{"id":30312,"date":"2017-12-10T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=30312"},"modified":"2017-12-07T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T19:22:14","slug":"the-little-book-of-hyggeretailmenotknow-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/the-little-book-of-hyggeretailmenotknow-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"The Little Book of Hygge\/RetailMeNot\/Know yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to be cozy<\/strong>
\nTo prepare for the holidays I\u2019ve been reading\u00a0The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living<\/a>\u00a0written by Meik Wiking, CEO of The Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. Wiking shares tips on how to light your home (aim for pools of light), what to wear and eat (mostly wool and warm drinks), how to create a sense of togetherness, as well as other things that Danes do to be happy all year round. An idea I plan to adopt is to link purchases with good experiences or an important milestone in life so that I\u2019m reminded of it each time it\u2019s used or seen. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Shopping must<\/strong>
\nA great hack to know during shopping days is to always check out\u00a0RetailMeNot<\/a>\u00a0before purchasing anything online, outside of Amazon. There is a high chance I\u2019ll find a discount coupon for a retail purchase I am considering. RetailMeNot will give you the coupon code, and the rate of success others have recently had in using it (the codes are crowdsourced). Discounts of 10, 20, or 30% are not uncommon in my experience. I don\u2019t shop without it. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Who are you?<\/strong>
\nKnow Yourself<\/a>\u00a0is a set of 60 cards to prompt you to examine your beliefs. Example card: \u201cList five things that are important to you in your life. How much of your time do you give to each of these?\u201d The back of each card offers advice to make sure you answer the questions in a useful way. You can use their cards on your own or with another person you feel close to. Be prepared to surprise yourself. \u2014 M<\/p>\n

Wake command<\/strong>
\nYou can wake up\u00a0Alexa<\/a>\u00a0by using the wake command \u201cComputer\u201d as in Star Trek. Go to the Alexa app on your phone. Right-swipe to open a panel with Settings choice. Pick your device and scroll down to wake commands. You have a limited choice of four words, including Computer. There is a\u00a0movement<\/a>\u00a0to make that command a common voice interface among all devices. Are you listening Siri, Cortana and Google? \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Easiest way to search bookmarks<\/strong>
\nI added my bookmarks to Chrome\u2019s custom search engine and now all I have to do to find something I saved is type \u201cB\u201d into my URL bar and press enter, then I type whatever search terms I want.\u00a0Here\u2019s how to do it<\/a>.\u00a0\u2014 CD<\/p>\n

What’s on that barcode?<\/strong>
\nIf you\u2019re curious about the information on barcode or QR code, take a photo or screengrab of it and upload it to\u00a0this website<\/a>. It will decode the contents and present it to you in human readable form. I used it recently to get a shipping tracking number I needed. \u2014 M<\/p>\n

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