When hanging something with two hooks, use painters tape to get exact markings, and a level on the wall. Hammer in your nails, and peel away the tape
After installing car registration sticker, score it with a razor blade to prevent thieves from stealing it
Instead of bringing multiple travel adapters on holiday just bring one travel adapter and a regular multi-power block that you can use to plug all your stuff into
When disassembling items, punch your screws thru some cardboard and label the sets. This will help you retain your hardware, remember placement and order of reassembly
Just mix 1 litre of boiling water and 2 tablespoons of Vicks Vapor Rub, stirring until combined. Freeze over night and put one in the bottom of your shower and they steam giving relief from clogged noses and ears
If you’re moving, you can use this method to easily transport all the clothes that you hang
Buying ice cream? Press on the top of the container, if it’s solid it has been properly stored, if it depresses it has thawed and refrozen
I put a bubble level on my basic drill so I know when I’m 90 degrees perpendicular to ground when drilling vertically.
When adopting or purchasing an animal, ask yourself “Will this animal be with me, regardless of my financial, employment, housing or relationship changes?” If the answer is “No”, you are not a suitable owner
How to test the age of an egg
If you have to fight with your significant other, hold hands and go for a walk. It’s very, very, VERY difficult to get angry while holding hands, or while walking together in the same direction.
The latter advice is great for all relationships, not just romantic ones. Conversations that happen on walks are very different from conversations that happen when you sit facing each other. Try it.
Take photos of your parents doing things they do every day. When you get older, they will bring back memories more than any posed pic ever could.
When you see someone being harassed in public, act like you know them and get them out of the situation
I took a course on civic courage last week and we were taught to not approach the perpetrators when we see a dangerous situation in public — that would not help the victim, and would just lead to us getting punched in the face too. Instead, we’re supposed to reach out to the victim, address them by name and ask them to come with us. This gets them out of the situation without needlessly endangering you.
Example (we watched a video on this): Two drunk guys enter a subway car and start bullying a skinny young guy reading a book (taking the book away, not letting him get up). Another passenger goes over (but doesn’t get too close) and says, “Hey, Peter, I haven’t seen you in a while, why don’t you sit with me? How’s the girlfriend?”
The people doing the workshop were former policemen and say this works 9 out of 10 times.
If nothing else, call 911. Don’t look away.
If you are composing an important message, do not enter the recipient until you have finished composing it so that you do not accidentally send an incomplete message
If you’re on Gmail you can turn on a feature that delays the send for a set amount of time so you have a chance to cancel the send before it actually goes out.
When you buy a house, change out the water hoses for the washing machine because you never know when they were replaced last and are one of the most common causes of catastrophic water damage in homes.
If you ever find yourself stranded in the middle of nowhere, stay with your vehicle. You are much more likely to be found by searchers and will have shelter if needed.
As a local search for a missing 74 year old hunter enters the fifth day, I’m reminded of what a Search and Rescue worker once told me, “Stay with your car, because we always find the car”. This has proven true in the case of this hunter. His truck was found stuck in a ditch one day after he was reported missing, but unfortunately he has yet to be found.
Go for a walk every day. While this sounds ineffective, it actually proves helpful to making yourself more productive and happy – and is very effective at doing so.
One study showed walking improved creativity, and it also helps improve health across all types of people, active and inactive, smokers and non-smokers, young and old. We’re bipeds facing forward, it’s one of the best things you can do
If you are quitting a vice (smoking, drinking, etc.) treat yourself with the money you are saving. It makes quitting easier
If I had back all the money I’ve spent on alcohol over the last year, it’d probably be somewhere around 30% of my net income. I’ve decided to get my shit sorted, and I’m 9 days off it. The rest of the year, any beer money I have is going into a “get a new hobby” fund. Thinking about mountain biking or hiking. A sober Christmas will be a nice cap to the year I’ll always remember as being my worst.
Don’t stop searching for jobs once you have one. You’ll make more money, find a more enjoyable career and open up countless doors for yourself in the process.
When making ice cream cones for the kids (or yourself) put a marshmallow at the bottom before adding ice cream. It stops any drips that may leak out from the bottom of the cone… and you have an extra treat at the end
Double, sometimes triple the shelf life of your greens
If you’re taking your animal to the vet for an ailment, get video of them coughing, breathing strangely, limping, etc. Animals may not show the ailment at the vet’s office and the video can help the vet diagnose your furry friend
If you’re cancelling your internet/cable and wish to avoid the elongated attempts to keep you, just tell them you’re changing jobs and that your new employer will be paying for all services. They should skip right along to the cancellation
As soon as you wake up, do a simple or small chore like making your bed or doing your dishes. Completing a simple task right when you wake up puts you in a more productive mood.
If you’re listening to someone in the middle of a conversation and it gets interrupted, one of the best things you can do is to ask them to finish what they were saying.
It shows that you truly care about what they have to say and that means so much more than you’d think. This will do wonders for making friends as well as improving relationships in general. Everyone wants to be heard, but nobody wants to listen.
One of the first things you should do when moving into a new home is to change the locks. You never know who might have a key to the house in their possession.
I also change the toilet seat.
When you are trying to resolve an issue where someone else made an error, put the focus on the error and not the person. Example of this: Instead of saying, “You didn’t send the attachment,” I say, “The attachment didn’t come through, please try sending it again.”
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