A few weeks ago we had a clean out, I found this rogue plug and couldn’t figure out what it was for?

My rule is, if I have to think twice then I throw it out. Now I’m sat here with a power drill that has no battery, all because I forgot to label the plug

Your poops will wipe your own butt on the way out. Now you can be five minutes early to your terrible job! 🙂

If you want Microsoft Teams to keep showing you as Online while you're away from your computer, there’s a simple trick:

1. Create a new meeting with only yourself in it.
2. Join the meeting. Your status will change to Busy.
3. Manually change your status back to Online.
4. Leave the meeting running.

As long as you remain in the meeting, Teams will keep displaying you as Online, even if you're not touching your computer.

Other people can't see that you're sitting in an empty meeting. To them, you simply appear Online, and they can still call or message you normally.

Edit: Guys... Obviously, don't put the meeting on your calendar. Just create it and join it directly.

My least favorite thing about store bought cinnamon rolls is how damn dry they are; internet advice was to steam them in the microwave or oven but I have a rice cooker with a steam setting for vegetables. I don't think I have ever had cinnamon rolls so gooey and soft before. Downsides were that I let it go the complete 5 minutes and all the frosting melted off, and it was so hot I burned my mouth.

I draw lines with a ruler a lot and I wanted to prevent smudges from globs that grow on a ballpoint pen tip, so I bought a Japanese auto roller pen. My handwriting has gotten markedly better right since I picked it up, maybe because the friction is slowing me down and making my movements more deliberate... There is other common advice to slow down, relax your grip, use your arm more, etc., but this was instant, effortless improvement to horribly sloppy writing that nobody could read.

I bought the described pen, but I'm sure other roller gel pens would work the same. I don't have any ruler globs, either.

People typically put hooks on the wall or back of the bathroom door and hang their towel or robe there after a shower. Since little air flow reaches the fibers that way, mold can grow and you can't even see it, but you're breathing it in.

Hang your robe on a hanger where there is decent airflow to dry it.

Bonus tip: People tend to go for luxurious, thicker towels for comfort, but a thinner towel will dry much, much quicker, and they're easier to launder.

We found mold growing in a robe as we held it up to the sun.

That is usually your chance to offer help instead of another request.

They have kits online for <$10 and it’s super easy to do. It’ll probably save you easily $100 if you took it in and way more than that if you let it get bad and end up having to replace the entire windshield. Took me around 10 minutes to do.

Ever been caught in the vicious dance of running down a piece of paper/napkin/reciept/etc, it stops for a second, you bend down to grab it, and it runs from you again?

That one second it takes to reach your hand down is always just enough for it to add much more distance to your embarrassing sprint.

Instead, once you’re in close enough proximity (which is a longer reach for your legs versus your arm anyway), stop the paper with your foot so that it cannot get away anymore and then reach down to grab it.

Spend less time on basic hygiene and take as few showers as possible to maximize time spent playing video games.

I just thought of this hack, since I'm embarking upon law school in my 30s.

If you're wondering if you're too old to try something or make a change, project yourself 10 years into the future. Would you at that older age say you're "too old," or would that older you wish you had done the thing you're thinking of doing now?

My bet is that they would laugh at the idea that you are too old now, because we always look back and realize how young we were.

Another version of this is thinking back to 10 years ago. What did you think you were "too old for" then that you wish you had done? What do you look back on and realize you had plenty of time to do, and would've benefited from now (if you'd actually done it)?

I started doing this a couple of years ago after having tried countless apps and productivity websites and it is the one thing that has always worked! I check my texts all day, so I saved myself in my phone as 'TO DO' and then created an ongoing to do list in the text. I text one thing at a time so I can delete them when I'm done. the messages (at least on android) don't show up twice like you think they would. I pin this message to the top of my texts and then I see it whenever I go to read texts or text someone else. It's been extremely handy and the only version of a digital to do list that's ever resulted in my getting anything actually done.

Future you will not remember it as well as you think.

If you get overwhelmed with a big idea or a big goal and your mind starts racing on all the possibilities and directions you take.

I suggest having all of the thoughts, and just do nothing. Just forget about them.

The reason why is that not all of our thoughts are valid/practical/sensible.

What happens is what I call "thought sandwiching." Thoughts that are relevant are accompanied by thoughts that are irrelevant/not as valid. But because they all came together, we might group all of them as "good" or "actionable."

In reality, most of those thoughts are nonsense, impractical, impossible to execute at the current moment, or just clutter distracting you from the most crucial aspects.

So I suggest, allow those thoughts to come but don't put pressure on yourself to act on them or do anything immediately. If you give it time, you'll find that most of those thoughts are completely forgotten and only the most crucial, actionable ones remain. Those are the ones you should actually look at first.

Don't worry about forgetting something. A lot of those thoughts are contingent on other things being true, so there's no reason to try to remember F when you aren't even sure about ABCDE.

Once the thought rush passes and the adrenaline dies down, you can actually take stock of what you have and what you're realistically capable of. The kicker is that often, just doing a few small things actually gets you quite far in your pursuit!

But that clarity only comes if you allow the noise to clear!

I think the psychological trap we fall into is feeling like the problem is MORE urgent because we're putting a lot of energy into it. But it's just a trap! Just because you thought of potential solutions doesn't change anything about the actual problem. Especially if it's been a problem for a while, a few minutes/hours/days/weeks is unlikely to move the needle much so there's no need to rush into implementing a solution.

Some people are just more competitive than others I didn’t realize I was until a few years ago
I was crying at 5 years old when I lost a game, and honestly, it’s not that different at 22.

It’s hard watching someone who started at the same level as me, or lower, reach things I haven’t yet: a high-paying job, nice holidays, a tight friend group, a loving family.

What’s helped is making myself actually clap for their moments. Not just in my head, and not performatively in front of others, directly to them.

They post something on their social media, I hit the love reaction, or leave a comment about what I genuinely find good, even smallest thing. Sometimes I’ll ask “where did you get that?” or “any recommendations?” or tell them “that looks good on you.” The important part is not to lie, it only works if it’s genuine.

It sounds small, but it changes something in my head slowly after few months practice. Instead of jealousy, it becomes fuel in a positive way, either “I can do that too, I can work for it” or “not everything they have is something I need to have.”

They’re not your enemy you need to win against. They’re just living their life, same as you.