According to a recent survey from intelligent.com, a third of college undergraduates surveyed admitted to using ChatGPT on their academic work in the last year. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, about 28% of workers report having used the AI tool as well. This can be disastrous in a professional setting—AI is often…
Source: LifeHacker – What to Do When You’re Accused of Writing With AI
If you haven’t already, you must start watching Tubi. While AAA streaming services like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video are rapidly racing toward cataclysm by becoming dropping movies left and right, raising prices, jealously guarding the rights to exclusive Hollywood franchises, and cracking down on password sharing…
Source: LifeHacker – Why Tubi Is the Greatest Streaming Service Ever
Here’s a little secret: You don’t need to be a student to get “back-to-school deals.” In fact, the majority of the deals don’t have any more to do with school than working from home, it’s just the timing of the season. Best Buy also happens to be celebrating its anniversary with a sale at the same time as the best…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Back-to-School Tech Deals You Can Find Right Now
The food world has no shortage of potentially confusing terminology (and I’m not even talking about techniques where the French names happened to stick). Take, for example, fish sauce. The seasoning itself isn’t confusing at all, but find it next to a bottle of oyster sauce, and the next day your friend mentions…
Source: LifeHacker – The Difference Between Fish Sauce, Oyster Sauce, and Lobster Sauce (and How to Use Them)
Vacations are supposed to be relaxing, but increasingly, they just…aren’t. Over 90 percent of people in a recent study admitted that travel stresses them out, for reasons that are obvious: Planning them takes a ton of work, especially with inflation and the post-pandemic travel boom making everything more expensive.
Source: LifeHacker – You Need to Book a ‘Sleep Vacation’
SMART goals are typically associated with teams, as managers set them for subordinates, but you can implement this productivity-boosting strategy for yourself on an individual level, too. Try defining SMART goals before jumping into a project to make sure you stay on task and focused on what is important in the…
Source: LifeHacker – Use This SMART Goals Formula to Be More Productive
Efficient time management takes, well, time to perfect. There are a variety of hacks out there to help you schedule, focus, and complete your work, but it’s still hard to actually do all of that without the right guidance and mindset. If you’re struggling with time management, it might be worth spending some time…
Source: LifeHacker – These Are the Best Books to Learn Better Time Management
The COVID shots of 2021—and even the bivalent booster you may have gotten recently—are no longer a great match for the strains of the virus that are going around. Fortunately, new versions of the vaccine will be available this fall. Flu shots are also still important, and RSV shots are available for the very young and…
Source: LifeHacker – Why (and When) You Should Get Both a COVID Shot and a Flu Shot This Fall
Nestlé has had its fair share of recalls regarding “foreign materials” on their cookies, specifically plastic. But now, it seems wood is making its way into places it shouldn’t be. Nestlé USA has issued a voluntary recall after finding some wood fragments in some of their Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie…
Source: LifeHacker – This Recalled Nestlé Cookie Dough May Contain Wood Fragments
You might have seen some buzz online about Beeper, an all-in-one solution that combines all your messaging apps in one place. According to the company, you no longer need to juggle a huge number of apps just to keep in touch with friends, family, and work: With Beeper, you can keep those chats in one place, and can…
Source: LifeHacker – Beeper Isn’t a Safe Solution for iMessaging on Android
I’m a cheap traveler, which means I’m often packing light. When I took a five-day trip to Paris a few years ago, on a budget airline that charges a fee to bring a carry-on, everything had to fit in a small bag under the seat in front of me. Friends, I did it. You can, too.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Pack Your Whole Vacation Into a ‘Personal Item’
Often touted as a feature of tiny-home living, using the inside of your walls as storage space can be a good solution for any sized home. If you need a low profile medicine cabinet or some stealth kitchen storage, a hidden cupboard is a project that any enthusiastic DIYer can tackle.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Build a Hidden Cupboard Into a Wall
Like Amazon itself, Prime Video can sometimes feel like the Wild West: a proliferation of TV and movies from every era, none of it terribly well-curated. There’s a lot there, and the choices can be a little overwhelming. That being said, there’s gold in there as long as you’re willing to dig a bit, and the streamer…
Source: LifeHacker – 20 Prime Video Original TV Shows You Should Be Watching
I firmly believe that mac and cheese is a year-round food. However, in the summers, I find the roux-based, cheese sauce-style to be heavy, and a kind of rich that I can’t sustain in the hot weather. It gives me the cheese sweats, and it ain’t cute. In an effort to focus on the light, bright flavors of summer while…
Source: LifeHacker – I Hereby Declare This the Mac and Cheese of the Summer
My youngest son tells me and his mother he loves us—a lot. Then he expects a hug after his verbal declaration of affection. Should we forget to embrace him, he will kindly make a request for a hug. Not only do these situations happen at home, but also when we’re out and about.
Source: LifeHacker – Set These Boundaries With an Overly Affectionate Child
You can get the Carsule pop-up cabin and inflatable mattress on sale for $399.99 right now (reg. $508). The Carsule pops open from its case and has supporting rods and magnets that attach to your car, and gives over six feet of standing height and plenty of space for people. It also has waterproof flooring, a UV…
Source: LifeHacker – This Pop-Up Tent and Portable Mattress Is 0 Right Now
I’d always thought of ebikes as substitutes for normal bicycles—a way to cheat gravity on hills and Mother Nature on windy days. But my mind was changed by the Radrunner 3 Plus from Rad Power Bikes—this cargo bike is versatile enough to replace your car.
Source: LifeHacker – The Radrunner 3 Plus Is the SUV of E-Bikes
Everyone likes efficiency: If you can simplify a task, especially a task you need to do multiple times every day, your life becomes that much easier. NFC tags can help you turn these types of repetitive obligations into simple automations, and you don’t need many tech skills to start. In fact, all you actually need is…
Source: LifeHacker – Place NFC Tags in Your Home to Automate Daily Routines
If you enjoy movie nights in your backyard or while camping under the stars, this Wemax Go Projector and a 40” portable screen is on sale for 229.99 right now (reg. $679). The Wemax Go Projector has a cinema-grade ALPD laser, miniaturized into a portable projector that can fit in your pocket. It features built-in wifi…
Source: LifeHacker – This Wemax Go Projector and Screen Is 0 Right Now
There is no clear definition of what it means to be “gifted”—and gifted identification can vary widely from state to state and even district to district. But when a child is identified as “gifted” and as having any condition that would qualify them for special education services (such as a learning difference like ADHD
Source: LifeHacker – What It Means to Be a ‘Twice Exceptional’ Kid (and How to Support Them)