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Learn to sharpen pencils
Exhibit A: Matthew James Taylor's The Art of Sharpening Pencils (Styles & Techniques), a website you can go to right now that gets right to the point. Exhibit B: How to Sharpen Pencils by David...
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Save your money – don't buy a cat bed
We've purchased a lot of cat beds, huts, igloos, tents, and so on over the years. It turns out our cats love smallish cardboard boxes the best. Just remove the lid, and add a cutout for...
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Burt from Burt's Bees on what a good day is
To sum it up, he has a good day when he wakes up with the sunrise, goes to bed once it gets too dark to read, and doesn't have any social obligations. He doesn't own an alarm clock, either. I like...
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This useful website helps you find recipies based on the content of your fridge
Need to find a recipe in a pinch, based on the contents of your fridge? This website allows you to type in a list of ingredients that you have on hand, and it will present a list of possible recipes....
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Lifehacker presents the 7 deadly sins of smoking weed as a beginner
It's easier than ever to acquire legal weed, and now that Biden has pardoned everyone convicted on federal charges for weed possession, weed might become decriminalized federally (unless the GOP...
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Britons! Warm your homes by leaving bathwater in the tub instead of heating...
Dynomight realized that when we let a bathtub drain, a lot of heat energy goes into the sewers to be wasted. Running the numbers in Britain suggests one might save more than 3% of an energy bill...
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Why we procrastinate and what we can do about it (TED Ed video)
"Procrastination," according to this TED Ed video, "is when we avoid a task we said we would do for no good reason, despite expecting our behavior to bring negative consequences." The video explains...
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A new book with over 100 mindfulness and productivity hacks
Recomendo is a weekly newsletter that gives you 6 brief personal recommendations of cool stuff. Claudia Dawson, Kevin Kelly, and I have been writing it for over six years. And Claudia just wrote a...
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The perfect motivational message this holiday season: Do Nothing
Is the year-end stress getting to you? Maybe it's the looming tax season, or corralling family, or just the general state of the world (which is to say, on fire)? You're in luck- Self-Help Singh (a...
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Essential knowledge: how to crack walnuts with your bare hands
you don't need a nutcracker to open notoriously tough-shelled walnuts. All you have to do is put two walnuts into your hand and make a fist. But, as explained in this video, it's important to align...
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Should you point utensils up or down in the dishwasher?
The two most hotly contested household debates are over which way to hang a roll of toilet paper and which way to point utensils in the dishwasher. I don't care about toilet paper, but I wondered about...
View ArticleHow to beat Trump's infamous debating tactic: gish galloping
Trump uses an infamous debating tactic called Gish galloping. It's brilliantly simple. He just blasts a sewer pipe of lies, insults, and accusations, giving his debating partner no chance to keep up...
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Don't buy an inkjet printer from you-know-who. Get a cheap, basic Brother...
On this fine Cyber Monday, I see websites have recommendations for printers to buy. Many recommend a specific echelon of model from HP. I'm just here to tell you: no! Absolutely not. Don't buy a...
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