Off topic: I remember when people use to ask me for help in school work I'd take a shot at it and when it was clear they weren't getting it and I got frustrated, I just say "get it now?" and they'll say something completely wrong or irrelevant like "Yeah you overloaded the function to parse the variables" I'll say "yep that's right you got it" and go back to my own work.

On topic: I have a few friends who are willing to wingman me for regular social interactions so when I start becoming completely awkward they jump in and salvage the conversation.

When ever I have trouble in anything related to handyness I'll google it and if I still cant figure it out I get my dad.