You might call them #Shortcuts (to Excellence? -to Relaxation? -to Peaceful Rest?) #TipsAndTricksCo calls them #LifeHacks | @AlYankovic

Tips and Tricks lists- and describes a few secrets to living life a little better (you'll find the article beyond the bold hyperlink(s) below)

The word “Lifehacks” is the name for Hacks that help you Live your Life better.
#Lifehack
The word “Shortcuts” is built on ancient words that mean "Path (between two places) Not as Long as the |Ordinary Way (from Short + Cut (|Passage, Course or Way Straight Across))."
#Shortcut #Shortcutting 

To Keep Up on My 'Research,'

In that article, they tell
  • a way to spill- and wasp-proof your drinks outdoors
  • a way to clean your smartphone screen
  • an easy way to clean burnt food from pots & pans
  • how to peel apples fast
  • a surer way to tak the top off a strawberry
  • a quick way to tell your right- & left-earphones apart
  • how to automatically give your plants just the right amount of water
  • how to keep people from taking your lunch
  • another 'fertilizer' you usually throw away
  • a tool to help organize your 'boxes of cable' (they call them 'cable-boxes,' but I usually mean "television equipment" when I say that)
  • how to keep your rear warm on a cold toilet-seat (🙄First World Problems)
  • a useful source of kindling
  • drink-cooler that won't water your drink down like ice does
  • a container for a roll of gift-wrapping paper
  • refinish wooden furniture without chemicals
  • Don't have any long-matches to light that hard-to-reach candle-wick? a good substitute!
  • how to find lost earrings
  • how to secure your straw in a canned soft-drink
  • how to keep track of the edge of a roll of tape
  • how to reheat your food more-evenly
  • how to cool down drinks fast
  • a way to keep your cat off of your keyboard
  • a way to keep boiling water from overflowing (I think ... I want to see a demonstration of this)
  • how to keep yogurt fresh (when you don't want to eat the entire container-ful)
  • something to remember when you're packing for a flight
  • something to remember when you're trying to hide something you wrote
  • a way to keep your door from latching behind you (which would lock you out)
  • a multifunctional coat-hook
  • how to quickly & efficiently pit a cherry
  • the best way to squeeze a lemon

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