For example, I 3d printed a box over my outlet to protect my cables from my bed pushing against it. In addition, my cables never fall to the floor so they’re much easier to grab.

88 points

I bought 20 pairs of identical socks.Now every sock matches and makes putting away laundry easier.

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Until the first few break down and you need to buy new ones, just to realize they are different from the ones you have by now (or discontinued outright).

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Bold of you to assume that folk care if their socks match

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Yep, I wish Darn Tough had socks that didn’t look like the ugliest mosaic ever.

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They do have at least one style of solid color socks.

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I did this too :D I used to have 20 pairs of non-identical black socks, which made matching hard and it felt wrong to wear socks of slightly different type or size. Much easier now

I keep getting socks for Christmas though, which I never wear cause they’d mess up the simplicity

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Lol that’s funny and and annoying in a good way…

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Fuckin game changer. Lowered my blood pressure LOL

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68 points

Eliminated Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and all of the affiliate companies and services for the mentioned ones, from my life. Now all I have is Linux based and self-hosted. My life’s toxicity levels dropped to pretty much nothing since then.

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Woah woah woah, the post said one small thing. This would be a monster task for me as my whole life lives in Google drive.

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step 1: Download ur drive data
step 2: Install Nextcloud on a spare pc
step 3: shove ur exported data into nextcloud
step 4: Profit

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Nextcloud, I will have to look into that.

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Do you need to buy a domain and figure ddns for nextcloud?

Last time I tried to use their ootb docker container it was hard to use it just from internal network.

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Yes, but actually no, if you want to access it remotely. DONT OPEN THE WEB PORTS TO THE INTERNET, rather use a vpn like wireguard to connect in to the home network.

Also, backups.

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But it was 1 thing, just includes multiple sub-things 🤣🤣

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I just finished doing this too. It’s so freeing not being tied to mega corporations anymore.

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What do you use for search?

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Not OC, but I’m using Kagi and super happy. Before I use Kagi, I didn’t realise how bad Google result is. Its results are poisoned by ads and SEO nowadays.

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I still am using Google and I hate how useless it has become since SEO started to become a thing in the last 5 or 10 years. Maybe I should try Kagi. Does it have location specific search results

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I have my own self-hosted instances of Ecosia, Searx and Whoogle.

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It might seem dumb but i started preparing what i need for the next day the evening before it, clothes ,my bag, the train ticket, what i need to eat on the go, etc. instead of doing a mad rush in the morning to get ready.

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Also good is to always put something back where it should be. Like my work badge is always in the front pinch of my laptop bag and the first thing I do when I finish work is put it back into that pouch.

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Overstock.

Buy two bottles of cleaner. One in the kitchen, one in the bathroom. Tool box lives in the garage, but I have spares in the kitchen drawer. Trash can in every room. Extra shoelaces sitting on the shoe rack. It doesn’t take up a lot of space and it makes life much easier when you don’t have to look for something.

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Extra shoelaces? I don’t remember ever needing extra shoelaces ever in my life.

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This is such a generational thing. My parents and grandparents would get shoes and have them resoled periodically. With a little care, a pair of shoes were expected to last decades. You used to see shoe repair shops in every neighborhood. I can’t remember the last time I brought a pair of shoes that could be resoled.

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Shoes that can be resoled are way, way more expensive than shoes that can’t be. (See also Sam Vimes’ “boots” theory of socioeconomic unfairness)

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IIRC most cobblers will work on Birkenstocks.

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The day when you will,you’ll see that this is really smart.

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My work boots typically go through 2-3 sets of laces over their lifespan.

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You sound like someone who has never lived in a small space.

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it depends. I live in a studio, I still have a kitchen trash and bathroom trash, paper towels and cleansers in both. it’s just easier knowing I’ll always have quick access to clean up a mess. like cat vomit.

ideally I’d also have a flashlight and first aid kit stashed in both places, but those have been less necessary and so fell off the critical re-supply list.

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Adding to this buy extra phone chargers for your work desk, car, suit case, and sofa so most any time you have a charger and cable ready to go.

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How could I forget that??

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Labelled bag clips on all the stuff in the freezer. When something runs out, the clip goes onto a bit of string, hanging from the bottom of a cupboard. Instant freezer shopping list.

Edit to note: The only weakness is that you only add things to your shopping list when they run out. The workaround is to have 2 bags of everything, though this wouldn’t suit everyone.

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Basically a system where the clips act as Kanban-cards. Simple and effective!

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oooooh this is a good one

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I write everything in my freezer down on a list with a in/out side. Once the two sides equalize I cross the line off. I also record the date on the freezer bags and the list so I eat the older stuff first.

Helps keep track and makes shopping easy.

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I have ADHD, that would last about a week before being forgotten about. Organisation is definitely not my strong point.

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