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Making socks last

Published in September 30th, 2024
Posted by in How to, Strategy
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Get identical socks. First of all, they are easier to pair up after doing the laundry. More importantly though, if one sock fails you don’t have to throw out the pair or wear mismatched socks like Pippi Longstockings. Simply pair it with another sock. I don’t think you have to be a mathematician to appreciate […]

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Productivity and the Goose that laid the Golden Eggs

Published in September 27th, 2024
Posted by in How to, Strategy
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Most of the misunderstandings concerning productivity appear because productivity gurus measure productivity with time as the variable. If only we could manage time more effectively, we would get more things done, the thinking goes. This is true insofar that one is doing piecework where each actions takes a certain amount of time so that work […]

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The first step out of consumerism

Published in September 18th, 2024
Posted by in How to
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For someone addicted to buying stuff as a source of satisfaction going cold turkey on the buying habit, like I did, is not recommended. Indeed, you either need a strong will or a great support network. Instead I think a solution which works brilliantly as a first step is to buy all your things used(*). […]

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