Two Good Lists
Top 25 Things Vanishing from America, like handwritten letters, personal checks, cameras that use film, etc.
100 Skills Every Man Should Know, like taping drywall, folding a flag, jumpstarting a car, etc.
HT: Newmark's Door
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Professor Mark J. Perry's Blog for Economics and Finance
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
100 Skills Every Man Should Know, like taping drywall, folding a flag, jumpstarting a car, etc.
HT: Newmark's Door
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Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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2 Comments:
Popular Mechanics' list of 100 skills a man should know is stupid beyond belief. How can anyone believe that all men should know how to retrieve and interpret automobile diagnositic codes? Or change a fan belt? Or drive an SUV off road (when you don't own an SUV)? Or hitch a trailer (when your car can't pull one)? Another great one: Use a sewing machine.
My suggestion: Replace most of the list with two skills. 1. Use the yellow pages to find local services you need. 2. Use the internet to order items or services.
Cheers, dr. t,
Popular Mechanics meets the basic economic principle of opportunity cost.
The publication's name does explain the selection bias. Diagnostic codes?
The real mystery is the sewing machine. Is this a concession to the editor's wife? :D
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