Not Every Hobby Should Turn Into a Hustle and Bustle.
I love the side hustle and bustle. My hobbies – blogging, podcasting, making comedy videos, even twitter – have become my job. I have even […]
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Best Recommended Bags of 2017
If your holiday season is about getting a new backpack, purse or suitcase as a gift, you are no doubt thinking about what you will […]
Continue reading »How Did You Go During the December Money Contest?
This is the conclusion of this year’s Ultimate Money Challenge. In 2017, we asked you to negotiate , get rid of under-spending and clean up […]
Continue reading »What to Do With Brussels Sprouts When You’re Tired of Frying Them
Perfectly roasted, lightly charred Brussels sprouts are very nice, but you can get fatigued with just one cooking method. The good news is that there […]
Continue reading »Most Commented Posts of 2017
This year, like every year, we have provided you with hacks. And you gave us your opinion about these hacks. It was fun. In truth, […]
Continue reading »This Is What Tim Ferris Listens to While Working.
While some of us require monastic silence to complete anything work-related, many other people find music to help them focus. On our Upgrade episode with […]
Continue reading »Best Indianapolis Reader Tips
For every place featured on Hack Your City, we receive multiple comments that say, “Here’s a tip: never go there.” This sparkling poignancy is always […]
Continue reading »Have You Ever Used the Fitbit You Received Last Year?
I once had an activity tracker. I wore it for several months, then I got tired of it, and now I have no idea where […]
Continue reading »If You Want to Stick With the New Year’s Solution, Formulate It Differently.
In 2017, I stuck to a solution for the first time in my life. What’s more, I have failed in the same decision – to […]
Continue reading »When You Are Sick, Courage Is the Best Medicine
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations , Lifehacker’s weekly dip in the pool of stoic wisdom and a guide to using its waters to meditate and […]
Continue reading »Teenage Bullies Want Us to Believe They Have a Lot of Sex
Teen bullies are more likely to have sex than non bullies, according to new research reports. With sexual harassment bullies being featured all over the […]
Continue reading »Worst Life Hacks of 2017
It has been a good year for the worst. A year when even what we did to improve the situation made life worse. Here are […]
Continue reading »What Will Make You Actually Go to the Movies?
People go to the movies less and less. Revenues are rising, but attendance is falling and cinemas are struggling. According to Variety magazine , the […]
Continue reading »How to Make Superior Hot Chocolate Without Mix
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that you were unnecessarily buying hot chocolate mixes, but the good news is that […]
Continue reading »How to Get HQ Trivia for Android Right Now
After months of being an iOS exclusive, HQ Trivia finally hits Android on January 1st. But you don’t have to wait that long to start […]
Continue reading »Use Your Phone Less in 2018
How is your neck now? Not good? It is likely because you keep looking at your phone, this movement will give you more than a […]
Continue reading »Best Advice of 2017
Everyone needs a little guidance sometimes, and this year we’ve spent quite a bit of time explaining it. Whether you’re traveling, saving money, looking for […]
Continue reading »It’s Time to Delete Your Facebook News Feed
Ah, 2017, the year fake news took over our timeline and the accompanying arm-twisting took over our lives. That doesn’t mean we need more things […]
Continue reading »Explaining the Basics of the GOP Tax Plan
President Donald Trump gave the American people a “ big beautiful Christmas gift ” on December 22 when he signed into law a tax plan […]
Continue reading »Play Carcassone, Lost Cities and Other Eurogames Online for Free
You have six days of vacation left and you are running out of Lifehacker posts to read. Your parents’ house only has Sorry and Monopoly […]
Continue reading »Get a Huge Amount of Content for Kids in One Place With Amazon FreeTime
I always think about ways to keep track of my toddler’s screen time – not necessarily in terms of quantity, but in terms of quality. […]
Continue reading »How to Speed up Your Old PC
Christmas is over and it’s time to start buying yourself again. Consider giving yourself a gift that will keep you for years to come: refurbished […]
Continue reading »The Best Interpreters of 2017
You cannot improve your life if you do not understand this. Here are the best of our 2017 explanations to help you make sense of […]
Continue reading »The Best New Years Game Is the One in Which You Make Decisions for Other People
About ten years ago, I was at a New Years brunch party. To be honest, I didn’t really want to go. This particular time of […]
Continue reading »How to Get Comfortable on Dates Again When It’s Been a While
After three years of more or less random celibacy, I vowed to go on two dates a week, every week. I’m not a psychologist, but […]
Continue reading »I’m DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and This Is How I Work
Tony Xu grew up in an immigrant family, worked at his mom’s restaurant, and then moved to Stanford and worked at McKinsey, eBay and Square. […]
Continue reading »Top Tech Articles of 2017
From the apps that manage your subscriptions to ways to keep your phone running when the battery is at its best, here are tips and […]
Continue reading »Don’t Send Email This Week
Everyone scoffed at the performative pep talk from this fellow Ticketmaster who thinks working on the holidays turns you into Usain Bolt, but one thing […]
Continue reading »Best Food Posts of 2017
Everyone should eat, we want you to eat as tasty as possible. Here are some of our favorite food posts from 2017, in no particular […]
Continue reading »How to Improve the Security of Your Game Console
Regardless of your game console, you need to add a passcode and two-factor authentication. You can do this through your web browser or on the […]
Continue reading »How to Ask Questions in the Q&A Section, Courtesy of McSweeney’s
The humorous blog Off-white McSweeney’s has a guide to asking questions in public events , written by writer and teacher Marya Crawford as a final […]
Continue reading »The Best Parenting Stories of 2017
We tested the plastic butt tube . We have figured out how to avoid the jet of urine when changing a diaper . Found out […]
Continue reading »How to Start Your Own Online Store With Shopify
In our new How To Do It series, we’ll give you everything you need to know to get started and succeed in a wide range […]
Continue reading »Get Last Minute Health Coverage With These ACA Open Enrollment Extensions
The deadline for buying insurance on healthcare.gov has expired, but millions of Americans are eligible for renewals to buy insurance now. Some states set their […]
Continue reading »Best Annuities of 2017
Look, sometimes life hacking is difficult. A variety of people stand in our way: rude “friends”, unscrupulous companies, and sometimes, admittedly, even ourselves. So forgive […]
Continue reading »Tell Us Your Top Tips for Indianapolis
Aside from that one big car race, Indianapolis is not getting enough attention for a city of over 800,000. Let’s give him some. Let’s really […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Unproductive Worries Into Productive Ones
There are many things you can worry about right now: your job, your health, your relationships, your loved ones, the last tweet you followed, our […]
Continue reading »Use This Five-Point Guide to Be Patient When You Are Annoyed
I am always very easily annoyed. When I was little, I begged my mother to make my sister stop singing in the car. “But this […]
Continue reading »How to Bring Cold Eggs to Room Temperature Quickly
Many recipes need ingredients to be at room temperature – you’ve probably mastered the art of quickly softening butter, but what will you do when […]
Continue reading »Most of the Wrapping Paper Is Recyclable, so Do Not Throw It Away
When you’re cleaning up after today’s holidays, remember that most of the wrapping paper these days is really recyclable. In general, any plain wrapping paper […]
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