Practical Betterments

Switch on "tap to click"

Tap to click allows you to execute a 'click' by lightly tapping your trackpad instead of pressing down. This intervention removes a tiny amount of friction and relieves some strain from your clicking finger.

Product Recommendation – A durable can opener Perhaps you've experienced this before — not long after buying one of these can openers the blade gets blunt, the cogs skip teeth as you turn the gears, and you can't eat your beans.

Does big ring pull flood the market with shoddy can openers to keep you thinking that the ring pulls are easier?

Change your default date format to the least ambiguous

On 13th November 2025 a TikTok-er had beef with Air Canada.

Reduce the sleep timer on your devices Reducing your devices sleep timer can give you greater agency, lower energy bills, increase the lifetime of your devices, give them longer battery life, and improve security.

I'm going to watch all of Pluribus. My worth is not based on my contribution to society and I don't need an excuse to have a good time.

Download the map of your city for offline use You may have wondered how your city's mole-people so accurately navigate the subterranean world without cellular data.

You may have wondered how your city's mole-people so accurately navigate the subterranean world without cellular data.

Get a strong phone case Phones are forecast to get more expensive soon because all the microchips got gobbled up by companies trying to create god by doing matrix multiplication.

You have a one in three chance of damaging your phone each year. This chance increases significantly if you are a butterfingers.

Downgrade your phone to a limited data plan Downgrading your phone to a limited data plan saves you money and forces you to be more mindful of your phone use while you're out and about.

Your phone is probably on an unlimited data plan. Which is great if you want to watch AI slop while you walk into traffic, but bad if you have any aspirations whatsoever.

Switch your phone to an MVNO You can pay less on your phone bill, have greater flexibility over your contract, and keep same network coverage by switching to an MVNO.

You can pay less on your phone bill, have greater flexibility over your contract, and keep same network coverage by switching to an MVNO.

Switch off quick-start in your tv settings Having quick-start enabled uses more energy — costing you more money.

Depending on the age and model of your tv you can save between $3.50 and $60 a year by switching off quick-start. A feature that makes your tv turn on seven seconds faster.

Only own one type and color of sock Save time organising and picking out socks.

As the global stock market plunges into turmoil, the prudent look for investment opportunities elsewhere. One such opportunity is the sock market.

Decrease the frequency of product subscription deliveries

Product subscription services often give discounts if you have the product delivered less frequently but in larger batches.

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Bleed your radiators.

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Practical betterments A collection of one-off actions to improve your life continuously — however marginally

Practical Betterments are not a replacement for therapy, surgery, radical societal change, or even just being a reasonable adult. Cutting the end off your toothbrush will not find you true love.

But wouldn't it be easier to find true love without lugging round 5g of unnecessary toothbrush weight?

Trying the wrong key, then fumbling and trying the wrong key again wastes valuable time and mental energy.

It's especially annoying when it's dark and raining.

The solution is to drill holes in your keys.

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