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YSK: When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer immediately, it's okay to say "Let me think about it and get back to you." Many people feel pressured to give an immediate answer when asked for a favor, commitment, purchase decision, invitation, or extra responsibility. A simple response like "Let me think about it and get back to you" gives you time to consider whether you actually want to say yes instead of agreeing in the moment and regretting it later. **Why YSK:** Taking time before making commitments can help you make better decisions, manage your time more effectively, and avoid agreeing to things based solely on pressure or discomfort. A short pause often leads to choices that better align with your priorities and responsibilities. @you_pfff

LPT: if you suspect termites, call a pest company but DO NOT hire them! Yep, DO NOT hire your pest control companies for termite fumigations. If you suspect termites, call at least 3 pest control companies and validate that you actually need a fumigation and not just a local treatment. After that, skip the middle man (pest control companies) and go directly to fumigation companies. Here’s the thing I recently learned, almost every big name (and even small name) pest companies do not actually do fumigations and subcontract the job out, even if the word termite is in the company name!!!. The inspector that comes out is a professional closer, they close deals and get paid to do it. Also most the time these pest companies simply don’t have the crew or license to do fumigations. These companies can usually only use liquid pesticides (Branch 3) while companies that specialize in gas (Branch 1) require specialized license, insurance, and a whole bunch more red tape. They have a very strict protocol because the gas they use can kill you if not properly cleared! In my experience, your pest control companies will uncharge the hell out of a fumigation to the thousands! For example I got quotes for my house from 7 different pest control companies all ranging between 5-6k, they all confirmed they subcontract the work. After calling 3 actual licensed fumigation companies, I got quoted 40% LESS, roughly 2800-3500k … I was mind blown. This was just my experience so milage may vary but the pest control companies are skimming a fat chunk just to be a middle man. TLDR: If you need termite fumigation, skip the pest control companies and go directly to licensed fumigation companies, you will save roughly 40%. @you_pfff

YSK if you've never run your email through a breach checker, you're probably in way more leaks than you think Checked mine for the first time on a whim last night. 17 breaches. Should've left it alone... I was using Surfshark Alert (comes bundled with the VPN I already had installed). Genuinely just opened the app for something else, saw the Alert tab, threw a couple of emails in out of curiosity. It surfaces the breach name and what data was exposed. Wish I'd opened it any other time of day though, because I spent another two hours changing email. Why YSK: Most people have no clue their old passwords are floating around in leaked databases, and that's exactly how accounts get hijacked. Better to know and change them than find out the hard way. @you_pfff

YSK: IF you have a habit of cleaning your ear canals with Q-tips, as a result your ears will likely start producing more wax if you don't pay attention to one thing Disclaimer: cleaning your ears with Q tips is probably not recommended full stop, and you should be extremely careful when doing so. Especially for your children. **If** you take a **dry** Q tip into your ear canal and drag it across the tissue inside, if there is enough friction produced, it will irritate the delicate tissue to the point where it starts producing a substantially higher amount of ear wax to protect itself from further invasion. **Make sure you at least wet the Q tip if you do it**. But my recommendation is to find a different way to clean your ear canals altogether (if at all). *Why YSK: Personal anecdote: I fell into this strange loop where I irritated my ear canals with a Q tip ONCE. It started producing an insane amount wax, so I had to keep cleaning my ear canals even more often. The rubber tips of my AirPods are almost always brown now. It's disgusting. And it is dialling back very very slowly.* The aim of this YSK is to help you pay attention to whether you and your ears are in the wax loop. For many, this is obvious, but it wasn't for me. @you_pfff

LPT – Don't get outed by YouTube YouTube has added a new "feature" – encoding your account in the links generated when sharing a video. The result is that people receiving links can see your channel name, photo etc. Two ways to avoid this: * Remove the part "is=…&" or, if you don't want to link to a specific timestamp anyway, everything after/including the "?" * Sample link: [https://youtube.com/shorts/xx-xxxx-xxx?is=abcdefghijklmnop&t=123](https://youtube.com/shorts/xx-xxxx-xxx?is=abcdefghijklmnop&t=123) * Set the slider in the app (Settings > Privacy > Channel visibility when sharing links) to "Off" EDIT: Important addition ([thanks](https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/1u3nzmz/comment/or6tasp/) to u/SinkPhaze): >Youtube always tacks on trackers to the share links, app or browser. This isn't new either. Only that the user your sending it to can see your name is new. The trackers have always told Google who sent the link and who clicked on it. If privacy is a concern you should always be deleting everything from the ? onwards, and not just from the links you send but also the ones people send you Note! This new privacy setting does not remove the trackers. It only doesn't show the other recipient your channel. Google still gets everything if you don't manually remove them yourself @you_pfff

