Handy is a mental trait in The Sims 3.

Handy Sims are the best tinkerers. They will never fail when repairing or upgrading a household item which makes electrical objects far less dangerous!

Attributes

• Sim will always succeed when repairing or upgrading objects.
• Sim learns the Handiness skill 25% faster than other Sims.
• When a handy Sim repairs an object, it has a lower risk of breaking again.
• Handy Sims begin their lives with a handiness skill book in their inventories.
• If electrocuted, your Sim is more likely to get a second chance to live.
• Handy Sims strongly benefit from undertaking a Technology major while studying at college.^[TS3:UL]

Associated skill

• Handiness

Possible lifetime wishes

• The Tinkerer
• Become a Creature-Robot Cross-Breeder
• Become an Astronaut
• Firefighter Super Hero^[TS3:A]
• More than a Machine^[TS3:ITF]

Trivia

• Due to this trait's effect, humans and vampires cannot be electrocuted, singed, or killed by electrical objects. However, electricity traps will still electrocute a human and a vampire.
• This trait renders the benefit of the Tinkerer skill challenge obsolete.

Examples of pre-made Handy Sims

• Ben Weber
• Bethany Su
• Clark Sauer
• Dustin Langerak
• Eugene Hunter
• Fiona McIrish
• Holden Wozny
• Lilian Gore
• Milton Tong
• Simis Bachelor
• Tia Rose
• Tuesday Sears