Most of us tend to go about our day-to-day lives and we don’t really give much consideration to the things that we are doing. In fact, you might even say that we are on autopilot and if we don’t stop to think about what is taking place, we may just find that we are moving through to the next thing without any conscious thought at all.
What might come as a surprise to you is that many of the things that we do on a daily basis are not being done correctly. It’s not that we are doing them wrong per se, it’s the fact that we never looked into how to do them properly. That is about to change. Check out the following 10 different things that we do every day and when we recognise what is really behind them, we will do them just a little bit better.
Drinking Coke through a straw
Spin the tab around and put the straw through it
Make the perfect fried egg
You don’t need any special appliances, just cut a ring from an onion and cook the egg inside of it
Putting wires together
If you tie a small knot in the wires where you tie them together, they will not pull apart accidentally
Peeling garlic
Put some garlic in a jar, screw on the lid and give it a good shake.
Manicures
Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions for perfect nails
Refrigerating a drink quickly
Wrap a damp paper towel around the bottle and put it in the refrigerator. You will have a cold drink in only 15 minutes
Tying your shoelaces
Who would’ve ever thought there was a better way to tie your shoelaces?
Making ice cream sandwiches
Cut through the pint of ice cream and put it on a cookie. You’re welcome
Plastic packaging
Leave the scissors in the drawer. Use a can opener instead
Folding a T-shirt
Follow these instructions for the perfect fold
H/T: Bright Side
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