Whenever I’m stressed by feeling “too busy,” I often look to writers who seem to have a supernatural ability to get things done. One of them is Melinda Wenner Moyer, a science journalist who has found time to finish her manuscript, launch a newslet…
Lees meerEvery year I make a vague-but-ambitious resolution to “read more,” and every year I start strong but lose momentum after about three months. It’s not for lack of interest or trying—I just haven’t set a realistic goal that involves reading books I ac…
Lees meerYou may have seen it decorating a fancy foyer on HGTV: eucalyptus, a muted green plant with long stems and circular leaves sprouting along its length. Commonly used in spas and bathhouses, it’s also a popular addition for essential oils diffusers, m…
Lees meerIf you can’t afford a therapist or schedule regular visits with a mental health counselor, you have one one self-soothing method at your disposal that you may have long overlooked, and it won’t cost much at all: journaling.Read more...
Lees meerDiscovery has entered the streaming wars today with the launch of another platform, Discovery+. At this point, signing up for every streaming service will cost you almost as much as a cable subscription, so is adding yet another one of them worth it…
Lees meerYour workplace flexible spending account (FSA) might no longer be strictly “use it or lose it”—the latest relief bill allows you to roll over funds. In other words, if you missed out on spending down your FSA in 2020, you might be able to use those …
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Lees meerAs someone who writes for a living, you’d think I’d be good at making up stories. But a thing I learned about myself long ago is that while I’m capable of writing about facts and my own opinions (which I also consider to be facts), I cannot create a…
Lees meerThere are countless reasons why people start projects but never finish them, and, contrary to popular belief, many of them have nothing to do with laziness, a lack of dedication, or an inability to follow through on something. Read more...
Lees meerA Target sale on board games and a Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Air Fryer lead Saturday’s best deals.Read more...
Lees meerWith many in-person New Year’s Eve celebrations and fireworks displays either scaled back or canceled altogether this week, fans of flashy events taking place in the night sky may have been disappointed. But all is not lost. In fact, nature has its …
Lees meerFor almost a year, nearly every aspect of our lives has been changed by things beyond our control (mostly the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects). And while having multiple effective vaccines is certainly a reason to be optimistic, that doesn’t mean …
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Lees meerLifehacker’s ethos is to help our readers “do everything better,” and that includes each other. Because even when we’re hacking others’ lives, we still need to live our own.In this post, each of us has selected a favorite 2020 post from another writ…
Lees meerSore head this morning? What about a fuzzy mouth, waves of nausea, and/or gnawing anxiety over what you said or did last night? As we’ve learned throughout 2020, just because we’re no longer going out to bars, restaurants and other gatherings like w…
Lees meerThough it’s easy to label someone who frequently slips, trips, falls and/or knocks into things as being “clumsy,” there is usually more to the story than that. While it’s possible that their main problem is not looking where they’re going or paying …
Lees meerThe U.S. government releases dietary guidelines every five years, and the 2020 edition just came out yesterday. There aren’t any huge changes, but babies and toddlers are included for the first time, and once again we are being reminded that we pret…
Lees meerChampagne is a fancy yet dangerous way to ring in the new year. Popping open a bottle is invigorating. It’s like trying to pop a balloon: you know it will happen, but it still shocks you when it actually explodes. A champagne bottle holds up to 90 p…
Lees meerEven though the virus that causes COVID-19 was discovered in late 2019 (hence the name), it dominated 2020. Here at Lifehacker, we’ve been covering it since January, so let’s take a trip down memory lane and discuss what we’ve learned so far, month …
Lees meerRoasting garlic is not hard. You cut off the top, drizzle some olive oil on the exposed cloves, and wrap it all up in foil. Easy enough—but roasting it upside down in a ramekin is even easier.Read more...
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