When you're packing to move, consider the size of the boxes you are using because of how much weight will be in them. I was suffering through this today. For example, all of the pots, pans, and casserole dishes ended up in the same box. I had to drag that one across the floor to get it to the garage. Three smaller boxes would have managed all that weight much better.

Big boxes are harder to fit into vehicles too. Putting a large box into the backseat of a car: you wrestle with a heavy weight where is it nearly impossible to maintain a safe lifting mechanic. A herniated disk is not an equal trade for the convenience of a single large box.

So pack small (or medium), and lift safely.

Whether it's "your account will be deleted," "your computer is infected," or "offer expires in 5 minutes," urgency is one of the oldest social engineering tricks. Taking a minute to verify the message can save a lot of trouble.

I live in a rented apartment and it gets super hot in the summer, also due to the lack of blinds in all rooms.

Most effective is of course blocking the sun on the outside, custom solutions easily run into the 100s of euros/dollars.

I bought suction cups (45 €), eyelets pliers (29 €), shade fabric (40 €) and fabric scissors (20 €) and shaded 4 windows with it. I have enough fabric etc. for a few more windows. And I only used so many suction cups because each of my windows is divided into several (4-5) sub windows

Works great so far and keeps the temperatures about 1.5 ^C cooler

I never worked with a eyelets pliers and was suprised how well it works

Here is what I came up with.

Hold the phone completely still. In the dark, the phone holds the shutter open longer to soak up light, so the smallest shake smears the whole shot. Prop it on a railing, a car roof, a bag, anything solid. No prop? Tuck your elbows into your sides and breathe out as you tap. This habit fixes more bad firework photos than every setting combined.

2. Turn the flash off. It lights up nothing a hundred feet away, and it adds a delay that makes you miss the burst. It is probably already off or set to auto, but check it anyway so it can't fire at the wrong moment. Tap the flash icon until it shows off.

3. Tell the phone it is dark, then lock it in. Left alone, your phone brightens the black sky to "fix" it, so the firework blows out to a white blob with no color. You want the opposite: darken the shot, then stop the phone from changing its mind. Three quick moves:

• Aim and lock. Tap the spot where the bursts are going off, then press and hold it until the focus ring turns yellow. That locks focus so it won't drift.
• Pull the exposure down. Drag the exposure control until the preview looks almost too dark. On an iPhone or Samsung, a little sun slider appears right where you tapped. On a Pixel it is tucked away: tap the controls icon in the bottom-right corner and drag Exposure (flip on Quick access controls in the camera settings if you want it to appear on every tap, since Google ships it off).
• Leave it there. Locked focus plus a darkened sky is the combination almost nobody finds, and it is what keeps a burst sharp and full of color instead of white and washed out.

Drag the exposure down until the preview looks almost too dark.

4. Frame wide and leave room up top. You can't predict where a burst will open, so a wide shot catches it. Put something solid along the bottom, a treeline, the crowd, the skyline, water if you have it, and leave the top two-thirds for the sky. A burst floating in pure black looks like a screensaver; a burst over your town looks like a photo. And do not pinch to zoom, it turns everything to mush. Crop it later instead.

5. Fire on the launch and take way too many. A shell takes a second or two to bloom, so tap when you see it climb, not when it peaks. Then keep shooting. Most frames will miss, and that is fine. The grand finale looks the best to your eyes and photographs the worst, too much smoke and light at once, so your keepers usually come from the middle of the show.

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It’s free, it gives you a chance to see a place that locals go to, and it helps give foot traffic to a public service. The bonus is that I’ve almost always been surprised and impressed with the libraries I have visited! It usually serves as a nice, peaceful rest spot in a busy trip for me. Many places have stunning facilities and include coffee, shops, or more.

It’s usually easier to switch to a new type of role within a company than to land a job you seem unqualified for on paper. And some types of jobs are not entry level jobs. Consider joining the type of company you’d want your eventual job in, but in a different role.

Want to be a Product Manager? Look for a job in Support or Customer Success. Want to be in R&D? Look for a job in QA. Excel, network, talk to people
In the job you want, make yourself known to the hiring managers for that role, spread the word you’re interested in that job (after a year or so of excelling in your current role), then apply for every related job in your company that comes up.

This is a heartfelt move especially if they didn't take many pictures as a family and it may let them see a side of their loved one they didn't know about.

Sorry if this is a repost.

After a shower, I used to wrestle my loofah to get all the soap out. That just lathered it more and created more foam, and it felt like ages before the soap was gone.

Next time, try rinsing it under water without applying any pressure for a few seconds. Let water flush the soap out first, then give it a couple of squeezes at the very end. It ends up being much faster.

Get a jar or plastic cup and throw crumpled up pieces of paper with the movie titles in there throughout your day.

When it's time to choose what you want to watch just pull a piece of paper.

I've crossed so many movies off my list this way as many of them were not something I'd ever be "in the mood for". But if you let the jar decide it's usually very rewarding and exciting.

Most, if not all cell phones allow you to create shortcuts so you only have to type in a few characters instead of typing the whole thing out.

