In today's chaotic world, people perform many actions, carry out plans and tasks, without even thinking about the details. So we can make unnecessary movements, use things for other purposes, complicate our lives and spend an excessive amount of energy, time and even money.
Sometimes it’s worth stopping and thinking why there is one function or another, a program, a button, why an object has such a shape and texture, material of execution. This knowledge will help optimize and improve our lives, make the most of the items for their intended purpose.
Below are 10 life hacks that will allow you to properly handle things and functions, greatly simplifying your life and saving resources.
10. Speeding up phone charging
Many people manage to charge the smartphone from a computer or laptop while transferring files, while such charging lasts an order of magnitude longer than the one it has on the network. The included display, playing music, running against the background of a program or application, searching for networks in roaming, Wi-Fi, bluetooth - all this puts the phone at the same time as it charges, so the charging cycle is significantly lengthened and the battery is worn out. If you want to charge your device as quickly as possible, then cut down all running applications with a simple button, eliminate Internet and bluetooth activity, and also turn on the “airplane” mode. And, of course, put the smartphone on a charge from the outlet.
9. Using studs
Fashion for hairpins in hair is gradually leaving, but some girls still use these elements to give the hairstyle stability and necessary creases. In order to keep the curl as tight as possible, the hairpin should be inserted with the metal sinuous part down. Many people, however, wear it either horizontally or vertically, which causes the flowing clean hair to slip out of the structure or loosen it.
8. Peeling a boiled egg
Many people know that an egg after boiling in boiling water must immediately be put under a stream of ice water, which will allow you to remove the shell well and quickly. Also, while boiling, pour salt into the bucket, which will help free even homemade fresh eggs, which are the hardest to clean, from the shell. Many advise adding a spoonful of baking soda instead of salt right during the boil. Do not be afraid, salt and soda will not penetrate into the product itself, since the shell protects it from external influences.
7. Dessert toppings
Both adults and children love various yogurts, curds and other desserts with mouth-watering filling. Then they add jam, then condensed milk, then chocolate chips, then another filler. Recently, manufacturers stepped forward and began to seal the filler in a separate container, which is conveniently attached to the main one. Then we open the container with the filling, open it and mix it with the fermented milk product, which is fundamentally wrong. The manufacturer originally envisaged a different mechanic - both containers open, after which the smaller one simply turns into a larger one thanks to the flexible plastic joint between them. This allows children to avoid tipping over and spilling valuable ingredients.
6. Using legs on your computer
Few people know that the keyboard to a stationary computer often has special small legs on the back side. They allow you to fix the device in a convenient position so that people who do not know the technique of typing blindly can better see the signs and letters on the keys. By the way, the right angle of the keyboard is useful only to those who really look at the keys while typing, but are harmful in principle. With such an inclination of the accessory, a person puts the brushes in an unusual position, as a result of which they unnaturally bend and quickly tire. With prolonged printing, many note a decrease in its speed, numbness of the brushes and tingling in them.
5. Baby juice
For children, parents often buy juices in cardboard bags with the smallest capacity. They are usually accompanied by a straw through which the children sip a drink. But the trouble is - when you open the package, they squeeze the tetrapack with their fingers, which leads to spilling liquid onto the clothes. Juices usually contain dyes, so stains are not easy to remove from clothing. It turns out that annoying spilling can be avoided by raising special wings at the top of the tetrapack and inserting a straw into the allotted hole. This will allow you to properly keep the packaging with juice and avoid wet stains on your hands and clothes.
4. Spoon for spaghetti
Everyone wants to cook spaghetti correctly - so that the long tubes are beautifully curled up on a plate. But how to achieve this result, when dry pasta occupy a huge area of the pan and stick out of the water, risking to cook unevenly. If you stack them correctly, you can burn your hands with steam or boiling water. It turns out that we use the famous spaghetti spoon incorrectly. Those holes that are in it were not designed for outflow of liquid from finished products. The initial purpose of such holes is to insert still dry pasta into them and immerse them in a pan with a spoon. So you can rotate the spaghetti in boiling water and evenly “soften” them without scalding your hands.
3. Ladle with handle
Mistresses noticed that their cooking ladles on the stove had rather large holes in the handle. Of course, we decided that they serve for hanging dishes on a special hook or strap, but this is not entirely true. It turned out that a teaspoon with which you stir the cooking food should be inserted into the formed hole for storage. This is very convenient and practical, because after mixing the dish the spoon gets dirty, so putting it on a table or a clean plate is not very advisable. And leaving it directly in hot food is also pointless, since the metal heats up quickly and increases the risk of burns.
2. Favorite pistachios
Everyone loves salted pistachio nuts, but peeling them is a real mess. Many people remember how in a pack with half-open nuts every now and then come across “soldered” options that you have to bite through, wearing your teeth, or squeezing them hard with your hands. It turned out that there is a much more effective and safe way for health. For example, a third closed nutlet can easily be opened with half the shell of a peeled pistachio already.
1. Ginger
Ginger, unlike carrots, has a peculiar twisted shape, so scrape it with a knife will not work. But after all, to eat raw root must be peeled. Simple cutting with a knife or a peeler for vegetables will take a lot of time, and there will be a lot of cleanings, but ginger is not an cheap ingredient. And there are two ways to clean the root. The first is to scoop it up with a teaspoon, as if peeling a young potato. The second and more effective is to rub the root with an iron scraper that has not yet been used. It will perfectly sand the surface and remove bumps while maintaining valuable pulp as much as possible.
These simple tips will allow you to take a different look at routine actions and familiar things. Remember that our time is the largest life resource, so actively use any methods that help to save it.