By Kelli Armstrong, Residence Advisor
I recently heard the term “life hacking” and wasn’t entirely sure what it meant. Luckily, the ever-so-reliable UrbanDictionary helped me out….”Life Hacking: the act of making small tweaks to everyday activities in an effort to make them easier and more efficient”. I compiled a list of 10 Life Hacks that may come in handy one day….and if they ever do, make sure to let me know!
- If someone doesn’t like you, ask to borrow their pencil. It’s a cool psychological trick that will make them like you more.
- Having a conversation with someone and not sure if they’re interested? Fold your arms. If they do the same, they probably are.
- When you are arguing with someone and start laughing, it’ll make them even madder. This is a great way to win a trivial argument.
- Want to show someone an exact time in a Youtube video? Right click on the video and select “copy URL at current time.”
- Can’t remember if you already shampooed your hair in the shower? Pull on it. If it squeaks, you already shampooed it.
- To exit a maze (in a game or real), touch your hand to the right wall and keep walking like that. You’ll eventually reach the exit.
- If you spend a while looking for something, after you find and use it, put it back in the first place you looked for it.
- Always be 10 minutes early to everything, no matter what; once it’s a habit, you’ll never stress about being late again.
- Studying or working in your room? Keep your shoes on. Your mind associates having shoes on with being busy.
- Toss onions in the freezer 15 minutes before you cut them and they wont make you tear up.
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