Buying, maintaining, and insuring a car can get pretty costly, so it makes sense to save money when you can—including when it comes to putting air in your tires. As we discussed in a previous Lifehacker post, while there’s been some hype about filling your tires with nitrogen, its marginally better performance isn’t…
Source: LifeHacker – Where to Get Free Air for Your Tires
Even if you spend hours scrolling through Instagram posts featuring expertly decorated homes, that doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to bring those design elements into your own home—or where to start. For many people, that entry point is creating a gallery wall: A collection of (usually) framed art, photos,…
Source: LifeHacker – Avoid These Common Gallery Wall Mistakes
At a time when there are countless ways to exchange information, having an actual conversation with another person—whether they’re a colleague, a family member, or someone you encounter socially—may be the most powerful. That’s because conversations are about more than what is said: They also affect how we navigate a…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Ways to Develop Your Conversational Intelligence
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Saturday, September 2, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 2, NYT Connections #83! Scroll to the end if you want some hints (and then the answer) to…
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, September 2
This Lifetime Learning Subscription bundle comes with Rosetta Stone and StackSkills Unlimited, and it’s on sale for $159.97 right now with promo code ROSETTA through Labor Day, September 4. Rosetta Stone comes with all the beginner and intermediate language lessons for 24 different languages (including French,…
Source: LifeHacker – This Rosetta Stone Bundle Is 0 Right Now
Chocolate magic shell does seem like something of a miracle. A saturated fat (usually coconut oil) and chocolate are melted and stirred together, and the shiny sauce is poured over something cold (usually ice cream) to make a hard candy coating that you crack with your spoon. It’s fun, interactive, and delicious.
Source: LifeHacker – Homemade Magic Shell Is Almost Too Easy
The following are some class-action settlements with September deadlines that many people are eligible for, including what the settlement is for, who is eligible, how to claim your slice of the settlement, and how much you can expect to get.
Source: LifeHacker – Don’t Miss These September Class-Action Settlement Deadlines
You probably learned to tie your shoes as a kid and haven’t given the method of tying a second thought since then. But if your shoes are always coming untied, maybe we should revisit that shoe-tying lesson. You see, there are two ways to tie the standard shoelace knot, and only one of them will hold reliably.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Actually Tie Your Shoes Correctly
To retain what you’ve studied or learned, you should try active recall. This technique is all about actively retrieving content from your memory instead of just reviewing it passively. That sounds easy enough until you try to think of ways to do it. Besides simply re-reading your notes over and over, here’s what you…
Source: LifeHacker – Use These ‘Active Recall’ Techniques the Next Time You Study
This factory remanufactured Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is on sale for $425.99 right now (reg. $844). It’s originally from 2019 and has been tested to work and look like it’s brand new. The laptop has a 10th Gen 1.2GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core processor and 8GB of RAM. The 13.5-inch PixelSense touchscreen display has a…
Source: LifeHacker – This Refurbished Microsoft Surface Laptop Is 50% Off Right Now
If you’re thinking about investing in a home security system, you don’t have to stick with expensive options that cost an arm and a leg. Instead, you can go with one of the many DIY security options available: These services allow you to pick and choose what kind of protection you need, so that you can personalize…
Source: LifeHacker – These Are the Best Home Security Systems in 2023
Do you want to learn the material you’re studying—like, really learn it? Then what you need to do is overlearn it. One learning theory suggests that if you overlearn, you’ll attain automaticity—or the ability to do something without having to think about it—and ultimately retain more knowledge. Here’s what…
Source: LifeHacker – ‘Overlearning’ Can Force Important Information Into Your Longterm Memory
After nearly three decades of eating (and making) shrimp cocktail, I have come to an inescapable conclusion: The best cocktail sauce “recipe” is a combination of Heinz cocktail sauce, horseradish, and several dashes of Worcestershire sauce. I’ve tried fancier, more expensive brands of cocktail sauce, and I’ve made my…
Source: LifeHacker – This Is the Perfect Cocktail Sauce
If you only go by stock images, buying a house is a pleasant if not serene experience filled with shiny, happy people finally living life to the fullest. If you have actually bought a home some time in your life you know this is a lie: Buying a house is stressful to the point of abject misery. Aside from the incredible…
Source: LifeHacker – What Is a Home Swap Loan, and When Should You Get One?
The first time I saw one of these videos on TikTok, I couldn’t bear to look too closely. A doctor was cutting a man’s pants off, and asking him what happened; under the pants were dozens of dark, oval lumps embedded in his skin. They almost looked like ticks—but not ticks. Something else. I flicked the video away, not…
Source: LifeHacker – TikTok Myth of the Week: Tick Hoaxes
You arrive at your destination, ready to finally unwind on your long-awaited vacation, only to find that your suitcase hasn’t made the trip with you. While it’s not the end of the world, it’s not a fun circumstance to find yourself in. Before you panic, keep in mind that you have rights as a flyer, backed by the U.S.…
Source: LifeHacker – What to Do When an Airline Loses Your Luggage
You can turn any vegetable into a crunchy snack. Yes, even the weird ones you would never consider snacking on. They just need a thin, crispy, buttery partner to really shine.
Source: LifeHacker – Air Fried Phyllo-Wrapped Vegetables Make a Great Crispy Snack
Labor Day has a complicated history. The working class already had a day celebrating the worker before this one came along—May 1, International Workers’ Day, which the rest of the world recognizes as Labor Day—but Mr. Grover couldn’t leave well enough alone. All that aside, I’m glad you have the day off, and I think…
Source: LifeHacker – 13 of My Favorite Grilling Recipes for Labor Day
Without ongoing education, our knowledge about birth control is frozen in time. In The State of Your Birth Control, Lifehacker follows the history of contraception in the U.S. and explains what everyone needs to know about their options, recent medical advancements, and legal access. Follow the complete series here.
Source: LifeHacker – Don’t Believe These Myths About Contraception
Without ongoing education, our knowledge about birth control is frozen in time. In The State of Your Birth Control, Lifehacker follows the history of contraception in the U.S. and explains what everyone needs to know about their options, recent medical advancements, and legal access. Follow the complete series here.
Source: LifeHacker – Everything You Should Know About Emergency Contraception (Before You Need It)