虽然我们是tl80的生活黑客鉴赏家，但我们并不是每天都使用每一个技巧。我们也倾向于写一些有趣的尝试，或者在下一个伟大的生活黑客到来之前我们只会感到兴奋的事情。因此，对于真正的内幕消息，我已经调查了我们的团队，关于经得起时间考验的技巧。以下是我们个人的最爱：

Read Stories Aloud

My wife and I read aloud to each other when we brush our teeth at night. It started out of boredom with our new flossing regime, but it quickly became one of our favorite times of night, a cheesy sweet couples ritual. We read both children’s books and ***** books. The Phantom Tollbooth and Anne of Green Gables work great aloud, as does Jennifer Close’s Girls in White Dresses. It’s a nice way to wind down the night together.

Nick Douglas, staff WRiter

Write Three Pages of Garbage Every Morning

After Jaime wrote about the joys of morning pages, I started in for myself. While I’ve certainly fallen off of writing three pages at a time, or even writing every day, it’s gotten me back into the habit of journaling, or at least writing things down for a brain dump, which is immensely helpful. It’s really helped to both clarify my thoughts and sweep out some mental cobwebs. And this is a simple one, but after we covered MoviePass and its crazy new $10 deal, I signed back up. It’s made me more inclined to go to the movies and take a gamble on movies I might not otherwise pay for, which has been rewarding and fun.

Virginia Smith, Managing Editor

Write Longhand

Maybe this is more of a necessity than a hack, but when I’m writing and need to be thoughtful in my writing, I always handwrite a rough draft in a room that has no phone or computer. This goes for essays, letters, and sometimes even texts (I know that seems weird, but there have been times when I really wanted to make a strong point). It’s the only way for me to have a clear mind, away from the tabs and notificati*** and urge to check Facebook really quick. When I get stuck, I’m forced to tun inward, not to Google. The downside is there are filled-up notebooks, sheets of paper and Post-Its all over my house.

Michelle Woo, Parenting Editor

Silence Your Keychain

My keychain upgrade [rubber silencers and a steel cable key ring] is still fantastic. I have a tiny pair of pliers i use to get the wire fastener super secure.

Patrick Lucas Austin, Staff Writer

Measure Out Your Syrups and Spices

I have a **all fridge, so I never have the room to store a bunch of different cocktail syrups, which is why I always make just the amount I need in a mug as I need it. It’s so quick and easy. More recently, I figured out how many grinds of my pepper grinder it takes to get to a teaspoon, which means I never have to deal with grinding it into another receptacle, then measuring. This may seem like a very **all amount of time to save, but it really adds up if you cook a lot.

Claire Lower, Food and Beverage Editor

Make People Feel Awesome

Here are some of mine. Being likable isn’t about making yourself look awesome, it’s about listening to others and making them feel awesome. Getting started really is everything. I call it my Nike philosophy. When I need to do something, or want to take on a new project, I just do it. Work out the kinks later. And I make bacon like this all the time. Bake the whole package at once and you’ll have bacon for breakfast all week. A super quick nuke in the microwave returns it to its sizzling, crispy form. It’s the perfect solution for crispy bacon fans.

Patrick Allan, Staff Writer

至于我自己，把一个直立的杯子放在洗碗机里改善了我的厨房工作流程和我的婚姻；我丈夫和我从来不用互相质问谁最后把洗碗机装上了，是你开的吗，你确定吗？如果杯子满了，就干净了。我也使用斯蒂芬妮的提示，删除沉重的重量板每次我死提。