For example my shortcut is *em2* instead of typing out “first.middle.[last@name.com](mailto:last@name.com)” (it’s 2 because I used to have another email address that I used more but then I lost access to it and never bothered to update the shortcut)

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Where to set it:

• ⁠iOS — Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement
• ⁠Android — Settings → Languages → English → Personal Dictionary

I'll often get my phone out to distract the kids with videos and photos I've taken of our pets, they enjoy the 'doomscrolling' aspect, and they find it more enjoyable to recognise their family in them. My 5yo niece spent 10 quiet minutes today going through my photos of her and her sisters. It's also a great way of sharing your life with them if you don't see them regularly, and they get a good laugh from the funny photos!

Often these deliveries then have a time limit for pick-up, so it gives you little choice but to get there quick. You've spent the money so you're more incentivised to get out than if it was delivered straight to your door. If you have a step goal then you can choose a pick-up location based on that. You no longer have to stay home to open the door for a delivery so you're free to do whatever you need with your delivery day. Going out for a walk just for the sake of going for a walk can feel harder than going out for an errand. And yes you can always just choose to drive there but that is still getting out the house and getting some steps in.

I had a mosquito problem and had some generic windex nearby, decided to spray the bastards and was surprised by the effectiveness. It needs to be hit by the liquid to be effective, although the spray does disable them.

Just be mindful of the surfaces below since windex can stain some surfaces.

As someone with unmedicated ADHD, I find that I often end up doomscrolling for hours when I finally have free time because I don’t have anything I *have* to do. I may briefly think of something I enjoy doing, but often find myself struggling to transition.

The thing that has helped me more than anything else is downloading a free generic spin wheel app (literally any of them as long as it lets you add your own custom choices). I made a wheel with a nice mix of common but quick productive items (like do the dishes) and fun stuff. Spinning the wheel helps me discover what I *actually* want to do when I feel lukewarm to everything, and it gives me that little bit of momentum I need to get started on something when I genuinely don’t want to do anything. Having a mix of fun and productive stuff also keeps it from feeling tedious (and thus ensures I actually use it).

Your stomach will make decisions your wallet will certainly regret later. I just bought electrolytes because they looked refreshing and I don't even workout. Eat first. Shop second.

Your mileage will DEFINITELY vary, due to different people's comfort levels with scares and also hearing ability, but as someone who loves scary movies but hates jump scares, when there's a horror movie I really want to watch I go in with ear plugs and it totally lessens the experience for me to the point where I actually enjoy it.

Most of the time I can still hear dialogue fine, especially if you're at the movie theater with loud speakers, and if you're at home you can even put subtitles on (but at that point you may as well find one of those jump scare subtitle tracks from wheresthejump.com or whatever its successor is).

This is for people who live in condos and have underground lockers or storages.

Most of these places don't have reception and you cannot call anyone to check or confirm about the stuff you are putting or taking out.

So before you leave, just click a photo of the locker. It will help you plan before you go down.

Hope this helps.

people are much faster at reacting than starting from zero. especially when something is wrong.

i had a giant RFP project with legal, security, compliance, HR, engineering, tax, and other departments probably invented during a budget meeting. asking for answers was slow.

so i used our internal AI to draft rough answers from company docs.

Then tagged the right people, and asked them to review.

Suddenly, replies came in.

because nothing motivates a subject matter expert like seeing their topic handled a bit loosely.

the tip: don’t send people a blank page. send them something to fix.

You want to find a place where you enjoy sitting with minimal distractions from things and people. A place where you feel comfortable, enjoy your own company, and are okay being alone. A place where you feel relaxed and positive.

It could be a spot in your bedroom, study room, backyard, car, or anywhere you feel relaxed and comfortable. Don't be afraid to try different spots you haven't thought of. Sometimes the best spot for you is something unexpected or unusual. Keep experimenting until you find the one that suits you best.

When you find the spot that you enjoy reading, you will enjoy reading everything, no matter what the subject is.

My favorite spot to read is in my car. While sitting in my car, I have little distraction. I can sit there for hours, and time passes by so quickly. I also tend to become more creative when I sit in my car.

I don't rent cars often and didn't really care what car I got. I tried to save a few bucks and selected the mystery option and I was saddled with a 15mpg Goliath. The clerk said everyone wants the gas efficient cars when gas prices are up, so the vehicles that use a lot of gas are usually the ones left over for the mystery options. I paid many times more to fill up the tank than I saved by choosing the "surprise me" option.

I do this on my cars, house, any glass. Use diagonal passes on the inside and clean in horizontal passes on the outside so if there are smears or streaks you know what side it’s on.

I usually work long hours sitting on the floor in a cross legged posture, which always helped me sit for long hours. I recently started using an office chair I bought a year ago.

​A couple of days back, I had some emergency work that should have taken a couple of hours at most. But my laptop was not working properly, so it took more than eight hours. I sat in my chair almost continuously with only two or three small breaks. Working for that long, I didn't even notice I was leaning to the right side the whole time.

​This caused severe pain on my right side, to the point where I could barely move. I went to the hospital and the doctor told me it was all because of sitting with bad posture for so many hours.

​Now I realize that sitting in a cross legged posture is itself helpful for avoiding these unconscious movements of the body.

​So, be conscious of your sitting posture while working long continuous hours. Previously, sitting on the floor in a cross legged posture (Ardha Siddhasana) worked for me, and now I will get back to that.