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100 tiny changes to transform your life

54 points by hackerbeat 3y ago

DamonHD 3y ago
Very interesting, thank you. Some of those feel like the good changes that I have accidentally made for myself!
pmx 3y ago
> Not setting a morning alarm. And for those of us who work for a living?
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  It's possible to get into a cycle where your body naturally wakes up.
- derwiki 3y ago
  I haven’t set an alarm for the workday in years; I naturally wake up around 6:30am. Even if I stay up late, I’m unable to sleep in. I think I’d rather need an alarm to wake up.
  - tonyedgecombe 3y ago
    I'm the same. In fact on the rare occasion I do need an alarm I'm always awake before it goes off anyway.
- renewedrebecca 3y ago
  Not setting the alarm is just part of the story though… to make it work, you also have to have a good sleep routine all around. Or you can just wait until you hit your 50s and suddenly can’t sleep as long because everything hurts anyway. That’s been working for me.
  - sleep-grenade 3y ago
    it's also really easy for the circadian rhythm to just shift forward a bit each day. i currently managed to reach the point where i woke up after the sun had set, and not sure where to go from here to fix it. tried staying up all night and then go to sleep at a reasonable time the next day, but that just ended making things worse since i was too tired to stay awake that long eventually :D
    - zamadatix 3y ago
      No worse than jetlag. You don't get over it in one day but you've got to keep sticking to the new schedule until you do.
- dp-hackernews 3y ago
  Or people that go to bed at a time that supports waking up at the desired time...
- genman 3y ago
  It depends if your work must start by the clock. If you can have more flexible schedule then it is possible.
- bwanab 3y ago
  Wait till you get to #18. It tells you to set the alarm 30 minutes early!
- rkagerer 3y ago
  #1 on their list is not setting an alarm, then in #3 they endorse a Lumie alarm clock they bought...
  - mikestew 3y ago
    “They” are not the same people. It is a collection of items, with a one-to-one person-to-item relationship.
- kakaz 3y ago
  Working for Just Stop Oil is real job!
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  I get these were all submissions, but the curation is a bit wonky too. Number 1 is "don't use an alarm". Literally two down from that, at number 3 is "Leave your phone downstairs and buy a good alarm clock".
derwiki 3y ago
> 3. Leaving my phone downstairs at night I was on this train until my garage was broken into at 3am and we needed to call the police. Luckily the thieves spooked and ran, but if they had tried to get into the house I would want my phone near my bed.
- 1123581321 3y ago
  We are trying to solve this with a little table for phones in the hallway. I suppose if thieves were inside I couldn't get into the hallway without a fight it would be bad, but it's quick enough in any other situation.
- flappyeagle 3y ago
  Get a land line phone
  - mccrory 3y ago
    Only if you keep it set to silent, otherwise junk calls will be a PITA.
genman 3y ago
This appears to be some collection of things from many people they have done to make their lives a little more satisfying. Some of them are contradictory like 1 and 3. Some of them for sure will not work for everybody like 12 - I'm doing the complete opposite to get myself going. Some of them are women only like 21. It's an interesting list nonetheless.
- ricardobeat 3y ago
  Or #5 which is good advice for an alcoholic.
derwiki 3y ago
> 89. Investing in wired headphones, rather than wireless earbuds. Not one has popped out of my ear and disappeared down the drain since. Throwing in my vote for wireless Aftershox: they also never pop out of my ear. Additionally, because they are bone induction, wearing ear plugs doesn’t hinder them (eg when using a loud appliance/tool), and they are safer for biking because I can still hear other sounds.
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  I love my aftershox, totally agree
- OldGuyInTheClub 3y ago
  I also find them invaluable for my walks. Being able to hear traffic is a tremendous help. Interestingly it has made me more aware of how loud So Cal roads can be. It is not possible to set the volume loud enough for major thoroughfares although plugging one ear helps.
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  I use the OpenComm product for 4-8 hours a day of conf and video calls, and for $200 they are life changing. https://shokz.com/products/opencomm2 https://shokz.com/products/opencomm2
hackerbeat 3y ago
> Rescuing trapped bees I some time ago came across a nice little trick: Using a big empty matchbox to catch them and then just open the window to free them. Works like a charm. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CNVeqM94L80 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CNVeqM94L80

