"Tricks" that make everyday life easier

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If you are like most of us, you will want to get rid of the pressures of everyday life and the invasion of the trivial in reality.

So why not make our lives easier?

Do it and exaggerate it, in 10 clever ways that decisively simplify a series of "problems" that we often face.

Because in simplicity lies greatness…

Get rid of fray

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We have all learned in a bad way what happens when you pull the thread that hangs from a button. The solution; The instantaneous burning of frayed threads with a lighter. The flame will stop at the end of fraying leaving the button like new…

Reheated pizza (but delicious)

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If you want to enjoy the remnants of last night's pizza as if it had just been delivered to your home, without sacrificing its crunchy texture, there is an easy and quick solution. Because the oven is ideal, it still takes its time. So what do we do? Heat the toaster, while we put the pieces in the microwave for 45-60 seconds. Once the pizza is hot, we pass it through the toaster to give it its crispy texture again, looking like it has just been freshly baked…

Reply to a specific part of the e-mail

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If GMail is used, there is an easy way to reply to lengthy emails or messages with multiple topics. So we mark the part of the mail that interests us and click "reply". Our reply mail will appear with the underlined part we are interested in at the end of our reply…

One battery equals… six

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The (square) 9 volt battery houses 6 small AAAA batteries inside. So with a pair of pliers we remove the cover of the 9 volt battery and we have very easily six AAAA batteries for the moment we ran out. And in case you did not know, AAA batteries can be used in most devices that work with AAA batteries. It is not a dangerous process at all and can overwhelm you when the need arises…

Preserving bread

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If you do not want your loaf to mold, keep it in the refrigerator. The cold bread is baked in the toaster at the moment, while if you want it uncooked, put it in the microwave for a few seconds, to get the room temperature…

Clear the desktop

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A clot in desktop icons and shortcuts becomes cumbersome, wasting our precious time finding what we are looking for. There is no trick to do the "whistle" automatically, but discarding it will save your life. So right-click on the desktop, then select "create new folder" and put in order the chaos, sorting our files into a few categories: downloads, photos, videos, word files and -most importantly- "other", the folder everything that we do not know how to categorize is included…

Sterilization of sponges

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Kitchen sponges absorb all the germs we try to remove from our dishes and utensils, becoming moving outbreaks of infection. So from time to time we throw our sponges in the microwave for 30-60 seconds, to sterilize them and make them look like new…