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“Work smarter, not harder” is a fantastic motto. Anything that will help you save time and energy will make your life a little easier (or even a lot easier). Whether that’s finding a shortcut in your day-to-day routine or solving a problem in a way you’d never thought of, it’s always a joy finding a hidden productivity secret like this.

Humans have always shared their smart solutions with each other, but nowadays, these have been rebranded as “life hacks”. Not everything filed under this moniker is useful, however. But thankfully, Bored Panda is here to help.

We’ve picked out some of the best life hacks that will help you out today. Check them out below and vote for your favorites⁠—it’ll help others find them too! We've shared our favorite life hacks before (here, here and here) but there’s always something new to learn. Bored Panda also spoke with Graham Allcott from Think Productive and he's given us some fantastic advice on how to do exactly that. If you're interested in beating procrastination and getting things done, read on for our full interview!

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting I used to do this when my daughter was little, "just in case." When going on a crowded outing with your kid, snap a photo of them on your cell phone camera when you arrive. That way, if something happens and you get separated, you have a photo of them that is recent, in the clothes they're wearing that day. Also, stick one of your business cards in your kid's pockets.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Teach them your number asap. If lost; shout a description of your child so others can help. Don't give them shirts with their name on it, people with bad intentions can fake knowing them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I take groups of 10-15 kids in field trips with work (when you go to a park a see 100 kids wearing the same shirt, that's us). For the kindergartners I put making take with our site name and cell phone number on the back of their shirts. That way they can't pick it off and the info is there if needed. I've also written my cell number on kids hands with permanent marker (it's gone by the end of day) when helping with a poorly supervised school trip with kids that had some severe allergies. Even if the kid's unresponsive I could be contacted.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also teach them your "real" name, not just mommy or daddy.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And teach kids their real name too! One of my funniest experiences was when my little brother was about 6 and my parents asked him "what is your full name?", which in my language sounds like "what are your three names" - he listed his three nicknames.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A shame this is even a consideration, but it's a good one! What were my kids wearing that day? Not a clue, whatever I grabbed first out the wardrobe!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when my kids were little, and people would say they would memorize what their kids were wearing. I thought many times what a horrible mother I'd look like because I had no idea what they were wearing.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Several Years ago My sisters famyly went quite far away abroad for vacations. I made a plastic "Lost Kid" cards for my nephiews wrere was written their names. Moms and Dads Phone numbers, our country name and flag, and local embassy phone number. On other side were pictures of their favorite cartoons characters. so they always had those cards in pockets.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And note what shoes they are wearing as their clothes my be swapped out but rarely their shoes .

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The picture idea is great because you never have a recent picture when someone goes missing.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents taught me my address and phone number when I was 5 years old. Drilled it into my brain that 60 years later I still remember it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to write my phonenumber on their arms and instructed them that if we got separated, they should contact 'a lady with children' and ask for help calling me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A friend of mine used to write her mobile number on their hand/arm in case they wandered off and got lost.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a good one. I always drummed into my daughter that if she ever got lost when we were shopping, to go to a shop lady and tell them she was lost. Shop people are working, so can't really wander off with your child.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you take that picture, do it against a parent or a measuring tape so you can also accurately say how tall the kid is.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good idea! Also, my plan is to have a laminated card be put somewhere secure, so that if they get lost, all the contact information for the adults on whatever trip we are on is present. And for the child to go up to a family with kids, not a lone stranger.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When my children were little I sang them a "song" My name is xxx My Mommy is XXX her # is xxx.xxx.xxxx and we all live at xxx I used the happy Birthday tune or similar.... Children (and adults) can easily remember words set to music. My children all in HS teens... still will sing my phone # to recall....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When my kids were little and we'd go somewhere crowded, I would write my phone number on their arm in sharpie. It was like those temporary tattoos... but free. And they couldn't lose it like a slip of paper.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh the business cards thing is a great idea. I'd never thought of that. They do sell personal alarms with GPS tracking . My kids are all adults , but I still make them carry it with them. It's a crazy world out there

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah, get with the times - just put a gps tracker in their pocket.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have to think about the fact that there is something like a one in 500,000,000 chance that they be taken - every single time I go out. Now, what if they have a seizure even though they had no history? Better put a helmet on them. What if one gets a cut and turns out to have hemophilia? You better prepare for that, also. Oh, and what if one gets stung and you find out they have a severe allergy? Too late. You should carry an epi pen even though you had no reason to think it would be needed. Spend 8 hours a day figuring out all the different things that could go wrong and then prepare! You are not a good parent otherwise, right?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's very clever but I don't think it's appropriate to be engaging in marketing while your kids are missing.