54 points by hackerbeat 3y ago

DamonHD 3y ago

Very interesting, thank you. Some of those feel like the good changes that I have accidentally made for myself!

pmx 3y ago

> Not setting a morning alarm. And for those of us who work for a living?

iancmceachern 3y ago
It's possible to get into a cycle where your body naturally wakes up.
derwiki 3y ago
I haven’t set an alarm for the workday in years; I naturally wake up around 6:30am. Even if I stay up late, I’m unable to sleep in. I think I’d rather need an alarm to wake up.
- tonyedgecombe 3y ago
  I'm the same. In fact on the rare occasion I do need an alarm I'm always awake before it goes off anyway.
renewedrebecca 3y ago
Not setting the alarm is just part of the story though… to make it work, you also have to have a good sleep routine all around. Or you can just wait until you hit your 50s and suddenly can’t sleep as long because everything hurts anyway. That’s been working for me.
- sleep-grenade 3y ago
  it's also really easy for the circadian rhythm to just shift forward a bit each day. i currently managed to reach the point where i woke up after the sun had set, and not sure where to go from here to fix it. tried staying up all night and then go to sleep at a reasonable time the next day, but that just ended making things worse since i was too tired to stay awake that long eventually :D
  - zamadatix 3y ago
    No worse than jetlag. You don't get over it in one day but you've got to keep sticking to the new schedule until you do.
dp-hackernews 3y ago
Or people that go to bed at a time that supports waking up at the desired time...
genman 3y ago
It depends if your work must start by the clock. If you can have more flexible schedule then it is possible.
bwanab 3y ago
Wait till you get to #18. It tells you to set the alarm 30 minutes early!
rkagerer 3y ago
#1 on their list is not setting an alarm, then in #3 they endorse a Lumie alarm clock they bought...
- mikestew 3y ago
  “They” are not the same people. It is a collection of items, with a one-to-one person-to-item relationship.
kakaz 3y ago
Working for Just Stop Oil is real job!
FireBeyond 3y ago
I get these were all submissions, but the curation is a bit wonky too. Number 1 is "don't use an alarm". Literally two down from that, at number 3 is "Leave your phone downstairs and buy a good alarm clock".

derwiki 3y ago

> 3. Leaving my phone downstairs at night I was on this train until my garage was broken into at 3am and we needed to call the police. Luckily the thieves spooked and ran, but if they had tried to get into the house I would want my phone near my bed.

1123581321 3y ago
We are trying to solve this with a little table for phones in the hallway. I suppose if thieves were inside I couldn't get into the hallway without a fight it would be bad, but it's quick enough in any other situation.
flappyeagle 3y ago
Get a land line phone
- mccrory 3y ago
  Only if you keep it set to silent, otherwise junk calls will be a PITA.

genman 3y ago

This appears to be some collection of things from many people they have done to make their lives a little more satisfying. Some of them are contradictory like 1 and 3. Some of them for sure will not work for everybody like 12 - I'm doing the complete opposite to get myself going. Some of them are women only like 21. It's an interesting list nonetheless.

ricardobeat 3y ago
Or #5 which is good advice for an alcoholic.

derwiki 3y ago

> 89. Investing in wired headphones, rather than wireless earbuds. Not one has popped out of my ear and disappeared down the drain since. Throwing in my vote for wireless Aftershox: they also never pop out of my ear. Additionally, because they are bone induction, wearing ear plugs doesn’t hinder them (eg when using a loud appliance/tool), and they are safer for biking because I can still hear other sounds.

iancmceachern 3y ago
I love my aftershox, totally agree
OldGuyInTheClub 3y ago
I also find them invaluable for my walks. Being able to hear traffic is a tremendous help. Interestingly it has made me more aware of how loud So Cal roads can be. It is not possible to set the volume loud enough for major thoroughfares although plugging one ear helps.
toomuchtodo 3y ago
I use the OpenComm product for 4-8 hours a day of conf and video calls, and for $200 they are life changing. https://shokz.com/products/opencomm2 https://shokz.com/products/opencomm2

hackerbeat 3y ago

> Rescuing trapped bees I some time ago came across a nice little trick: Using a big empty matchbox to catch them and then just open the window to free them. Works like a charm. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CNVeqM94L80 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CNVeqM94L80