Also be careful with this advice though, there’s one Steven Spielberg for every 10 million people. You could end up way below your potential if you aim too high and don’t make it.

This puts your private “notes” onto the Internet for anyone to access.

Every time I click on one of these “deals” it’s listed at full price. This one has a 4¢ discount. Could you give us a few hours so we can actually see the deal before they take it away?

Every time I click on one of these “deals” it’s listed at full price. This one has a 4¢ discount. Could you give us…

Getting to sleep at 9pm has saved my life, everything else fits into place because of that one change.

Serena Williams is not a legitimate tennis player. She wins tournaments by firing aces at her opponents at 130 mph. That’s not real tennis. A “fast” serve for a woman is around 105mph. Put her up against a good tennis player with no power but who can return her serves and understands how the rest of tennis works and…

This is very one-size-fits-all advice for 10 million different situations. I wouldn’t mind at all if someone asked for a raise by e-mail, in fact in many situations, it could avoid a great deal of awkwardness.

Chefs kill a lobster instantly and painlessly by quickly poking a knife at the back of their neck.

I had a very high car insurance rate compared to most of my friends, even though I’ve never had any tickets or accidents (and most of them have had at least one, including DUIs). I asked my insurance company for a lower rate, and they wouldn’t give me one, and wouldn’t tell me why. I went to several other companies…

You can also *ask* for overdraft protection, which differs from what it described because it’s a sort of line of credit if your card goes over. Most banks have this and give you at least $100 or $200 of credit, and there is no charge for this, unless you don’t pay it off that month and it starts accumulating interest,…

Awesome idea. It’s the simplest things that make life so much better.

1. Great idea generally, but I don’t think Leo Babauta can be characterized as a zen master. Maybe a zen blogger.