YSK there is an Wayback Machine browser extension that helps with dead 404 pages and can automatically archive pages Why YSK: [Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org) is an Internet Archive project that archives webpages, allowing them to be preserved in cases where they change or disappear. You can select an oldest or newest archvie of the page, or go to the list of all available archives. This helps with "dead" pages that have been deleted or old websites that have been sold to another party (including "This domain is for sale" moments). Additionally, there is an option to automatically archive pages if they haven't been archived yet (or if there hasn't been an archive in X amount of time, configurable), meaning you can directly contribute to web preservation. Available for [Chromium-based browsers](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wayback-machine/fpnmgdkabkmnadcjpehmlllkndpkmiak) (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi), [Safari](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wayback-machine/id1472432422) and [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wayback-machine_new). This is not in any way an advertisement, as Internet Archive is non-profit. This is for the sake of preservation. @you_pfff

YSK: If someone always seems "busy," pay attention to whether they're actually busy or just unavailable. Busy people usually suggest another time. Unavailable people usually suggest another excuse. Why YSK : The difference sounds small, but it can save you months of confusion in friendships, dating, networking, and even family relationships. People who want you in their life tend to make the scheduling problem a shared problem. People who don't often make it your problem alone. And just a reminder not everyone who is unavailable dislikes you, and not everyone who likes you has unlimited time. But when effort consistently flows in only one direction, it's usually worth paying attention to the pattern rather than the excuse. So choose to spend your time and effort wisely , rather than having it being one sided @you_pfff

LPT: When trying to reconnect with an old friend, send them a specific memory instead of just saying "How have you been?" Instead, send a message tied to a specific memory Just walked past a place that reminded me of that terrible pizza place we used to swear was amazing. I've found people are much more likely to respond because you're starting a conversation, not assigning homework, plus it shows you thought of them from a shared memory @you_pfff

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YSK: Jobs that require weekends are discriminating against religious employees Why YSK: Employer religious discrimination is illegal in many countries. ​ Job or job postings or advertisements that require weekends are discriminating against weekly Sabbath-observing potential religious employees, especially Abrahamic ones. ​ Some religions, including Abrahamic ones, often call for observance of a weekly Sabbath. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are often observed non-work days by Muslims, Jews and Christians respectively. Employers that "require" weekends, in job postings or otherwise, are saying they don't want people of these faiths working there @you_pfff

YSK: Air Fryer Liners can easily catch fire and even your Air Fryer on fire if not used properly. Why YSK: Yeah, so basically, if there's nothing on the paper it gets blown around and up onto the heating element, and then it will catch on fire once it touches that. Very dangerous. @you_pfff

LPT: Companies optimize for what users tolerate. If you want better pricing and policies with phone apps, stop rewarding bad ones I noticed that my girflriend has worse deals with car share apps, more ads with video apps, no promotions with food apps. And it's because she tolerates the bullshit. Are you getting too many ads on videos? Time to shut that down and switch to a podcast. Car ride price seems crazy? Close down the app and try again later, or take the bus this time. Companies build a profile and price based on the maximum pain point you will deal with. Start punishing your apps, you're training them to behave better. Sometimes I will look up a ride, even when I'm planning to take the bus, and then close the app down. Next time I open the app up in a few days, guess what I have a 10% promotion. Same thing with most apps, you have to train them that you will accept only the bare minimum of bullshit. @you_pfff

YSK: Being visible and liked will do more to progress your career than being good at your job will, especially as a remote employee TL;DR: Spend a bit less time doing your job and a bit more time forming genuine connections with the people you work with to get ahead in life. Why YSK: Any job that involves interacting with other people in any way (which includes almost every job) ultimately hinges on your relationship with the other people involved. (Obligatory note that obviously how well you do your job also matters, just not as much.) It is a fundamental part of human nature that we want to be around people we like. If a director is filling a leadership position that they work with often and two internal candidates are similarly qualified, the one they like more will get the position. If that director sucks, the one they like more will get the job even if they're arguably less qualified. Good leaders actively account for this bias as much as they can, but it's always a factor. It also applies to what you get to work on. When big or interesting projects comes up, the people the leader thinks of first and most favorably tend to get picked. Over years, this means the people that are liked best get more opportunities to learn special skills that make them more attractive for promotions or when changing jobs. If you're a remote employee, you have to try harder to do this on purpose, because it won't just happen in passing. Send casual (appropriate) messages in work chats, demonstrate interest in what other people do professionally or personally, ask leaders to mentor you, and make a point to chime in during meetings/town halls. If you don't have something specific to add to a conversation, at least jump in to voice agreement with something someone else said. It'll amaze you how much pf a difference it makes. @you_pfff

