment by repurposing your old outdoor gear

By Alisha McDarris

a person standing in front of a wall with a lot of notes on it, surrounded by books
DIY

Don’t impulse shop. Use a system to buy the right stuff for you.

By Harry Guinness

child carrying a log in woods.
DIY

Eleven outdoor skills to teach your kids—or yourself

By Christine Peterson/ Outdoor Life

Spanish moss or old man's beard.
Health

Nature’s best toilet paper substitutes

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

Person stretching in bed.
DIY

Develop a morning routine that’ll stick

By Harry Guinness

Flower arrangement
DIY

The tricks to keeping flower arrangements gorgeous for as long as possible

By Christin Geall

a person cleaning a stairway
Health

How to disinfect public surfaces during a pandemic (and whether you even need to)

By Katherine J. Wu

Death cap Amanita phalloides
DIY

From the death cap to the alcohol inky: seven poisonous mushrooms you definitely don’t want to eat

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

A person pouring frothed milk into a coffee cup
Gear

Save money by making better coffee at home

By Harry Guinness

flight school
Technology

How to learn to fly

By Julie Boatman/Flying Magazine

IV drip in hospital
DIY

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about donating bone marrow

By Sara Kiley Watson

Archery is not nearly as easy as movies make it seem
DIY

Archery is not nearly as easy as movies make it seem

By Tyler Freel/ Outdoor Life

Person watching laptop and taking notes.
DIY

How to learn new skills online

By Harry Guinness

A woman has sprained her ankle while hiking, her friend uses the first aid kit to tend to the injury
DIY

You broke a bone in the middle of nowhere. Now what?

By Alisha McDarris

a rocky stream flowing through the forest
DIY

How to find drinkable water in the wild

By Dan Seitz

Hands holding an open wallet
DIY

Shrink your ever-expanding wallet

By Whitson Gordon

Person playing with snow
Environment

What the happiest cold-weather countries on the planet know about winter

By Paul Nicolaus

Person upset at the airport his flight is delayed
DIY

Minimize travel hell with these apps and tools

By Whitson Gordon

a copper pan full of wine corks
DIY

The key to cleaning copper cookware is probably in your fridge

By Katherine Martinelli

Person working out in a hotel room.
DIY

How to fit in a workout while you travel

By Harry Guinness

Salami cut on cutting board with knife.
DIY

How to hand-cut salami like a pro

By Megan Falk/Saveur

a woman in a sun hat sitting in a chair by a pool at a tropical resort hotel
DIY

Hotel star ratings are useless. Here’s how to read reviews the right way.

By Danielle Sepulveres

landscape of sun shining over a frozen lake.
DIY

Everything you need to know before playing on that frozen pond

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

person in rush looking at his watch , running late sorting out his hair
DIY

Bimonthly, fortnightly, and other complications: Here’s how to talk about time

By Harry Guinness

Boy Changes Temperature On Central Heating Thermostat Control Using Mobile Phone App
DIY

It’s not easy being green, but it doesn’t have to be expensive

By Dan Seitz

woman opening present
DIY

Regifting is good, actually

By Molly Quell

Family traveling in Machu Picchu
DIY

An exhaustive guide to simpler traveling with small children

By Mary Kearl

man eating fast food hamburger
Health

Reverse your bad habits with just a handful of tiny changes

By BJ Fogg

a black man giving a thumb's up and thumb's down sign while looking confused and standing near some lights at night
DIY

Be a better person in 2020

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

How to stay healthy on your next germ-filled flight
DIY

How to stay healthy on your next germ-filled flight

By Whitson Gordon

pinecone hanging in a tree.
DIY

Eight ways an evergreen tree could save your life

By Tim MacWelch

College students looking at screens
DIY

Stop screens from taking over your life

By Katy Spratte Joyce

Bunches of fresh herbs hanging over white timber. Includes thyme, rosemary and oregano.
DIY

Three tricks to make your fresh herbs last year-round

By Katherine Martinelli