LPT: How to temporarily releave tinnitus
I tried this a few years ago my for tinnitus and i was amazed it actually works. Cup your hands over your ears and point your fingers to the back of your head. Slowly drum your fingers on the back of your head while you have your palms pressed against your ears. It only lasts 20-30 seconds but it's an amazing way to get temporary relief from all the ringing and remember what silence actually sounds like.
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LPT: Quick Search Online Thrift Stores via Google
Google Refine Search: Enter site: in front of a site or domain along with the fashion brand. For example, site:menofthrift.com ralph lauren
Google Image Reverse: Use this tool to find same or comparable fashion brand pieces, websites that list the item, average for sale price, and more.
I use it to quickly filter men's vintage clothing and search for sold comparables, market price, etc on Grailed, eBay, Thrift Heaven Vintage and other online thrift stores.
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LPT: Dish soap, wash rags, scrubbers, and disinfectant covers 95% of household cleaning supplies
No need to waste time or energy on excessive cleaning supplies.
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LPT: Open you blinds and windows regularly. Sunlight and ventilation are the best way to prevent mold.
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LPT: If you have to replace or tighten a screw on furniture, or a household device, check the other exposed screws to make sure they are tight.
When a screw works it's way loose, often it is not the only one. Check the other screws that you can easily get to. It may save you time later trying to find a screw that has fallen out, or it may prevent a piece of furniture from partially collapsing (I'm looking at you, gaming chair!).
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LPT how to stop eating late at night
Does anyone have advice on nighttime snacks that help when you're hungry but that are healthy? And also how to get myself to stop eating past 9pm? The teeth brushing thing doesn't work lol. I am just naturally getting hungry at that hour. I really wanna change my habits but honestly if anyone has a timeline on how long it'll take to get used to it that'd be great
Thanks all!
Edit: to all the people telling me to sleep early, I am a college student with a more than full schedule and a part time job that’s closer to full time. I’m busy up until like twelve.
Edit 2: should’ve mentioned I’m recovering from an ED. Please do not keep encouraging hunger. The snack ideas and meal ideas have been great.
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LPT If you get sneeze attacks first thing in the morning, try doing some crunches before getting out of bed
Like swollen blood vessels can cause a stuffy nose, sudden drop in blood pressure upon rising can cause sneeze attacks and runny nose. Slightly raising your blood pressure can fix this.
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LPT: Use hairdryer to make your glasses fit better
If you have glasses or sunglasses that are too loose or too tight (and cause headaches like mine did), instead of just bending them and risk breaking them, point a hairdryer at the bridge area and gently warm them up. This will allow you to more easily tighten/loosen them to fit you better.
Only really advised for plastic based frames, I haven’t needed to try this on metal frames.
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LPT: On your phone set your system notification sound to silent and change notification sound on a per-app basis.
I get really bothered when apps decide to ping me at random times. I try to always disable notifications when installing a new app but a few always get through. I realized that I'm much less bothered by them if there is no audible sound. By changing the system level notification sound you're guaranteeing silence unless you go into that apps settings and enable a custom notification sound. This is essentially opt-in notification as opposed to the default opt-out (on android at least).
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LPT: New parents: Invest some money in your kid's name starting when they are born rather then let them start investing when they graduate from college. You could make them a multi-millionaire by the time they retire.
This is the magic of compound interest and starting early.
$1,000 invested per year starting at age 21 will turn into $790,000 when they retire
$1,000 invested per year starting at age 1 will turn into $5.4 MILLION when they retire.
This assumes a 10% per year return, which is a stretch but not unreasonable
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LPT: When teaching your kids how to drive for the first time, the first 10 lessons should be with a driving instructor
Seen it way too many times, overly emotional parents or a small bump during initial lessons.
Let the professionals handle the first 10 lessons, 1 they are insured for it, 2 your insurance excess will be around the same as the amount for the lessons, 3 you can get feedback from the trainer to let you know if they are progressing and if they would recommend you to take over.
Save you and your children the drama and let the pros handle it
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LPT: if you remember how/where you met somebody, but don’t remember their name, just tell them that. It tells them that you DO remember who they are.
