If I remember right, Ben Franklin did something like this, focusing on one aspect of himself that he wanted to improve for a set period of time, then rotating on to the next.

The only real problem with these strategies is they make it much harder for me to live my dream of slowly sliding a folded up piece of paper with my ideal salary written on it across an oversized boardroom table. Sure, it may cost me money in the long run, but how much is that moment worth?

Much easier way, in my opinion, to do this is to just cut the inner cardboard tube out and smash the thing flat. Best part is, you end up with a cleaner edge than doing it the wrap around way. It only takes a couple of minutes with a keyhole saw or equivalent, and if you really want it to be attached to some sort of…

One of my daily pet peeves is taking my supplements.

Also, let people know what they are in for at your party/activity/whatever, don’t just assume everyone is expecting the same thing.

There’s a version of counting on your fingers that is, from what I understand, old school persian or something along those lines (please correct me anyone who knows better), where you essentially count to multiples of twelve using the three joints of each of your four fingers (no clue why the thumb wasn’t included).

He was joking, there is a big recall on from cuisinart right now for blades breaking apart. It’s been all over lifehacker and their sister sites.

I rambled a little more in a separate post, but please do reconsider using religious phrases with people who aren’t religious, or who disagree with your religion. Think about what they need, and what might bring them comfort. A moment vulnerable enough to require condolence cards is not the time to proselytize.

Also please, if you don’t know for sure that someone shares your faith, leave god out of it.

The Mozart Effect [Pop culture pseudoscience] suggests . . .

My mother in law sent me this:

Never give decor. I’m either going to have to live with the vase/candle/plant in my space for however long I know you, or I’m going to have to dig it out of a closet every time you’re coming over.

You’re right. How dare I expect people to be considerate of others.

If you go a gym to work out, the answer is never. It is never ok to drag your sick, sniffling self in there and infect every machine, bar and bench in the place. If you’re going for a run, or you have a home workout room, fine, but this is just like people coming into work. sick You aren’t showing how tough you are by…

A cool tool, but I feel like the person who regularly gets their “news” off of facebook isn’t going to be the person who is all that concerned about fact checking and vetting sources . . .

You can do a lot with one 2x4

I had a friend in college who was a world class gymnast. Our Freshman year she broke her leg. A nasty compound fracture and ended up having to have a couple of surgeries on it.

I haven’t read all the comments, but I can’t be the first one recommending the Thanksgiving episode of The League can I? Season 3 Episode 8 if you really want to see how to cheat a fitness tracker.

This is perfect. You can record the accident caused by having this huge thing obstructing your field of view.

You can return things to amazon in any box. I regularly return things in boxes from my office.

You can return things to amazon in any box. I regularly return things in boxes from my office.