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I like the business card, but I'm not taking pictures with that intent. It's a fine line between being cautious and being overly cautious and it consists of how much it takes up of your headspace. If all you can think about is the bad, you crossed that line. Taking pictures with the bad in mind in stead of the good constitutes as overly cautious to me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. It's just a picture on your phone. I've never considered myself a helicopter mom, but taking a picture helps if they get lost, and they do. I don't see a couple of seconds and a few bytes on your phone being overly cautious.

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Although the term ‘life hacks’ is relatively new, the idea behind it is anything but. People have shared knowledge and better ways to do things since the start of recorded history. You can see an example of vintage life hacks in another article that we’ve posted.

So, where did this modern take on the term come from? It was originally coined in 2004 by Danny O'Brien, a technology journalist. O’Brien talks about this with Gina Trapani of LifeHacker.com, the website founded under the same expression of his. 

O’Brien said, “Life hacks popped out of an ongoing discussion I'd been having with people about ‘secret software’—the scripts that geeks write for themselves to get them through the day. Hacks are often a way of cutting through an apparently complex system with a really simple, non-obvious fix.”

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Do the dishes whilst cooking instead of waiting around. Leaves the majority of the dishes done by the time your food is cooked.

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“So, the idea of life hacks is just really appealing to geeks,” O’Brien continues, “because it's an expression of this huge hope that you can actually hack life in this way, that you might make it a bit more bearable without having to swallow or understand the whole thing.”

O’Brien explains how these newly dubbed ‘life hacks’ expand to the meta: “The hacks that work for geeks end up being useful for a lot of other people who aren't in that subculture at all.”

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Never go grocery shopping when you're hungry.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Measure your hand from your fingertips to palm and memorize it. Now you can judge the size of anything without a ruler. I've used this my whole life to estimate distances of all kinds of things. Also pick a finger that is pretty close to 1cm or a joint close to 1 inch and remember which is which. You will never need a ruler to estimate again.

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Although it started its early years as perhaps a geeky term, it’s expanded to become commonplace online and has now been included in the dictionary too. It’s a fun expression that makes sense for the internet generation and it sounds better than “general life productivity tips”.

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In essence, that’s what they are: productivity tips for life. So, they can help you get better at pretty much anything. For example, building confidence in social situations, learning how to save money, or just general life skills. 

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Back when I was 18-26, I always had one full bag packed in my car. It generally had clean underwear, a t-shirt or two, jeans, shorts, flops, and toothbrush/deodorant. I can't tell you how many times I'd just meet up with some friends and next thing you know it was 2AM and I needed a place to sleep. Having everything with me was awesome.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Always be ten minutes early to everything, no matter what; once it's a habit, you'll never stress about being late again. If something unexpected happens in transit, you're on time. Bam!

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And learning such life skills will last a lifetime. Staying organized is just one way of thinking about it. In fact, a paper was published on the benefits of being organized for students, and how it reflects on their grades. 

In short, those students who learned how to organize themselves and their work, ended up with better grades and a more positive outcome overall. Respectively, those who were less organized had results that were quite the opposite.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Putting my clothes in my closet with the hangers reversed once a year. As I pull clothes out, I reverse the hanger. Every year I give away any clothes that I never took out.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not for this year though... I just wore my pajamas and sweatpants but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna need my clothes for next year! :D

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Here is a lifehack for all of the students out there. If you are charged with writing a lengthy research paper, find one very solid source that directly pertains to your thesis, and then you can use that source's bibliography to back into locating new sources.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah. That is one of the best ways of finding bibliography. Another hack is that although Wikipedia is never to be trusted they often cite actual papers. You can then read those papers for your research.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting When you need to remember to bring something with you, put your car keys on it the night before.

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Preventing procrastination is also one of the top themes that we see in our list of life hacks. According to one study, approximately 80% of college students consider themselves procrastinators. At least the first step to solving a problem is admitting that you have one.

So, take heed students, there’s plenty of life hacks here to help you get started on that paper you've been putting off. Or maybe it’s some cleaning tips that are needed—we all know how bad student dorms can get when you’re sharing with half-a-dozen other people.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Make lunch for work the night before.