I’ve grown to be very social, the last few years, and one constant, CONSTANT truth is that everyone says they are bad with names. Doing this shows that you know who someone is, you just need a refresher on their name, and they will like you for recognizing them (if you don’t recognize them, well, can’t help you there.)
If you meet somebody who is upset you forgot their name after your first introduction, run the fuck away. That person is trouble. Seriously.
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LPT . .. if you leave you lawn mower outside make sure to put a plastic bag over the opening to the petrol tank and screw the cap on for trouble free starting. It's moisture from humidity mixing with the gass that makes it hard to start.
LPT . .. if you leave you lawn mower outside make sure to put a plastic bag over the opening to the petrol tank and screw the cap on for trouble free starting. It's moisture from humidity mixing with the gas that makes it hard to start.
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LPT - Clicking the Cancel Subscription button on Amazon Prime Video Channels, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Spotify, Apple Music, and more, is a great way to reduce your subscription costs. The streaming service will offer you a 2-3 month Reduced Rate to stay, typically 50-90% off.
If you use Prime Video and subscribe to any channels such as Paramount+, Showtime, Cinemax, HBO, and so on, you can instantly slash your monthly charge on each channel by going through the Cancel Subscription process.
When you click "Cancel Channel", you'll be taken to the next page which will be an offer to remain a subscriber at a reduced rate, typically for 3 months.
The reduction in rate varies. For instance, when trying to cancel Paramount+, normally $5.99/mo, I was offered $0.99/mo for 3 months, then back to the normal price. When I tried to cancel HBO MAX, normally $15.99/mo, they offered me $2.99/mo for 3 months then back to the normal price.
You can cash in on this offer once every 6 or 12 months.
HOW TO SLASH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FEES ON AMAZON:
\- Hover you mouse (on a computer) over the "Hello, Your Name... Accounts & Lists" button at the top right of your browser. (You have to hover, clicking it will take you to a page where it's not an option/hidden)
\- Click on Memberships & Subscriptions
\- Click "Cancel Subscription" on each channel you pay for.
\- Accept the offer for a reduced cost for 3 months.
As subscription service costs have gotten wildly out of control, you should do this as often if you can if you want to save money. This trick also works on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, but only once per year.
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LPT - Limes are sold mostly green. Limes are yellow when ripe.
Limes are mainly known to be green. So when buying limes, look for the most yellow. We leave our limes on the tree until fully yellow. They will also be sweeter when fully ripened.
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LPT: Write encouraging letters to yourself then keep for the future to read when times are difficult
Make yourself seem like a separate person and entity, this person whom writes to you encouraging letters hoping for the best and the love that they express to you. Write these letters to make it feel like someone in the world cares, it's you, having self-love does extraordinary things.
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LPT: If an autistic person tells you they don't know how to do something, understand that as "I perceive multiple ways this could be done, and don't know which of these methods others expect me to use," instead of "I am too unintelligent to conceive of a way that this may be done."
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LPT If you want cleaner glasses, just wash them with soap.
Wiping them is just not very efficient. Microfiber leaves bunch of smudges and you need a glass cleanser. If you are at home, use soap to wash your glasses.
Make it all bubbly and run it underwater afterwards. Dont touch the glass after you rinsed them, take the hairdryer, and blast it with heat. It will take like 3 seconds and it will be cleaner and faster than any wiping.
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LPT: Use a large bowl for your pet's water, if something happens to you, this is what will allow him to survive while waiting for someone to show up
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LPT Request: What is the ideal toothpaste brand that both whitens and helps with gingivitis?
So throughout my teenage years I was a dumbass who only brushed my teeth MAYBE 2 times a week. It seems to've caused some longterm issues, because since 2021 I've been doing the regular thing of brushing twice a day yet haven't seen any major difference. I use Colgate mostly but it never works, teeth are still yellow. What got me to make this post was one of my back teeth chipping a bit just by brushing.
I want something that actually WORKS so if possible please tell me which brands to get. I can't afford a dentist so this is the best I can do. I live in the USA if that helps
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LPT...If you are diligent about paying your credit card bill/have good credit you can add your child as an authorized user and it will positively impact their credit as well.
