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Practical betterments
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Practical betterments is a personal blog at practicalbetterments.com about productivity. Since 2023, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 70 times, most often “Drill Holes in Your Keys”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-06-08, and you can follow it by feed.
A collection of one-off actions to improve your life continuously — however marginally
Most-linked posts?
- Drill Holes in Your Keys3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2023-10-12
- The least ambiguous date format3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2026-02-23
- Show HN: Improve Your Life Continuously3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2023-07-29
- Optimize and monitor your fridge and freezer temperatures2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-02-19
- Set your phone's home screen background to solid black2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-04-08
- Acquire and Implement a Bed Brush2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-07-08
- Practical Betterments2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-01-06
- Establish a Folder for Instruction Manuals2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-03-04
- Delete or hide life-wasting apps2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-01-01
- Unsubscribe from Staples2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-04-29
What Hacker News says?
https://practicalbetterments.com A collection of one-off actions that improve your life continuously — however marginally. https://stephango.com Steph Ango, CEO of Obsidian, writes about the simplicity and usefulness of plain-test, plain but powerful ideas. @kepano at HN. https://marksblogg.com Mark Litwintschik on GeoSpatial, Satellites, Machine Learning. @marklit at HN. https://simonwillison.net and of course, Sim…
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on “Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?”Submitted Order and orient the keys on your keychain as a story · 67 points
HN discussion>1. Orient your keys so they all face in the direction of entry Yes, always >2. Order your keys clockwise based on the direction of entry. Eh, I guess. Depends how many you have and what they're like. I have two nearly identical keys, and the rest (car, mail) require no time to find due to their size. In this scenario, I generally find that sorting keys by physical size makes the ring/carabiner feel more comfortable…
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on “Order and orient the keys on your keychain”Submitted Print off a QR code for guests to join your WiFi network as a story · 63 points
HN discussionI lolled at the "egress optimization" tag, then followed it and found this other gem: https://practicalbetterments.com/drill-holes-in-your-keys/ Makes sense in an XKCD kinda way.
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on “Lubricate Your Keyholes”Submitted Delete or hide life-wasting apps as a story · 56 points
HN discussionSubmitted Lubricate Your Keyholes as a story · 36 points
HN discussionSubmitted Create a shortcut for even lower phone brightness as a story · 22 points
HN discussionSubmitted Show HN: Improve Your Life Continuously as a story · 8 points
HN discussionSubmitted Set your phone's home screen background to solid black as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Pretend to cancel your digital subscriptions as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Optimize your boiler's tap water temperature as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The least ambiguous date format as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Debobble your clothes (before you travel) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Unsubscribe from Staples as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Create a shared digital calendar with significant people in your life as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Block Browser Notification Requests as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cut rounded corners into your travel documents and medicine blister packs as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Download all of Wikipedia on your phone as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Create a Dedicated Focus Nook as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Download the map of your city for offline use as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Practical Betterments as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Backup vital data and media you'd miss if it disappeared as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Practical Betterments as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Place healthy apps within thumb's reach as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Acquire and Implement a Bed Brush as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Organize the Browser Bookmarks as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Add white space to your browser bookmarks bar as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Set your phone's home screen background to solid black as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Setup emergency contact and medical information on your phone as a story · 2 points
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