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What's a shortcut in a daily routine that you discovered embarrassingly late. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Just discovered a much easier way to grind my coffee in the morning and felt dumb because it was so obvious, figure there's some good stories out there about this type of thing out there

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

In most of the places I’ve lived, I’ve had hot water fixtures that gradually started dripping again no matter how tightly I turned them off—I figured the problem was that the valves were weakened from being overtightened, and I was faced with the tradeoff of continuing to overtighten them and gradually make the problem worse, or undertighten them and deal with the drip.

But recently I realized the real issue was that the valves were shrinking after they cooled off, causing the seal to loosen. So I changed my routine: after using the hot water, I'll shut the water off lightly, then wait 30 minutes for the valve to cool and tighten it again.

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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If flossing is hard because it's difficult to get the floss between your teeth, then you need braces.

Ever since I got braces, for one, I smile with my whole mouth now, and for two, flossing is a quick 30 second in and out procedure that helps keep my breath smelling better.

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[–] Heikki2@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (4 children)

2 things.

Brushing my teeth in the shower
Sitting on the toilet backwards so I can use the tank as a table.

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[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I'll bite the bullet on this one.

Maybe it's not embarrassingly late because it was decades ago and I was a dumb teenager, but wiping your ass while sitting. Every time I took a shit, I'd stand up and then wipe.

Much easier now sitting down since the toilet seat basically keeps your cheeks spread for you.

Now just wish I had the right hookups to install a bidet toilet. That would be a real game changer.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Our kids defaulted to this when they were first learning, because they were excited to see and then remembered they needed to wipe too. Teaching them to wipe before standing took some extra time, I wonder if that got skipped for you? Or your parents, who passed that on?

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Half of people wipe from the front while sitting. The other half stand up and wipe from behind. Most people in either group never find out that the other half exists.

I wanted to share a relevant QI clip for this (it was brought up by a guest, not the host) but couldn't find it.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wipe from the back while sitting. Am I a monster?

[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you have balls, just make sure you keep them clean.

If you have a vagina, that is how you get a UTI and the practice should best be avoided entirely.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If I had a vag, I would be wiping from the front toward the back. But I have balls, so not a concern anyway. Take paper -> reach behind me (rocking forward a little as necessary) -> wipe from balls towards spine. Presto, ass is wiped without standing up or dirtying the proverbial vagina.

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (11 children)

If you have water going to your toilet you should be able to install a bidet seat. Easy peasy.

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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can get travel bidets for like 20 bucks or so, which are pretty much just a squeeze bottle with a nozzle. I wash mine and fill it back up when I go to wash my hands, so it's always ready.

I've never used a 'proper' bidet, but don't feel like I'm missing out in terms of cleanliness. Still feels pretty much like freshly showered, and certainly magnitudes cleaner than when using just toilet paper.

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[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (5 children)

You should be able to just slap a t-valve on the existing water line. The bidet I’ve got came with all that.

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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Pausing for 5 seconds before opening the fridge to plan what I need to get saves time and electricity by only having to open the fridge door once.

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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Gently shaking the grinder while pushing down on the button?

Changes the grind time from 20 seconds according to the directions to 3-4 seconds.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Putting clothes I want to change into later/the following day in a packing cube. It saves going through drawers and the closet to decide what to wear when I’m trying to get my brain going or distracted.

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