You are correct. I am 62 and have been driving manual transmissions for a very long time. In fact, clutch mechanisms used to be mechanical not hydraulic and it just about took two left legs to operate them. The only advantage was that it was much easier to modulate the friction point (called “bite” in the video) than…

Likewise, though it does have the unfortunate effect of significantly limiting the pool of vehicles to choose from.

The “couple extra bucks” was to keep them from moving anything back during your stay. It’s still on you to move it back when it’s time to leave. It’s still ridiculous to move anything other than the desk chair.

My daily driver (personal vehicle) has been stick shift for the last 15 years.

No offense to you Nick. The only lifehack in this piece is never take advice from this Karim Rashid. Utterly insane. First of all, if you are traveling and staying at a hotel room, that usually means either a) some nice destination, stop spending so much time in the room. b) don’t waste time rearranging furniture and…

That’s a depressing statement

Funny, I just use a hotel room for sleeping, showering, and changing clothes.

Thank you. Finding a hotel room cluttered? Fucking neurotic. Can you imagine living with a person like this?

Why are you going to a hotel room to get creative?

When staying in rooms with a kitchenette, I also like to pack up and ship my stainless-steel side-by-side refrigerator/freezer to the hotel ahead of time, so that when I arrive, I can get to work removing the standard white, contractor’s choice refrigerator/freezer that’s standard in most hotels. It may sound like a…

Don’t pedal your own ideas and lose your grip on what’s important here.

What am I, a moving service?

That clutch animation is quite engaging.

If I’m moving hotel furniture, they’re gonna have to pay me to do it.

That’s more reasonable than re-arranging the furniture because the room is decorated the way you like.

This person is clearly a millennial with way too much time on their hands. Sorry millennial, I don’t have time to fucking validate you right now.

Layout of a room can definitely help creative juices, but yeah if you can’t work because of the hotel room layout I think you need to take a step back. Redecorating a hotel room is a lil’ too extra in my book.

I can’t imagine being such a neat freak that I found hotel rooms cluttered. Usually I find them barren and sterile - I feel much happier once I’ve spread my stuff around a bit.

Sounds like this guy is seriously overthinking it. Move the furniture? Seriously? It’s three days.