Ask HN: What are some life optimization tricks you have discovered?
Like:
- You can turn on the electric kettle while pouring water into it.
- You can turn on the electric kettle while pouring water into it.
In other words, about half of your life will be lived after you’re 40. Start preparing for that very long period.
The next time you visit, you won't have to bother dismissing the "plz subscribe to my shitty newsletter" box that Substack forces on you.
Keep your lighter in the empty part of your cigarette pack (haven't smoked in nearly a decade, but this logic is applicable elsewhere).
Find pants that fit/look good/are comfortable and buy 15 pairs.
Black clothes/accessories match everything and require less thought.
Until your waist size changes and excess pairs go to waste.
Then keep your waist size the same over the long term as a life hack.
In my case I've recently been rewearing a much older less stylish belt as an example of what life was like when Ronald Reagan went from the first low-class actor in memory to become elected president of the USA.
It was just barely tight enough to begin with and I ended up having to poke some additional holes so it would still hold up my pants. For that reason it's been relatively ugly for quite some time, but has never failed to fit.
A common saying back then was "belt tightening of the '80's".
That was 40 years ago, but no better time than the present to break it out again.
- Cleaning the house (not the easy stuff: do your own dishes!) but bathrooms, windows, deep-cleaning carpets etc...
- Landscaping and gardening
- Grocery delivery or ordering online for pickup
Do you really wanna spend half your weekend on this stuff?
Goes triple when you have kids.
1. Do not watch TV. 2. Meditate. 3. Take vitamin D supplement. 4. Only buy black socks (and always have a pair).
Which is fine, btw.
Now, anything is fashionable.
On that note, a surprising number of humans do not wash inside their belly buttons, so life optimization tip number 5. Wash your belly button.
and what specific swings do yoy recommend?
thank you
Read Kettlebell Simple and Sinister. It’s silly but very informative and detailed on how to lift safely and effectively. Watch YouTube videos too and record video of yourself until your form is perfect.
Worth half a business class trip to Europe every year.
I'm guessing this is quite a common scam.
Either way submerging one in ice water and spinning at the 2-minute mark will result in the contents becoming as cold as possible within 5 full minutes.
When you would otherwise consume a decent portion of beer or soda in a single elbow-raise, reach for the canned water instead.
The satisfaction of thirst combined with cooling effect will be quite comparable to either, and healthier to boot.
If you're counting the number of days since you last had it, you haven't truly moved on.
Return everything slightly better than you found it.
If you want something done properly, do it yourself.
Everything has a place. And everything in it's place.
- Most of these are about avoiding mental overhead. So that you have more brain capacity left for the people around you and the task at hand.
Before you flush, stand up and turn around, in case you have to skedaddle cos of a blockage or something.
And when you stand up, turn around before you pull up your pants, in case your wallet flops out.
Heed these words, and the Gods of Public Lavatories shall be kind to you.
It doesn't matter you do it or not, just the fact of maintaining a todo list is a job itself.
Is this optimizing for length? lol.