A list of 20 things everyone needs to know how to do, written by experts in their prospective fields: how to iron a shirt, how to hit a tennis ball, how to listen ("I never learned anything when I was talking"), and how to sleep.
Update: This has disappeared behind the Independent's paywall. Sorry. But the tips were all taken from this book, The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do. (thx, brian and joe)
Update: Here's a mirror of the original full-text article. (via get rich slowly)