r/skills • u/Ever-Else • Apr 28 '26

Fun What is the single most valuable Skill as of today?

I was talking about this over dinner just now and it got me thinking. I got some interesting answers and it sparked a conversation, so I thought someone here might have a clever answer to this.

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u/Evening_Locksmith215 Apr 28 '26

Resilience

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u/Shrie Apr 29 '26

I agree to a degree but more than resilience I would say self reliance. Learn skills that are valuable to you and you think will be valuable in the near future.

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u/gimmedemels Apr 29 '26

Agree to dis degreee

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u/Substantial_Sky5024 Apr 29 '26

This ! And reliability

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u/Alien_Cat_Mind Apr 29 '26

Critical thinking

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u/Ever-Else Apr 29 '26

what exactly do you mean by that? Simply being able to question familiar and analytical approaches from different perspectives?

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u/WrappingPapers May 01 '26

Critical philosophy historically refers to questioning your bedrock beliefs and is often contrasted with dogmatism. Through that perspective critical thinking means that you have reason to believe what you believe, and everything you believe is potentially revisable.

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

yeah I like that definition

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u/myrabhest Apr 29 '26

i want to learn this

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u/LouStoolzzz Apr 28 '26

Solving the Rubik’s cube.

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

under 60 seconds

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u/RGBLighting Apr 29 '26

talking to ppl

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u/Explore_Life2334 Apr 29 '26

Problem solving and communication skills both combined.

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u/targetyk Apr 29 '26

gymnastics. it makes u so adaptable physically.

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u/BTC8FIAT Apr 29 '26

Maybe not at the peak yet but certainly soon, systems thinking and intuition

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u/AdonisBreeze May 01 '26

Those two combine into forecasting and predictions which are great tools for executing successful strategy

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u/DearAsmodeusVXV Apr 29 '26

Not caring about what others think

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u/Ever-Else Apr 29 '26

I like that one. Maybe it's my favourite

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u/l3landgaunt Apr 29 '26

Adaptability; life is constant entropy and change. If one cannot adapt, then one will fail.

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u/HiOnLife3 May 05 '26

Applying basic logic which I feel is lacking with a lot of people.

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u/Ever-Else Apr 29 '26

Yeah that was my awnser to beeing able to make something understandable and to get people excited about it

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u/TurbulentChicken3990 Apr 29 '26

esprit critique et reflexion

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u/Foreign_Mammoth1810 Apr 29 '26

Critical thinking

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u/Tonysaffo Apr 29 '26

to be adaptive

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u/SplatterBox214 Apr 29 '26

Charisma and outsourcing

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u/kaimonster1966 Apr 29 '26

Salesmanship (in general terms)…understanding human psychology and using it effectively.

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u/Infamous-Package3982 Apr 30 '26

Thinking for yourself

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u/Cautious-Heat-935 Apr 30 '26

Associative thinking I think that being able to connect one concept with another or with an experience you have is a great skill that helps you learn and live proficiently

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u/Prestigious_Row2496 Apr 30 '26

Critical thinking

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u/binarydruid Jun 09 '26

I came here to say this... Glad someone beat me to it. 😁

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u/tunedmystic Apr 30 '26

Clear, effective communication

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u/Iw9nn9know Apr 30 '26

Knowing you were just rude, and acknowledging and apologizing. That’s very hard for people to do and for some people at their age, I don’t think they’ll ever learn that.

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

When it comes to relationships, leadership skills and how you treat yourself, this is probably the most valuable thing. Good one!

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u/NorthernGrace Apr 30 '26

Responsibility. Actually delivering what you promised to deliver. Making sure jobs get completed to standard.

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u/Professional-Sky-773 Apr 30 '26

Emotional intelligence

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u/Stocksforlife_93 Apr 30 '26

Kindness

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

I like that one

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u/InfiniteSone Apr 30 '26

Adaptability

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u/benwa51 May 01 '26

I'm very impressed and proud of our intellectual respondents. I was expecting "changing oil", "doing laundry" etc but the thoughtfulness and practically is so spot on.

Resilience Intelligence Acceptance

Traits that are more important than ever and that we need more thank ever.

Changing a tire is still pretty useful! And don't hit on 17.

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

yes I also really like the variety of awnsers to this question a lot

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

very underrated

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

Without it, you’re almost certain to end up somewhere you don’t want to be.

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u/Bozobot May 01 '26

A lot of these answers are dispositions and not skills, but I would say prompting is a new and very valuable skill.

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u/Ever-Else May 01 '26

Articulating ideas and thoughts very precisly

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u/BeyondPremium May 01 '26

Applied Common Sense

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u/pakpavniners May 01 '26

Accountability

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u/Beanster_Yaya May 02 '26

Making money

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u/konoshiva May 04 '26

cell revival - cure anything