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YSK excessive handwashing can be very unhealthy Why YSK: Washing hands too frequently can strip away the skin's natural oils, leading to dryness, irritation, cracks, eczema, and an increased chance of infection through damaged skin. Additionally, chronic handwashing reduces exposure to pathogens, which can limit the body's ability to fight disease. Source: https://www.chemscape.com/blog/hazards-of-overwashing-your-hands @you_pfff

LPT: In an awkward talk, start with what you know, not what you assume. A lot of bad conversations get worse because people open with a guess and the other person instantly goes on defense. For example, instead of saying, “You are mad at me,” I would say, “You got quiet after I said that.” That gives the other person something real to respond to instead of something they have to fight first. Facts keep a hard talk calmer than guesses do. @you_pfff

LPT: You can ask your vet for a written script to fill your pet’s prescription at a pharmacy rather than being charged overinflated prices at the vet’s office. My fiancee and I had some dog drama at a family trip last weekend and had to go to the vet for a bad bite our Saint Bernard mix got. After turning down a bunch of unnecessary tests and drugs we finally got the thing we needed which was an antibiotic. They were trying to charge us $120 to fill it on site which I thought was ridiculous. I asked for the script which they reluctantly gave me and filled it at Walgreens for $20. Always Google what the vet is trying to sell you and filled your prescriptions elsewhere. @you_pfff

YSK: the reason you don't delegate isn't that you don't trust people. it's that you've never written down what done looks like. **Why YSK: Most delegation advice focuses on trust — learn to let go, hire good people, stop micromanaging. This misdiagnoses the failure.** **The actual blocker is almost always definitional. When you do not have a crisp definition of what done looks like for a task, you cannot hand it off — because you have no way to confirm it landed. So you hold it. Not because you do not trust the person. Because handing off an undefined task guarantees a result you will need to redo.** **This applies across domains:** **- Why managers hold tasks their reports could do: the handoff specification does not exist** **- Why parents still do things for grown kids: they never articulated what doing it yourself looked like at the right age** **- Why AI automation fails in production: the acceptance criteria were in the operator's head, not in the system** **- Why you rewrite other people's drafts instead of giving feedback: you do not know what good enough looks like for this one yet** **What to do: Before you hold a task, ask yourself: Can I describe done in two sentences? If you cannot, that is why you are holding it. Write the two sentences first. Then you can either hand it off or realize it was not handoffable yet — both are useful to know.** @you_pfff

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YSK: it is both healthier and cheaper to not eat fast-prep ramen I saw a post recently where somone was struggling with affording food so they bought a 55 pack of Ramen to survive. Not only is this unhealthy, but it is also quite expensive. Why YSK: A 24 pack of Ramen costs 32$ so 1 pack is $1.33 and at 380 calories you'll have to eat about $7 of Ramen a day. My below meal plan costs about half that: | Meal | Food | Calories | Protein | Est. cost | |---|---|---:|---:|---:| | Breakfast | 100g oats + 1 banana + 2 tbsp peanut butter | \~685 | \~25g | \~$0.66 | | Lunch | 125g dry brown rice + 125g dry pinto beans + 200g frozen veg | \~960 | \~41g | \~$1.10 | | Dinner | 150g dry lentils + 2 eggs + 200g frozen veg + 1 tbsp canola oil | \~860 | \~55g | \~$1.59 | | \*\*Total\*\* | | \*\*\~2,505 kcal\*\* | \*\*\~121g\*\* | \*\*\~$3.35/day\*\* There are many other options I did not go into here, but people severely misunderstand what options are available to them. I know things are hard right now, trust me I know... but your health should not suffer for it. Beans and rice together form a complete protein, and dried chickpeas can be bought in bulk for insanely cheap. These can form a protein rich base that when seasoned right tastes great and can help you to avoid spending a ton on meat. Personally I like to include about 1 head of broccoli, 1 cup of black lentils and then I mix some olive oil and apple cider vinegar into it I also made the apple cider from a 1.30$ bottle of apple juice. @you_pfff