PUBLIC MARKS with tags toread & lifehack

1. How to change a tyre (or a tire, for us yanks) 2. How to sleep 3. How to build a fire 4. How to shine shoes 5. How to make a martini (by Dale DeGroff, the ‘king of cocktails’) 6. How to apply lipstick 7. How to negotiate (by Donald Trump) 8. How to scramble eggs 9. How to hang a picture 10. How to ask for a raise or promotion 11. How to use chopsticks (by the CEO of PF Chang’s) 12. How to iron a shirt 13. How to shave (see also) 14. How to hit a tennis ball (by Jennifer Capriati) 15. How to listen (by Larry King) 16. How to ask someone out (by the president of match.com) 17. How to learn a foreign language (by the president of Berlitz) 18. How to shake hands 19. How to buy a diamond (but, please, give it a second thought) 20. How to conduct a background investigation (by a Watergate investigator)

Over the next few days, we’ll be looking at the skills, tools, and attitude needed to empty your email inbox — and then keep it that way.