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In various communities on the Internet, you can find many threads dedicated to this question, or more precisely, "What’s something 'low effort, high reward' you wish more people knew about?" and in two fresh threads that we found, several hundred answers and their discussions have already accumulated in just a couple of days.
So please meet our collection of the most interesting and useful opinions of these threads, made for you by Bored Panda!
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We were shopping at this big outlet mall and there was a nice but pretty unhappy looking lady (in the States people smile a lot but not so much in this part of Europe; i understand that but this wasn't a case of that, really, she looked like she might be having a bad day) helping us. While she was packaging up the purchase I noticed her nails were really cute and, though I was kind of intimidated to say something (I try to mind my business here in case my small talk is unwanted lol), I said, "I like your nails, your nail polish, it's so cute." Her whole demeanor changed, it was like a dark cloud lifted from her face. She smiled and held up her hands to show me and said, "I did them myself!" I said, "really? It looks so good and it's like Easter colors" (this was before Easter). She was so happy, "Yes! I did them for Easter!" When we left the store she still looked happy and it felt so nice to me to think i made someone smile even if it was just for a moment.
Interestingly, a significant portion of the advice presented in this selection concerns mainly our health, both physical and mental, as well as our household. The most interesting thing is that the vast majority of recommendations fully correspond to the description - these are really low effort and mostly high reward things.
For example, the idea of putting things in their place immediately after using them is, by and large, as old as the world, and as effective as the world too. We take the laundry out of the dryer - we put it on the shelves. The dishwasher signals the end of the wash - we do the same with the dishes. In fact, this really saves a lot of time... so why do many of us not follow this wise advice?
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It takes like 2 minutes, but the long-term payoff in dental health, fresh breath, and avoiding painful (and expensive) procedures is massive. Plus, it makes your dentist way nicer to you.
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If we discard trivial things like human laziness, then procrastination (which has become an integral part of our lives today) and just being overloaded with various things remain. In fact, we're sometimes so afraid of not having time to do something - that in the end we end up not having time to do even more. A paradox? Yes. But it's precisely these boring routine habits that sometimes help us be more productive.
"Researchers have found that we’re more likely to overcome a relational or work-related impasse not when we are hunched over our desks in rapt concentration or collaborating in a Zoom meeting, but rather on breaks when we do boring activities or when our minds wander," Lydia Sohn, a United Methodist minister and writer, notes in her article for The New York Times.
"Approximately one-fifth of our most creative ideas emerge during those times."
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I've made it a habit, and it's so nice that I can just go to my clean kitchen and start cooking, or make me a sandwich, whenever I feel like it.
I've begun cleaning while I cook, that limits the piles of dirty cooking gear afterwards, making the cleanup a lot easier and faster.
In fact, this point of view is supported by many examples from the lives of famous people. For example, the great detective writer Agatha Christie admitted more than once that she came up with her best plot twists and book ideas when she was simply washing dishes at home.
Washing by hand - and while the hands did the usual mechanical work - the mind, free from thinking about a long-familiar procedure, was creating with all its might.
In other words, by doing some routine things useful for the household, we actually free up time for the future (after all, if you don’t empty, for example, the dishwasher in time, you will definitely have to do it at the most inopportune moment - well, I have personally verified this...!), and, in addition, we free up our brain for all sorts of creative things or hobbies.
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saves time and avoids late fees.
Another category of advice presented in this selection of ours concerns various frugal hacks. A very relevant thing in the modern world with its insane prices, when money sometimes slips away like water through your fingers. So, in fact, I will tell you for myself - I completely agree with the authors from this list who say that the ability to cook and various DIY skills are a real treasure.
In fact, I'm even afraid to imagine how much more money would be spent on our family budget if my wife didn't know how to cook (I can do it too, but she does it better). As for, well, household skills, I generally support the opinion that critical things should be done by professionals - however, for example, I assembled all the furniture in our house (my wife can do it too, but I do it better).
The most interesting thing is that this is really a low-effort thing - you can really learn a lot, for example, through videos on YouTube. Perhaps a professional will do it better and faster, but you, firstly, will be proud every time you look at what you did yourself (if, of course, you did it well), and secondly, your wallet will be just as happy as you are.
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Okay, anyway, the main thing about this selection is the opinions and advice of netizens that we've collected for you, so please feel free to read this list to the end and, if you also have something to share with other people, feel free to write everything in the comments below this post. In the end, as the great Roman sage Cicero said, "No one can give you better advice than yourself."
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