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> When microwaving, hit 66 seconds, 99 seconds, or 2:22 rather than even numbers. Why? Because 60 seconds is no more likely to be an appropriate amount of time
by aznpwnzor 10y ago
> When microwaving, hit 66 seconds, 99 seconds, or 2:22 rather than even numbers. Why? Because 60 seconds is no more likely to be an appropriate amount of time to heat a cup of tea than 55 or 66 seconds. They are all arbitrary time periods. And you save a couple seconds. More important than the time savings is the ability to think for yourself.
The amount of time this saves me over a lifetime, I probably just spent reading this.
- gumby 10y agoProbably true, but think of it as a "wax on -- wax off" kind of thing: having a habit of looking for tiny micro optimizations is fun and builds a bias to optimization.
- cuchoi 10y agoIt will probably save you around 1 hour every 5 years. XKCD did the math https://xkcd.com/1205/ https://xkcd.com/1205/.