Yes, you cannot get a credit card before you are 18. However, an adult who has a credit card can add their child as an authorized user. Even if they never use it. If you have good credit and pay off your bill, this will help with their score as well.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/credit-cards/should-you-add-your-children-as-authorized-user-on-your-credit-card/
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LPT: On Windows, pressing windows key + shift + s lets you crop a screenshot from whatever the screen is on.
If you have notifications on it will actually come up at the bottom right and you can open it there. Normally before that you can just Ctrl V and paste the cropped screen shot into most text boxes and upload boxes. If you click the image, you can edit it a little with drawings and little edits. Very useful if u wanna show someone something very specific on a screen, you can crop it out and them even draw a line to it to indicate exactly what you are pointing out. Thanks.
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LPT: Brush your teeth first when you crave an unhealthy snack in the evening. You likely don't want a snack anymore after that
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LPT: when people start listening to full volume audio without headphones- start very obviously filming them
Basically what I wrote in the title- inconsiderate narcissists who think everyone wants to hear the soundtrack for their lives turn the volume off real quick if they are worried about internet shaming.
Just did it (again) today in a crowded airport waiting area where a woman was blasting full
Volume bad techno tiktoks (based on the audio and how it kept switching to new songs super fast). I calmly but very obviously turned toward her, took out my phone and started filming her.
She made eye contact, put two and two together and put her phone away. No conflict and no more being subjected to the soundtrack of her life. Win win win
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LPT: when browsing a site with a paywall, use your desktop and quickly perform CTRL+A then CTRL+C to select the article and copy it before the paywall pops up. Then, take the text to a Word or Note doc, paste it, and enjoy your reading!
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LPT: vibrate away your phlegmy cough
So I've been over here suffering with either COVID or a flu for almost a week- lungs full of phlegm, breathing issues, sleeping bolt upright for an hour at a time, and a raw throat + exhaustion from the constant coughing. Suffering, basically. The sound of my own hacking mucus cough reminded me (evoking a neighbour & a YouTuber) that people with cystic fibrosis sometimes use a vibrating vest to help dislodge phlegm to improve breathing.
I tried out both a wand style massager and a percussive handheld one, pushing them against my ribs and back. The percussive one worked AMAZINGLY, it seems to loosen the deep, uncomfortable phlegm and fling it upwards, triggering spluttering which expels all the mucus without me having to put energy into it. I was utterly exhausted from spending the last few nights hacking up phlegm and unable to lie down without choking. Doing this is saving so much of my energy, it's much more effective than the coughing in terms of giving relief and time where I can breathe normally, it's even giving my throat a chance to heal a little. I actually managed to get a few hours straight of sleep, LYING DOWN!
The best protocol for me seems to be to sit (or lie on my side, when possible), take a deep breath, and then push the massager against my ribs on the side of my back or at the front near my diaphragm, while slowly expelling all the air. It's messy, I'd say be careful about infection control and do this potentially in the shower/outdoors/in bed to avoid spraying others/anything which can't be disinfected.
The relief is indescribable. I'm 100% going to do this whenever I am dealing with a productive cough. So much pain and energy saved, I was so so so tired and it really feels like someone came in and started doing the hard work for me to give me a break.
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LPT: your iPhone is a portable white noise machine: Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcuts > Background Sounds
This can be especially helpful for parents with babies requiring white noise while on the go. Just triple click the side button to toggle on/off
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LPT: You can hold SHIFT to turn your mousewheel into a side-scroller for the too wide webpages.
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LPT: Don't put Personal Things on your Work Calendar
If your job uses Google Workspace and Google Calendar your boss (Admin) can see all the things on your calendar, even if you mark them as private.
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LPT- Every 6 months take 5 minutes to photograph your vehicle from the front, back, and both sides.
If you're ever in an accident where your vehicle is totaled the condition of the vehicle at the time of the accident greatly impacts the settlement offer you receive and visual proof counts far more than your word with insurance companies. (Parking spot security cameras are also great for this purpose as they show the condition of your car on the day of the accident.)
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