Redditor TophatMcMonocle has a humorous but useful suggestion for ensuring that you learn your new tech products inside and out: keep those manuals in the bathroom, where you're desperate for something to read.


If you've been known to ignore the cardinal rule of technology ("Read the F****ing Manual"), you can use this trick to form better habits:

Put new product manuals in the [bathroom]. Then read them little by little. Within a day, or several days, you'll understand the new item's functions without having to have dedicated an afternoon for study.


Sure, it's a bit silly, but as many of us at Lifehacker can tell you, 90% of tech problems can be solved by reading the manual to begin with—and as we enter the holiday season, where you're sure to accumulate lots of new gadgets, this bit of strategic placement could come in handy.

Photo by Sean Winters.

LPT For Bathroom Readers: Put new product manuals in the s***er. | Reddit