Groceries are way cheaper than eating out every day - f**k anyone who thinks you're lame because you don't have a Timmyho bagel or BK for lunch everyday. I'm saving 4-5$ per meal.

Not making lunch the morning makes the morning that much smoother.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or make a bit more of dinner so you have leftovers for lunch but you don’t need to cook twice.

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Invest in a good bed, you use the thing a third of your life! All the good stuff happens there. Sleep after a long day's work, snu-snu with the missus, and if you're like me, 90% of Sunday.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if you spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, invest in a good chair with proper back support.

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Never go to bed with a messy kitchen/dirty dishes. Waking up to a clean kitchen feels good and it makes making breakfast a lot easier in the morning when you're 1/2 asleep.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also do that when you have a party at your house. Clean everything no matter how tired you are. Next morning when you wake up, the place will be clean and you can just relax instead of having to do all the cleaning :)

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Bored Panda spoke to Graham Allcott, founder of Think Productive. Graham is an author, speaker and podcaster, who encourages everyone to do their best work. I asked Graham what makes people procrastinate so often. He explains it brilliantly: "I use an acronym to diagnose where procrastination comes from: D.U.S.T. – so is the thing difficult, undefined, scary or tedious."

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"Usually procrastination occurs because the survival part of our brain, the amygdalla, or ‘lizard brain’, is very good at steering us towards avoiding stuff that we’re scared of or don’t want to do. So it’s important to try and understand what the root cause is."

He continues with how we can avoid each of the points on his D.U.S.T. metaphor. David said, "If something is difficult, it’s about replacing that item on our to-do list with the training or advice we need to overcome the difficulty."

"If it’s undefined, we need to break the task or project down into tangible next steps and endpoints so that it’s clearer. If it’s scary, we need to look at how we can use things like deadlines or accountability, and if it’s tedious, we need to find a way to make it more enjoyable (like allowing yourself to watch some Netflix while you file your expense receipts)."

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Take notes during meetings, even if it seems like something simple you will remember later. After 10 more simple things get mentioned, you start forgetting them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And take notes if you go to the doctor! Even if you don't understand what they're saying you can look things up later.

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Cut negative people out of your life.
Cut people out of your life who only contact you when they want you to do something for them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s difficult when it’s your family, and the only way you can see your nieces and nephews is to keep them onside.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting To talk to people all you have to do is just ask questions. just let them talk.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good tip! But this might be tiring if it's only one sided. A good balance is the thing! And a willingness to share a bit about yourself too. ;) But yeah, most people like talking, it seems.

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Learning new habits such as these life hacks can take some brain reprogramming, of sorts. Once you get into them, though, they’re hugely beneficial. I remembered James Clear’s advice from his book Atomic Habits.

In the book, James calls habits: “the compound interest of self-improvement”. He explains by saying, “They don't seem like much on any given day, but over the months and years their effects can accumulate to an incredible degree.”

Graham Allcott also explained further about our habits. I asked him why we get stuck in our routines, even if there's better way to complete them. Graham answered, "Habits, by their nature, are ‘effortless’, meaning we don’t have to think too much and act mostly on a kind of autopilot, which is a convenient and sometimes essential way of dealing with the pace and complexity of work."

"It takes time and effort to think about the processes of work at the same time as the content of our work," Graham continued, "so either if we’re feeling lazy or we’re just dealing with a fast paced environment, we tend to avoid thinking about the processes of work and just focus on getting through the day with the least effort."

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I used to have my computer set up to start playing a specific iTunes playlist on the stereo at a certain time. The playlist was exactly as long as I had in the morning and went from chill songs to more energetic. Throughout my morning routine, I could always tell how I was doing on time by the currently playing song.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this just reminded me of getting ready in high school. I'd put on an album and had one side to get it together.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Putting socks on before pants. Socks are like pant lubricants. Believe it.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting If I spend time looking for something, as soon as I find it and finish using it I put it back the FIRST place I looked for it.

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Graham gives us more insights into productivity and asks us to rethink what we know about it. Graham said, "The main thing when it comes to productivity is to abandon the idea of time management altogether." He believes that: "What really matters is ‘attention management’—this is about recognizing the times in your day and in your week where your mind is at its most focussed and applying those hours of attention to the hardest thing on your list. Conversely, you can save up the easy tasks for when your brain is fried at the end of a day or week."

