Practical betterments
A collection of one-off actions that improve your life continuously — however marginally.
The best practical betterments
These are posts I think are the best – either because I enjoyed writing them the most, or because they had the most positive effect on my life.
- Create a shortcut for even lower phone brightness
- Rotate your mattress
- Cut rounded corners into your documents
- Unsubscribe from staples
- Create a shared digital calendar with significant people in your life
- Drill holes in your keys
- Lubricate your keyholes
Saving time
- Turn off voicemail
Egress optimization
Commuting
Load lightening
- Cut the end off your toothbrush
Sub-gram optimizations
Focus
- Block ads and tracking on your smart TV
- Delete or hide life-wasting apps
- Turn off the lights on your Wifi router
- Turn off in-app rating request popups
Working on computers
Health
- Adjust your office chair
- Organize your toiletries chronologically
- Setup a recurring reminder to stretch and correct your posture
- Set a maximum volume for your headphones
Avoiding death
Sleep
Organization
- Create a shared digital calendar with significant people in your life
- Print off a QR code for guests to join your WiFi netork
Preventing clutter
Resilience
- Download all of Wikipedia on your phone
Cybersecurity
Prolonging battery life