It works, but it has to have been a mutual breakup, and both parties have to be mature. My parents were friends after their marriage ended, so I don’t think it’s good advice to say “never.”

It’s kind of creepy how Lifehacker is always in my head. I just joined a gym two weeks ago to try to achieve this.

Nope. Someone who is actually nice and actually has sympathy would’ve just looked embarrassed, said, “Oh! Sorry. Just the Coke, please!” Spending any more time on the encounter makes you the ass.

That makes sense. And conversely, new photographers might not realize how much they don’t know yet...

I agree with everyone saying this comes across the wrong way. I fall back on the cliched-but-handy “I feel” statements: “I feel disrespected when you don’t ask.” Or maybe just expressing how I feel about their actions: “That bothers me.” Doesn’t always work. I also did the “just don’t make a thing of it” thing and…

Photography didn’t click for me until I started watching YouTube videos and going to photography classes. It REALLY helps to find communities that are actually supportive and not elitist. I don’t find Lifehacker to be one of those communities. ;)

The most recent time for me, my seat was double-booked and the airline representative said she chose me (and the person I was traveling with!) to fill vacant first-class seats because I was the one who was in their frequent flier program. I’m not really a frequent flier and I rarely cash in on those points, but it…

I love donating stuff I don’t really use. If it is tied to a nice memory, I just take a picture of it.

And this makes moving sooooo much easier.

I always think I have enough for x number of months out of work, and I forget that I have to pay for health insurance, too. Just two years ago I was in the hospital with complications with mono—something that cost 20k and thankfully was covered—so I would never risk it. We young people forget that it’s like car…

Don’t forget healthcare costs.

Oh! I thought FOMO was just when you can’t attend a social event, and you fear that your friends will all bond and have an amazing time without you.

I was just joshin’ ya.

I’m getting overwhelmed trying to think of who my five favorite people are. Can’t I just pick one?

I prefer to be young and go out and enjoy myself while also putting some money aside. I think it’s depressing when people just stay miserable because they have a crippling fear of affording the future. Also, I like my job and can do it until the day I die, so maybe that helps.

I love Marc Maron, but this was not exactly a great moment for Maron or Lifehacker...

Only a couple of them do, and they have a lot of restrictions.

Become a better liar, manipulate your enemies... is someone angry today?

Ooh! I JUST presented a writers workshop where I also outlined these points. I feel so validated—I’ll be sending this to the group!

This works for my Southern California office, too.