10 Traditional Skills that are Dying Out

Thank God my mother put me in Boy Scouts, because that's where I learned a bunch of traditional skills that are fading away in the digital age.

According to a report in the U.K.'s Daily Mail, a study of 2,000 Britons by Ordnance Survey finds that a number of tasks once considered essential everyday skills are growing scarce as computers, smartphones, GPS units and other tech devices streamline modern life.

So thanks, Mom. At least I know that as modern as I am, a big part of me is still traditional.

Ten skills that are fading fast:

1.  Reading a map.

2.  Using a compass.

3.  Knowing how to tie different knots.

4.  Darning socks, which means fixing holes in them.

5.  Looking something up in a book by using the index.

6.  Knowing how to format a letter.

7.  Knowing measurement conversions (such as four quarts in a gallon).

8.  Spelling and grammar.

9.  Building a fire.

10.  Having good penmanship, because no one writes anything anymore.