Uh... What? Do you think your razor lasts forever without dulling?

You still have to regularly replace blades on the electric razor, though. If your father isn't doing that, it's because he's content with a terrible shave or has an extremely soft beard.

Electric razors are not always cheaper over time.

I agree that it's a minor faux pas to introduce someone without giving their name, but I think it's probably worse to finish an evening of conversation and never know their name.

Tip: if you're bad with names (as I am) and you miss someone's name during the initial introduction, use another one of the tips in this post to learn it again - introduce them to someone you know.

This is so important, and so many high achievers never learn.

Just think, though: you're sitting there with a group of people. It's kind of awkward and you're all staring at each other.

I also like the "fade in" that way, even if you do need to hear the ring, you might only need to hear the beginning quiet part.

Dammit, now I have coffee on my shirt.

Well, the OWA app (I don't think it's the same as the Outlook app) sandboxes your email off from the rest of your system. If it's a work phone, it doesn't matter so much but on my personal phone, I like to be able to check my work email but don't want my IT department being able to wipe my personal phone remotely.

Careful... your assumptions are showing.

I have taken to simply deleting/archiving messages that I haven't responded to in a timely manner. No announcement. It bugs me a little to do that, but it's simply amazing how many of those just go away, never to be heard from again. Clearly, they weren't so incredibly important or were solvable by someone else.

Uh, I've carted two digital SLRs with an assortment of batteries, along with a couple accessory electronics like a Bluetooth GPS tracker, along with a cell phone, through multiple trips hitting 15,000-20,000 feet.

Given the enormous improvements to air coolers and fans in the last several years, is there much reason to look at water cooling anymore?

Sure.

Didn't you just agree with me?

Well, from a practical standpoint that's basically a net-zero. You have a $100,000 asset and a $100,000 debt.

I'm not saying that you have to loudly announce the person is a useless leech. But if a so-called friend can't accept that you don't have the energy or resources to designate to them at that moment, I would question whether that person is actually a friend or is even worth having in your life.

I think it's funny that the last one on the list, clearly labeled as "if all else fails" is to actually be honest about your feelings.

I actually use this as a productivity tip quite often, not just a creative one.