Life Hacks:

Sahil Bloom’s Most Powerful Life Hacks - a series:

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Confucius

Here are some short, timeless insights for simplifying your world—"hacks" for your life, careers, relationships, health, money, and more...

47. Treat your credit card like a debit card—assume the money is leaving your bank account when you swipe it. Pay it off entirely every month.

48. If someone uses a bunch of fancy words and jargon to try to sell you an investment or financial opportunity, don't buy it. Then run in the other direction, fast.

49. If you're trying to lose weight or clean out, do 25 jump ropes between each set of exercises at the gym. It's an easy way to burn an extra ~ 100-200 calories per day and doesn't create the mental drag of boring cardio.

DIY Drip Waterer

Here’s an easy way to turn any hose into a drip-watering hose. Drill small diameter holes every few centimetres and screw a cap at the end. Weave the hose around your plants and turn on the spigot.

You’ll have to do some testing to figure out the right setting. To make watering even

easier, I added a programmable faucet timer to the hose.

The Ultimate Extra Hand

Carrying a sheet of plywood by yourself is awkward and hard on your back. The best

method I’ve found is to make a loop from a 6-metre length of rope and wrap it around two corners. Now, I can use the rope as a handle.

How to Double Your Resealable Bags

This might be the coolest way to turn sandwich-size bags into snack-size bags! Here’s how to do it:

Heat up an old butter knife with a lighter and slice the bag in half. The hot knife cauterizes the edges of the two new bags. The cauterized edges are as strong as the factory-sealed edges.