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Greatest overseas metropolis journey ideas
Writer Dan Pink has mastered the artwork of delivering implausible recommendation in 2 minutes or much less. His newest Pinkcast is his 5 ideas for optimizing journey to a overseas metropolis. I concur with these 100% and do them myself. To avoid wasting you 2 minutes right here they’re:
1. Go to the best level within the metropolis.
2. Purchase an area newspaper.
3. Journey public transportation.
4. Go to McDonald’s (Severely.)
5. Spend an hour in a grocery retailer.
However you’ll miss Dan’s humor and his persuasion if you happen to don’t watch his pitch. — KK
Autocomplete information from everywhere in the world
AnswerThePublic takes all of the autocomplete information from search engines like google and yahoo to report again what questions persons are asking everywhere in the world. You’ll be able to take a look at out the the search engine with 1-2 key phrases, which is useful for anybody doing market analysis or simply nosy like me. You should use it twice a day without cost with out having to pay a month-to-month price. — CD
What got here first?
What got here first: Watts Towers or The Beatles’ Abbey Highway? The movie Tom Jones or Eagles’ Their Biggest Hits? The Dream by Henri Rousseau or England’s Pure Historical past Museum? This Google quiz asks questions like these (and reveals related pictures) and challenges you to click on what got here first. A quicker reply will yield a better rating. — MF
Face masks ear saver
I’m nonetheless sporting a face masks indoors. However my ears are paying the worth, particularly on lengthy flights when the stress of the loops in opposition to the again of my ears turns into painful. Final week I began utilizing these Velcro face masks extender straps, which pull the loops away from the again of my ears. I ought to have purchased these items two years in the past. — MF
Free financial institution wire switch
I take advantage of Paypal to ship cash to strangers (like on Ebay or Etsy); I take advantage of Venmo to pay buddies; but when I have to ship some huge cash (greater than a number of thousand $$$) I take advantage of Zelle. In contrast to Venmo which holds a reserve in your account that you simply replenish, Zelle is mainly a financial institution to financial institution wire switch – without cost. However the interface is individual to individual. Nonetheless can’t do it internationally, however it is extremely useful for bigger peer-to-peer funds in US. Straightforward to arrange. — KK
Chill-inducing music
This Spotify playlist includes of 715 songs, handpicked by neuroscientists, and meant to elicit “frisson,“ which implies a sudden feeling or sensation of pleasure, emotion or thrill in French. Music that will increase in loudness or has an abrupt entrance of a brand new voice or deviations from concord can typically induce “frisson.” Human screams additionally incite the identical response. Which is sensible as a result of one of many songs on the playlist made me more and more uncomfortable. This article on Massive Assume will give extra background on the methods we expertise this profound emotional state. — CD
06/26/22
