The myth-busts, hot takes, explainers, and tools worth keeping.
Reject the idea that someone else’s lack of planning should become your emergency, maintaining focus on your priorities and boundaries.
“Your lack of planning does not constitute my emergency.”
Inspired by a NASCAR driver’s experience, holding the bottom of the steering wheel during a car spin keeps arms inside the vehicle and reduces injury risk, as flailing arms can be crushed or ejected through open windows.
“Holding onto the bottom of the steering wheel locks all your organs in a lot more and keeps your arms in tight.”
After taking a screenshot on an iPhone, you can immediately tap on the preview thumbnail to open it and use the frame handles to crop or adjust the image without needing a separate photo editor.
“You can just press on the screenshot open it out and you'll see on the outside you have the frame where you can pull the…”
Ordering filter coffee at a café often results in a free upgrade to an Americano if the filter coffee is unavailable, since Americanos are typically more expensive but offered at the same price.
“What they almost always offer to do is to make you an Americano which is more expensive for the same price.”
Using tools like Vimium and Shortcuts allows full browser and system navigation via keyboard, reducing distractions and increasing focus by eliminating the need to use a mouse or trackpad.
“These are tools that are designed for coders and programmers who just they just have their lives correct.”
Doodle Poll simplifies scheduling by allowing participants to select available times, automatically finding overlaps without lengthy back-and-forth conversations.
“Doodle poll gets you all sent out a list of times you take the ones that you can do and then it collides and finds…”
Enabling the 'Share to Facebook' option in Instagram settings automatically posts your Instagram stories to Facebook, leveraging Facebook’s algorithm to gain more views with no extra effort.
“It's the freest gains you're ever gonna get... you press that button once, free games.”
Unsplash.com offers a curated collection of free, high-resolution stock photos ideal for marketing, social media, or personal projects, with integration into apps like Unfold for easy access.
“Unsplash.com is without a doubt the best place to find well-curated stock photos.”
The 531 productivity method involves completing one major task, three medium tasks, and five minor admin tasks daily to balance impact and efficiency without overwhelm.
“It's not the strength training program — it's for productivity: one key task, three medium, five admin.”
Apps like Todoist and Things allow instant task capture via keyboard shortcuts, enabling frictionless entry of ideas without switching contexts or opening the app.
“Command T and then it'd be like login to unsplash every Monday Wednesday Friday — natural language input.”
Forward emails or documents to a Kindle email address to automatically add them to your Kindle library for offline reading across devices.
“Forward it to your Kindle email and all your devices will have that document on there.”
Since house music typically plays at 120–128 BPM, every other beat equals roughly one second, allowing you to time exercises like planks without checking a clock.
“Every other beat is about a second — just count and you’re timed.”
Adding a second display, even an old TV via HDMI, significantly improves productivity by allowing side-by-side document editing, reference viewing, or task management.
“I acquired an old TV... plugged in via HDMI — it's just an extension of your screen.”
Purchase a meal deal from Boots or WH Smith before boarding to avoid overpriced, low-quality airport or in-flight food options.
“The best approach is to get a meal deal — Boots has pre-buttered two slices of olive.”
Aim for protein grams to equal 10% of the calorie count of a meal (e.g., 500 calories → 50g protein) to ensure satiety and nutritional balance when buying pre-made food.
“The 10% rule — calories divided by 10 should equal grams of protein.”
To sunbathe evenly, align your sunbed so that the shadows cast by its legs run parallel to the bed, ensuring even sun exposure and maximizing tanning efficiency.
“Look at the shadows cast by the seat — they should be parallel with the seat.”
Planning your daily food intake in MyFitnessPal immediately after waking increases accountability and helps maintain a calorie deficit throughout the day.
“After I meditate in the morning I sit and just plan in MyFitnessPal what I'm gonna eat that day.”
Using a standing desk with adjustable height improves energy, reduces back pain, and supports spinal health by encouraging frequent posture changes throughout the day.
“Move well and move often — that's the best heuristic for reducing back pain.”
Deleting apps like Instagram from your phone eliminates mindless scrolling and significantly reduces daily screen time, improving focus and mental clarity.
“I deleted Instagram from my phone — no urge to reinstall.”
Instead of sampling many sources, deeply immerse yourself in one person or subject for a period to improve understanding, retention, and insight through focused learning.
“Go all in on someone for a month — absorb their world, then move on.”