Graham continues, "The best way to approach this is to keep a diary for a week or so and really understand your own peaks and troughs in terms of energy, and then keep tasks on your to-do list based on the varying levels of energy needed to complete them. So, for example, my to-do list has three separate categories: ‘normal’ tasks, ‘deep-thinking/high attention’ tasks, and ‘mindless’ tasks."

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting If there's something I need to do but am procrastinating, I find something else I also need to do that's even more of a chore. I can then put off doing the second thing by doing the first.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or make the chore more "enjoyable" by listening to great music or a podcast, or eat a snack you love while doing the boring stuff.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting I use my refrigerator as a giant dry erase board. Rubbing alcohol can be used to remove permanent marker if you use the wrong pen.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We used to do this at home in our kitchen tiles. They are white and perfect to use as a board to write messages to each other, small lists or congratulate one in their birthday

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When you park at a huge parking lot, take a photo of the nearest parking location sign with your cellphone camera. That way, you won't forget that you parked at H43 near the East exit and waste 30 minutes trying to find your car.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha. First time in New York city with 3 friends we went to a concert. We took a picture of the hotel so we remembered where it was - this was just before google maps and apple maps were a big thing, and we had flip phones with garbage cameras. Then we somehow got separated at the concert. 3 of us reunited by the end of it (there were thoooooousands of people on Randall Island for Rock the Bells), and we waited for a long time for the 4th to show up. Turns out he got so drunk he wanted to go back to the hotel, so he left, got in a cab, and they asked where he was going, looked at his phone (drunk I remind you) and said "Chinatown" He gets there, gets out, and cannot find the hotel anywhere. He finally found us at like 4am after sobering up a bit and realizing it was just a chinese restaurant next to our hotel, we weren't actually staying in china town. We all thought he was a goner, since he wasn't answering his phone. My point is, make sure you get enough detail in the photo to remember exactly where you want to go or you may be going on an adventure

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting If there's something big I want to get done, I tell all my friends I'm going to do it. The fear of looking like an ass helps keep me motivated.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dont know about this. I often dont tell things to people until I have done them because you often get all kinds of criticism. Like I want to buy a cheap car because I am too ill to walk? My father will be angry. I do not want to buy it becausw its a lot of money? My father will be angry.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Try to put yourself in as many socially awkward situations as possible. You will be desensitized to it which makes you more outgoing.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Place alarm clock across the room, so you have to get up to turn it off. Especially if you know you're going to have trouble getting up in the morning.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Use a wakeup light which slowly increases light intensity and sound. It is amazing when you have to wake up when it is dark outside, because you are not startled by a sudden loud noise in the dark.

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I'm naturally lazy, so I work out first thing in the morning. It wakes me up and then it's over and done with and I don't have to care about it for the rest of the day. I can be lazy during/after work and not feel guilty.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting When you wake up in the middle of the night to do something, cover one eye with your hand and leave it there until you return to darkness. The eye that was covered will have retained its ability to see well in the dark so you will not run into the dresser on your way back to bed.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting While pre-gaming or preparing for a night out, ensure that there is at least a pint of fresh water next your bed. You are unlikely to think of this when you get in and it will help you immensely in the night/morning

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Better use a bottle or at least a pitcher with a lid. The water will not be as stale. Additionally it can help a lot when you have a large glass of water before you go to bed.

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Here's a little trick that helped me learn 10-finger-typing really well:

When you read an article in your browser, activate the search function (ctrl+f) and just start typing the text you are reading. With firefox or chrome, the text you are typing will simultaneously get highlighted.

Just read the highlighted text. You'll want to know what comes next so you'll type as fast as possible. You want to read the text fluently, so you'll type blindly and so on. Worked 100 times better than all these boring training programs.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh. I took typing in high school and eventually worked up to 80wpm. My gaming geek son (who is 33 yrs old) never took a class, types 115wpm using FOUR FINGERS(2 index fingers, both thumbs.) and it sounds like a litter of kittens running back and forth on the keyboard.

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Don't use the dryer on anything you don't want worn out prematurely, use a clothes rack.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have had some of my clothes for like 20 years, and they always go in the dryer. Don't prematurely underestimate the quality of your favourite hoodie.

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30 Useful Life Hacks That Are Worth Noting Applying an ice cube to a zit will reduce swelling and redness.

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