Hacker News with Generative AI: Life Hacks

The ADHD body double: A unique tool for getting things done (add.org)
Can something as simple as another person’s presence make it easier to stay on task?

ADHD, Productivity, Psychology, Life Hacks

365 points by rzk 20 days ago | 216 comments

How I got 100% off my train travel (readbunce.com)
In 2023, I found a way to get 100% off my long-distance train travel between London and Carlisle. All because the trains were delayed.

Life Hacks, Travel, United Kingdom

248 points by pavel_lishin 41 days ago | 237 comments

Milk Kanban (brodzinski.com)
A simple index card taped to the last milk carton in a row stating, “Bring me to Kasia.” That’s it.

Life Hacks, Productivity, Humor

435 points by ladronevincet 42 days ago | 166 comments

How to boil great eggs 80% of the time (bearblog.dev)
In this post, I will talk about how anybody can boil great eggs. Some reflections from my egg-boiling journey. I will share the experience acquired after boiling thousands of eggs over the past few years. So you can also boil great eggs.

Cooking, Food, Life Hacks

15 points by indiantinker 46 days ago | 29 comments

Show HN: I made a website where you can create your own "Life in Weeks" timeline (lifeweeks.app)
"Sometimes life seems really short, and other times it seems impossibly long. But this chart helps to emphasize that it’s most certainly finite. Those are your weeks and they’re all you’ve got."

Life Hacks, Visualization, Web Development, Personal Development

247 points by czue 59 days ago | 68 comments

Breaking Heavy Textbooks in to Smaller Books for Easy Carrying (instructables.com)
Teachers and students rejoice! If you have ever resented lugging a heavy back-breaking textbook around campus when all you really needed were a few dozen pages in said book this instructable is for you.

Education, DIY, Life Hacks

3 points by MrVandemar 68 days ago | 1 comments

50 Years of Travel Tips (kk.org)
I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot.

Travel, Life Hacks, Personal Experience

295 points by marban 69 days ago | 210 comments

Binary modding a water dispenser to save me from pressing a button (2021) (practicapp.com)
A few months ago, I decided that it’s time I started to become more responsible and to start drinking more water.

Life Hacks, DIY, Electronics, Water

108 points by trinix912 107 days ago | 19 comments

Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2024 (ycombinator.com)
Someone asked this at the beginning of last year [0] and the year before [1] and I got a lot of great ideas from the comments.

Product Recommendations, Budget, Life Hacks

57 points by mooritzvc 108 days ago | 109 comments

Adjusting Microwave Cook Times with OR: Inspired by an Xkcd Comic (2012) (wordpress.com)
I’m a big fan of xkcd.com, a webcomic written by Randall Munroe. Last Monday’s comic, entitled “Nine”, became the inspiration for this post. Here it is:

Webcomics, Life Hacks, Cooking

6 points by surprisetalk 116 days ago | 0 comments

Super Juice – How to Get 8x as Much Juice from One Citrus? (kevinkos.com)
Have you ever thought about how to get more juice from one citrus? Using citrus is a must for a number of cocktails, but is it really necessary to use one whole citrus for only one cocktail and then throw it away? It’s on us to think more environmentally friendly and try to be sustainable with our hobby/passion/profession.

Life Hacks, Cocktails, Sustainability

4 points by amarcheschi 117 days ago | 4 comments

I just found out I've been using my dishwasher wrong for 7 years (reddit.com)
I just found out I’ve been using my dishwasher wrong for 7 years, and honestly, I’m questioning my life choices.

Life Hacks, Household Appliances, Reddit, Humor

6 points by xbmcuser 123 days ago | 5 comments

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.

Life Hacks, Knot Tying, DIY

44 points by walterbell 161 days ago | 21 comments

Show HN: Improve Your Life Continuously (practicalbetterments.com)
A collection of one-off actions that improve your life continuously — however marginally.

Self-Improvement, Productivity, Life Hacks

8 points by Sontho 164 days ago | 0 comments

My Social Anxiety Cheatsheet for Mingling (adamgrant.info)

Social Anxiety, Mental Health, Personal Development, Life Hacks

130 points by hidelooktropic 164 days ago | 56 comments

When the 80/20 Rule Fails: The Downside of Being Effective (jamesclear.com)
Audrey Hepburn was an icon.

Productivity, Time Management, Life Hacks

21 points by colinprince 180 days ago | 5 comments

Order and orient the keys on your keychain (practicalbetterments.com)
The time spent getting into your home is nothing time.

Life Hacks, Productivity, Organization

67 points by surprisetalk 186 days ago | 77 comments

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:

Audiobooks, Dystopia, Life Hacks

6 points by gregorymichael 198 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Life Hacks, Product Reviews, Consumerism

19 points by moultano 209 days ago | 3 comments

Leave Something for Tomorrow (thorstenball.com)

Productivity, Time Management, Life Hacks

4 points by mooreds 221 days ago | 1 comments

What was the best life hack you discovered too late? (reddit.com)
What was the best life hack you discovered too late?

Life Hacks, Reddit, Personal Growth, Wisdom

10 points by lopespm 222 days ago | 5 comments

How to sort your library in exactly 51,271 steps (kolo.ski)

Libraries, Organization, Life Hacks, Algorithms

94 points by taintegral 238 days ago | 27 comments

How I Cracked the Park Locks in 20 Seconds (medium.com)