At this point in the Life Hack series we move into another category of life improvement hacks. A set of short videos helping to save time by speeding up an activity. The first of these is a method of quickly tying shoe laces. Sprintcuts: Speed-Tie Your Shoes …my other shoes use velcro fastenings.

Often the risks that we do not take are the ones that would most improve our lives. The type of risk I’m discussing has no moral danger, nor physical danger in its action. We don’t take such risks not because they have any danger inherent in the action but because we are afraid to do [...]

The average reading speed of English is around 400 words per minute (wpm). At half this speed I was a very slow reader, only reading about 200wpm. My reading material was almost entirely technical information that contributed to going at slow pace. Being overwhelmed by the amount of information to read was a stress inducer. Perhaps you’ve [...]

From those who have died and been revived, been near Death and looked it in the eye I’ve heard it said that when you face such a time the only thing that matters is those who you’ve loved, and those who loved you. Not a lot else seems to be of any significance. Bearing that [...]

We all have animals that inhabit our Time Zoo. Some have many animals, some only a few. However all demand upkeep, and all sap away at our limited resource of Time. Stuff. That’s what clutters up or lives for the most part. We tend to think that having more items to fulfill functions within our [...]

For the reasons described in the article of phoning a loved one [lifehack #8] the same would apply to maintaining contact with family. Perhaps even more so, since the health of particularly older family members are a glimpse into the future of your own health issues that are yet to emerge on life’s horizon. Don’t [...]

You’ve heard of moving goalposts, right? Well, this is about goals being kicked away and what to do about it. Often when you aim for a target your goal is likely to get kicked away from you. For example, right now as I sit by the roadside with a split cycle tyre the goal of [...]

If you work with computers or more generally, have to input information into some electronics device in your daily routine (keyboards, PDAs, mobiles, etc) there is a short tip that can give you the edge. Having experienced data entry it was instructive to find that the speed and error rate of data entry are empirically [...]

No the title isn’t an inebriated typo, or a forage into composition of Engrish prose. Those with communication induced sore thumbs may immediately recognise it as a reference to the Blackberry communications device from the company Research In Motion (RIM). In a long saga spanning pretty much an entire year I have finally become an [...]

Live in the present? Nah, I’d rather live in the future*. So can you if you want to?
(* – Astrophysics degree not required. Always read the label. No postage necessary. Timepiece not included)