The internet assists people in a variety of ways. Since its creation, it’s helped teach languages and trade skills. It’s connected people through both written and visual contact with advantages like video calling and email. The internet also provides an outlet for creators who want to churn out content to a broad audience on a fast schedule.
There’s almost nothing the internet can’t do, which may make you feel like you’ll never really have to struggle if you have the search bar at your fingertips. Why take a cooking class when there are websites out there that can show you how to cook millions of different recipes? While it may seem impossible, there are some things that people still struggle with learning how to do, and one of the biggest culprits is the concept of adulting.
When you’re learning how to be an adult, you juggle many different new things at once. You’re living out on your own for possibly the first time while getting a full-time, going to school or trying to find work. On top of all that, you have to deal with problems that you may have never crossed before. What should you do if your tire pops on the highway or if your sink just won’t drain?
To help your transition into adulthood, check out some of the most helpful infographics. They’re quick to read and easy to understand, so you can get back to doing what you need to get done. You’ll go from calling your mom for advice on how to cook pasta to successfully running a household and a career in no time.
1. For when you’re about to move into your first apartment:
The landlord is showing you your potential new apartment and other people have lived in it before you, so it has to be okay, right? Don’t trust the apartment at face value. This infographic will show you what to look for when you get to tour your new place. You’ll more easily avoid fees from the apartment complex when they fix things that were broken before you even got there.
See the graphic on For Rent.
2. For when you need to know if your car will fit in your garage:
Not all apartments will come with a garage unit to park your car in, but if it does, you’ll need to know what size it is and if your car will fit. Even more importantly, will your roommate’s car fit in it as well? Measuring the size of your garage door will prevent future fights for who gets to park inside when it gets snowy.
See the graphic on Clopay Door.
3. For when you realize you’re responsible for preparing for emergencies:
You probably have some band-aids in the back of your closet somewhere, but what do you do if a fuse blows in your apartment or if there’s a tornado? You’re responsible for your own safety in emergencies now, so check out what you’ll need to be prepared for any emergency.
See the graphic on the CDC.
4. For when you need to get a good sleep schedule going:
In the past, you may have had a roommate you shared a room with, or other noisy ones down the hall that kept you up at night. Maybe it was a neighbor that just wouldn’t turn their music down at three in the morning. Now that you have some space, you’ll need to get your sleep schedule on track. Thankfully, there’s a great infographic to help you do that.
See the full graphic on Northwestern Medicine.
5. For when you realize you haven’t updated your resume, like, ever:
Let’s face it, adulting is scary. Thinking about graduating college and having to get a job is intimidating, because the school system may be all you’ve ever known. Don’t walk into the job market unprepared! Learn how to easily update your resume and make it look professional.
See the full graphic on College Atlas.
6. For when you’re wondering if online courses will really do anything for your career:
You don’t have to be in college to move into your first apartment, so you may be working full-time and wondering if taking online courses would be something you could do to advance your career or if they’d be a waste of the little free time you have. Learn what online courses are all about through an easy to read infographic.
See the full graphic on Daily Infographic.
7. For when you know what to make but not how to convert recipes:
When you start to learn how to cook, you’ll find yourself running across recipes that require measurements that you don’t know how to use. Print out an easy infographic that explains recipe conversions and tape it inside your pantry so you’ll never be confused again.
See the full graphic on Plainworks Kitchen.
8. For when you need to know how to store the food that doesn’t come in a box:
Grocery shopping is hard, and it’s even harder when you can only go out once a week and need to make your food last. When that food isn’t prepacked and ready to sit on a shelf, you can end up throwing out more food than you eat. Learn what foods go where so you don’t waste anything again.
See the full graphic on Buzzfeed.
9. For when you need to relax after a long day of adulting:
Something that adults always talk about is wine. They know what grapes make what type and what brand to get. For a young person on a budget, whatever is on sale looks the best, but you may feel the need to learn the basics of wine. Read up on what wines go best with what food so you can relax in true adult style.
See the full graphic on Winefolly.
Adult Like a Pro
Being on your own isn’t always easy. Life can find a million different ways to stress you out, and most of the time that means coming across problems that you don’t know how to solve. Searching for answers on the internet could lead to endless rabbit holes, and you’ll soon find yourself distracted with a video about different ways to cook beef when you really just wanted to know how to change your oil.
Infographics are a great way to learn how to do new things. They’re easy to read and understand, and if you want, you can print them out and put them where you need them the most. Tape up one that explains wines by your pantry, or one that shows how to look for apartments by your computer where you’ll search for them. Do a little research, and soon you’ll have friends coming to you to ask you how to adult.
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