{"id":40038,"date":"2022-06-26T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=40038"},"modified":"2022-06-21T10:37:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T17:37:28","slug":"5-tips-for-optimizing-travelanswer-the-publicwhat-came-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/5-tips-for-optimizing-travelanswer-the-publicwhat-came-first\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips for optimizing travel\/Answer the Public\/What came first?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best foreign city travel tips<\/strong>
\nAuthor Dan Pink has mastered the art of delivering fantastic advice in 2 minutes or less. His latest Pinkcast is his\u00a05 tips for optimizing travel to a foreign city<\/a>. I concur with these 100% and do them myself. To save you 2 minutes here they are:
\n1. Go to the highest point in the city.
\n2. Buy a local newspaper.
\n3. Ride public transportation.
\n4. Go to McDonald\u2019s (Seriously.)
\n5. Spend an hour in a grocery store.
\nBut you\u2019ll miss Dan\u2019s humor and his persuasion if you don\u2019t watch his pitch. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Autocomplete data from all over the world<\/strong>
\nAnswerThePublic<\/a>\u00a0takes all the autocomplete data from search engines to report back what questions people are asking all over the world. You can test out the the search engine with 1-2 keywords, which is helpful for anyone doing market research or just nosy like me. You can use it twice a day for free without having to pay a monthly cost. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

What came first?<\/strong>
\nWhat came first<\/a>: Watts Towers or The Beatles\u2019\u00a0Abbey Road<\/em>? The film\u00a0Tom Jones<\/em>\u00a0or Eagles\u2019\u00a0Their Greatest Hits<\/em>?\u00a0The Dream<\/em>\u00a0by Henri Rousseau or England\u2019s Natural History Museum? This Google quiz asks questions like these (and shows relevant images) and challenges you to click what came first. A faster answer will yield a higher score. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Face mask ear saver<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m still wearing a face mask indoors. But my ears are paying the price, especially on long flights when the pressure of the loops against the back of my ears becomes painful. Last week I started using these\u00a0Velcro face mask extender straps<\/a>, which pull the loops away from the back of my ears. I should have bought these things two years ago. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Free bank wire transfer<\/strong>
\nI use Paypal to send money to strangers (like on Ebay or Etsy); I use Venmo to pay friends; but if I need to send a lot of money (more than several thousand $$$) I use\u00a0Zelle<\/a>. Unlike Venmo which holds a reserve in your account that you replenish, Zelle is basically a bank to bank wire transfer \u2013 for free. But the interface is person to person. Still can\u2019t do it internationally, but it is very handy for larger peer-to-peer payments in US. Easy to set up. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Chill-inducing music<\/strong>
\nThis Spotify playlist<\/a>\u00a0comprises\u00a0of 715 songs, handpicked by neuroscientists, and meant to elicit \u201cfrisson,\u201c which means a sudden feeling or sensation of excitement, emotion or thrill in French. Music that increases in loudness or has an abrupt entrance of a new voice or deviations from harmony can often induce “frisson.\u201d Human screams also incite the same response. Which makes sense because one of the songs on the playlist made me increasingly uncomfortable. This\u00a0article on Big Think<\/a> will give more background on the ways we experience this profound emotional state. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

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