1. Black Out the Windows in Your Bedroom
Use black contractor trash bags if you have to but block out ALL of the light in your room.
It will have a profound impact on the quality of your sleep and help you perform far better during the day.
2. Say This ONE Word
“No”.
That’s it.
When you don’t feel like doing something, use this 2-second life hack and save yourself hours of time and plenty of headaches.
3. Make Someone Love You in 60 Seconds
Here’s a great life hack that takes only 60 seconds.
Make other people look good.
Seriously, the next time you’re in a group of people, take one minute and compliment/praise someone else in the group.
They will love you for making them look good publicly and other people will respect you more because you hung up your ego and focused the attention on someone else.
4. Buy These Three Things and Keep them at Your Office
Buy a kettlebell, a blue light machine, and a standing desk extension.
It will make your days far healthier and more productive and will cost you less than $300.
I promise it’s worth it.
5. Spend the First 60 Seconds Of Your Day Like THIS
When you wake up, drink a large glass of lemon water and then stand outside in the sunlight barefoot.
This will wake you up, invigorate you, and pull you out of your morning slump faster than any cup of coffee.
EXTRAS!
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If you are working on a laptop and can’t stop looking at your phone, hide it behind your laptop.
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When you meet someone, don’t point out if they’re really tall or short or any other significant physical feature. They already know and are tired of hearing about it.
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Put nails polish on different keys to organise what opens what.
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Running low on battery? Put your phone on airplane mode and it’ll charge much Faster.
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Can’t think of what to get someone for there birthday or as gift? Tell them you already got them a gift and to guess what it is. Then BOOM! They will tell you some ideas of what they want.
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If you believe someone is lying to you, don’t say anything. If they continue to elaborate on what they’re saying then they are lying.
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Dropped your phone in water? Put it in a bag of rice. The rice will absorb the water and can potentially save your phone from death.
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Make an ‘X’ on a bug bite with your fingernail. The itch will go away.
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Want to get rid of bad breath? Brushing your teeth is important but it’s more important to brush your tongue. That’s where bad breath starts.
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Want a great haircut? Tell the barber that you have an important interview next week. Giving them a purpose ensures a good job.
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Not sure if a pair of shoes fits, & no time to try them on? Your foot is the same size as your forearm.
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When showing people pictures on your phone, zoom in a little bit so they can’t swipe to other pictures.
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If you are unable to make a good eye contact then see the area between the eyes of the person, it exactly looks like that you are seeing in the eyes.
Recognize these scenarios?
Boyfriend : “Where do you want to eat for lunch today?”
Girlfriend : “Oh, I don’t know… ”
Friend 1 : “Hey, I’ll be in town next week - when do you want to catch up?”
Friend 2 : “ I don’t know… ”
Sister 1 : “Hey sis! When do you want to Skype today?
Sister 2 : “ Hmm… I don’t know! ”
The cereal section of a store : “Hey customer, what kind of cereal are you looking for?”
Customer : “ No idea. ”
If you’re like me and most people, you or someone you know may suffer from choice overload . Basically, people have a hard time making a confident decision when they’re overwhelmed with too many options.
What does this lead to? A lot of headaches and unfulfilled plans.
A simple way to “hack” through choice overload is to ditch the open-ended questions above and to straight up offer the other person 2–3 reasonable choices (that you think would work for both of you).
In a perfect world :
Boyfriend : “Hey, I was looking at some places for a quick lunch today. Want to go to 1) Chipotle, 2) Seoul Taco, or 3) that BBQ joint around the corner?
Girlfriend : “Oh, Seoul Taco sounds good - let’s go!”
Friend 1 : “Hey, I’ll be in town next week. Want to catch up next Wednesday or Thursday?”
Friend 2: “My Wednesday is pretty open - let’s hang out then!”
Sister 1 : “Hey sis! Did you want to Skype at 5 PM before dinner, or at 8 PM after dinner?
Sister 2 : “Hmm, 8 PM after dinner works better for me!”
The cereal section of a store : “Hey customer, do you want Cocoa Puffs or Trix?”
Customer : “Ha, good one. Trix are for kids!… I’ll take the Trix…”
*For those who are interested, I learned this after starting my full-time job just a few months ago.
People are very aware of choice overload in the business world, and do this all the time when scheduling future meetings with clients.
Yet, this “hack” also applies to pretty much every conversation outside of work and business. Try it yourself and get rid of the headaches that come from stagnant, open-ended questions.