Hacker News with Generative AI: Life Hacks

Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot (fieggen.com)
Also known as the “Double Slip Knot”, this is a secure shoelace knot with a simple, symmetrical method of tying.
Show HN: Improve Your Life Continuously (practicalbetterments.com)
A collection of one-off actions that improve your life continuously — however marginally.
My Social Anxiety Cheatsheet for Mingling (adamgrant.info)
When the 80/20 Rule Fails: The Downside of Being Effective (jamesclear.com)
Audrey Hepburn was an icon.
Order and orient the keys on your keychain (practicalbetterments.com)
The time spent getting into your home is nothing time.
Against dystopian views of high-speed audiobook listening (dynomight.substack.com)
There was recently a thread on r/slatestarcodex about “What life hacks are actually life changing”. One of the examples given was:
Small Products that Improved my Life (wordpress.com)
One of the vertiginous features of modernity is that most manufactured products don’t cost much more than a few meals.
Leave Something for Tomorrow (thorstenball.com)
What was the best life hack you discovered too late? (reddit.com)
What was the best life hack you discovered too late?
How to sort your library in exactly 51,271 steps (kolo.ski)
How I Cracked the Park Locks in 20 Seconds (medium.com)
I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012) (blogspot.com)
Using a list to manage executive function (drmaciver.substack.com)
How to avoid losing items? Holding pens (alexwendland.com)
The Butler's Book: How to Create the Instruction Manual for Your Home (artofmanliness.com)
What Is a Personal User Manual? (2022) (futureforum.com)
Don't store your cucumbers in the fridge (2012) (rootsimple.com)
Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work) (youtube.com)
Dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work) [video] (youtube.com)
Half-Ass It (everythingchanges.us)
The 67-Hour Rule (theatlantic.com)
Personal life is a playground for solving optimization problems (kelvinpaschal.com)
Professional Corner-Cutting (2016) (ometer.com)
Rule of Thumb: Anything that looks fancy is not worth you time (ycombinator.com)
Small Things (rishad.substack.com)
One Knuckle Rice Rule (bearblog.dev)