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Last time in this column, we talked about Writer’s Block, an app that won’t allow you access to anything on your computer until you’ve reached your writing goal. Since y’all seemed interested in that, two more things for you to check out: The Most Dangerous Writing App, which forces you to keep on writing no matter what because it will delete everything you’ve written so far if you stop, and EditSaurus, which promises to “highlight potential pitfalls in your writing and encourage good habits” by pointing them out if you copy/paste your text into it. (It’s a little like Hemingway Editor, although I guess that has a more specific aesthetic.)
It appears to be a week for talking about slow cookers on the Kitchn! Which is great, because slow cookers are a great option for people who are busy, work or study long hours, don’t have a ton of cooking appliances, and/or need to cook food for many people/cook enough to freeze for leftovers. Here are five tips for slow-cooking, how to adapt recipes for small and large slow cookers, and whether it’s really okay to leave it on all day.
Apartment Therapy claims these are the five best things you can do for your home, based on their long experience with making homes better.
EverUp has some ideas on negotiating medical bills (which, in the US, are often exorbitant even with insurance). Not all of these will work and not for everyone, but if it saves you even a few hundred dollars, it’s worth it!
Nine DIY projects meant to help you stay organized.
An infographic from Business Insider about when to use credit vs. debit vs. cash.
Peeling, chopping and otherwise preparing vegetables, from Lifehacker! Seriously, knowing how to do this stuff efficiently saves SO much time when cooking, and will make recipes that previously seemed too tedious to try much more approachable.
A truly comprehensive roundup of things that will wake you up in the mornings, from innovative alarm apps for your smartphone to highly advanced physical alarm clock options. I want to try some of the apps, like the one that won’t turn off til you’ve gotten up and scanned a barcode somewhere else in the apartment.
A weekly cleaning schedule aimed to guide you through what to do each day of the week to keep your living space sparkling. Seems like it would be a good fit for people who are into Unfuck Your Habitat’s habit-based, 20-minutes-a-day philosophy but could also use a liiiiiittle more hand-holding and/or something that’s more room-by-room.
