事实上，每个人都有能力在六个月学会一项改变生活的技能。如果你能学会这项技能，你的生活将发生翻天覆地的变化。虽然你无法想象今天或明天会发生什么，但是你可以通过提高自己的能力，拥有不一样的人生！
1. Speed reading
学会快速阅读
Bill Gates has been known to state that if he had one superpower, it would be the ability to read faster. What Bill and the rest of the mega-successful understand is that knowledge is power. The ability to process information faster from books, articles, and reports is what will help us learn faster, and therefore improve each aspect of our life faster as well.
众所周知，如果比尔·盖茨有一种超能力，他可以读得更快。比尔·盖茨与那些成功人士都认为知识就是力量。从许多书，文章和报告中获取更多信息的这种能力将帮助我们学习得更快，从而也会快速地提高我们生活的每个方面。
2. Public speaking
学会公开演讲
Research shows that people fear public speaking more than death itself. There’s something terrifying about being in front of or hundreds of people, and exposing yourself completely. It’s when you’re most vulnerable, but learning how to public speak is a life-changer.
研究表明，比起死亡本身，人们更惧怕公开演讲。他们认为站在许多人面前，并把自己完全暴露在他人面前，这是一件很恐怖的事情。这时候的你是最脆弱的时候，但是如果你学会了公开演讲，那么你将改变你的生活。
Warren Buffett has given advice to recent graduates that the number one skill you can have to succeed is public speaking skills. Everything from communication, confidence, and sales is developed when you develop your public speaking skills.
Warren Buffett建议近期的毕业生一定要学会公开演讲这一技能。如果你能学会这一技能，那么你将提高你的交际能力和销售能力，变得更加自信。
3. Spanish
学会西班牙语
As the third most spoken language in the world, the ability to speak Spanish will allow you to reach over 500M people around the world. No matter where you live, knowing how to speak Spanish is becoming increasingly more important, with the Hispanic population and economy spreading quickly worldwide. If you’re living in the US, this is even more important, with over 30% of the population being Hispanic.
西班牙语是世界上第三种被广泛使用的语言，如果你会讲西班牙语，那么你将有可能认识世界上50多亿的人。在那些讲西班牙语的国家以及在世界经济快速发展的浪潮中，你无论身处何处，都会看到这样一番景象：懂得如何讲西班牙语这一技能正变得越来越重要。如果你生活在美国，正如这里有30%的人都是西班牙裔人，所以掌握西班牙语这一技能尤为重要。
Spanish is also on this list, because it’s one of the easiest languages to learn. Sure, Mandarin is an important language to learn, but it’s an incredibly difficult one to learn. If we were to measure the level of importance and the time to learn for all the languages available, Spanish would make it to the top of the list.
西班牙语之所以也是一项重要的技能，是因为这门语言是我们要学习的最简单的语言之一。当然，普通话也是我们要学习的一门重要的语言，但它也是学习起来较难的一门语言。在所有的语言中，如果我们想要为它们各自的重要性以及所耗费的时间排个名次，那么西班牙语必将成功位列榜首。
4. Accounting
学会计算
If you’re looking to get into business, accounting is one of the core fundamentals you’ll need to succeed. While you don’t need to be an expert, you definitely should understand the basics.
如果你渴望从事商业，那么你必须要掌握的一项重要技能就是计算能力。然而你并不需要成为这方面的专家，只需懂得基础方面的知识就可以。
This skill can also be used to manage your personal finances, to meet your financial goals, and having more control over your life.
这项技能也可以用于管理你自己的财务，以便实现你自己的财政目标，更好地掌控自己的生活。
5. Microsoft Excel
学会Microsoft Excel
Most people reading this probably have a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. While this is a good start, there are so many powerful functionalities that are hidden, which could make your life a lot easier.
说到这个，大多数人可能都对Microsoft Excel 有一个基本的了解。虽然这是一个好的开始，但这还有许多隐藏的强大功能，这些功能能让你的生活 更加便利。
Excel is also a great asset to have whenever you’re looking for a job, as many corporations rely on Excel to organize and manage multiple parts of the business.
你无论什么时候求职，懂得Excel都是一个大的优势，因为许多公司都依靠Excel组织管理大多数的业务。
6. Blogging/Vlogging
学会使用博客
Blogging is a powerful tool if you want to spread your ideas, build your brand, or grow your business. Since it was introduced, blogging has taken on a life of its own, and today there are ~2M blog posts being written on a daily basis.
如果你想要分享你的想法，建立自己的品牌或扩展你的业务，那么博客会是一个很有力的工具。自从有了博客后，博客慢慢建立起了属于自己的世界。现在，大约已经有了2百亿的博客日志。
7. Weight training
负荷训练
Yes, weight training is a skill. It’s not as advanced as learning how to code, nor will it take as long as learning a new language, if you just want to learn the basics.We’re not promising that you’ll get a body like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but you will see much faster results for whatever goal you have, just by understanding how to workout properly. And of course, when you’re dealing with an activity that involves physical strain, you’ll always want to caution yourself.
是的，这也是一项技能。如果你想要学习这门技能，那么它既不像学习如何解密那样复杂也不像学习一门新的语言那样耗时过长。虽然我们不能承诺说你会拥有像阿诺·施瓦辛格那样的身体，但是如果你学会如何适当地负荷，那么你无论有什么目标，你都能更快地看到效果。当然，如果你在做有关体力方面的工作，那么你总是会警示自己。
8. Photo and video editing
学会对图片和视频的编辑
In the digital world that we live in, from Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook, there is no avoiding photos and videos. In fact, social media has increasingly gone away from text sharing and almost everything to photo and video editing.
我们生活在一个数字世界里，如Youtube, Instagram 以及Facebook，因此图片和视频是无法避免的。事实上，社交媒体已渐渐从信息分享，一切有关图片和视频编辑中淡出人们的视线。
如果我们能够很好的学会这8项生活技能，那么我们的人生会很不一样，我们的生活也会越来越美好！
实习编辑：carol
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