I’ve been doing that, too. I use the fancier or more expensive gear as a reward for myself. I told myself that I stick with a consistent gym routine for a couple of months, I’ll go out and buy all the athleisure gear I want. And now I have more leggings than one person could possibly need, but I am also in better…

My wife is saying you should do pumpkin pie.

That tactic sounds less to me like giving someone freedom in their response and more like a passive-aggressive form of guilty tripping someone. Not saying it won’t work, it just doesn’t sound like a method I’d be comfortable using most of the time.

I use Google Calendar + Pocket Informant to keep all my appointments straight. Some weeks, when I know I have a lot going on, I’ll sit down at the beginning of the weekend and write up a “Weekly Focus” with all my appointments and all the things I need to do for those, as well as the other tasks/goals I have for the…

I like the idea of the weekly and monthly, but I never end up turning back to look at them.

Which is why my diet journal is always so empty. That entire box of Oreos? NOPE DIDN’T HAPPEN

I was always a fan of Astrid, so I’ll check this out. I love that it syncs with Google Tasks. I’ve bought into the Google ecosystem, so anything that integrates well is a plus. Also a plus is the widget. There are many excellent ToDo/Task apps, but not all have decent widgets. For me, there’s nothing better than…

Am I the only one who only has rolling chairs in my office? Not sure how I can do most of these exercises on those - the squats would be downright dangerous on a rolling chair.

Here’s a similar strategy I’ve used for years:

“Not everything at the dollar store is worth a dollar.”

Came here to bitch about this lame hack. Happy I was beaten to the punch. Who the hell has such poor knife skills that it’s easier to clean a cooling rack than a knife.

A manual backup isn't much of a backup. I'd rather have to delete what I don't want than remember to save what I do.

This is a great idea until you forget about it. Then your Aunt Marge comes and baby sits while you take your lady out for dinner.

Hi Shana. I’d focus on lengthening the time you run and shortening the time you walk. Run easy, don’t try to sprint or “run hard.” Adding another easy day of run-walking can also help.

A noticed that a new coworker would spray and wipe down his desktop, mouse, and keyboard every day before he started work. I figured he had OCD or something, but later he told me it was just a habit he got into when he was working at some location that was particularly dusty or something, and he’s just kept it up…

This.is.brilliant.

You’ll have to practice speed-mindfulness, otherwise you’ll wind up with a brown hand and then sadness.

And office-mate and I would do this when one of us was stressed or freaking out. I’d pull out dark Ghiradelli(sp) squares, and we’d talk about how good it smelled and taste it and then giggle because it felt silly, but it also pulled us out of and away from whatever we were freaking about.

fun fact: we install tiny drones in your brain that monitor everything you’re doing so we can write posts in direct response to the actual life hacks you’re curious about.

You know how in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Ford recommends wearing a towel because it’s just so damn useful? You can use it for so many things! That is the entire reason I wear scarves. It’s the stylish version of the towel. It dresses up an outfit, you can use it to keep warm. I’ve carried things in it, I’ve…

You know how in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Ford recommends wearing a towel because it’s just so damn useful?…