Every day is filled with little annoyances that we just don't have the time to solve. Thanks to the internet, someone's out solving most of those problems for us. If you want to remove the tiny frustrations that plague you day to day, here are ten great solutions to get you started.


10. De-Fog Your Bathroom Mirror in Seconds


When you shower, your mirror often fogs over even if you have a fan running. This makes the mirror pretty useless when you're getting ready in the morning, but you can de-fog it in seconds with a blow dryer. All you do is point the blow dryer at the mirror and watch as the fog disappears. In my experience, both the hot and cold settings do the job all the same, so it doesn't matter which one you use.

9. Reheat Fried Foods Without Making Them Soggy


Few foods are as good the next day when you reheat them, and that's definitely true of the fried variety. If you want to get your french fries or fried chicken crispy again after they've spent a night in the fridge, just wrap them in aluminum foil and stick them in the broiler. The top-down heat on oil-soaked food is what makes it possible for these leftovers to become crunchy again. It's a simple trick and makes a big difference.


8. Easily Remove Bloated Trash Bags from Your Garbage Can


One of the most annoying parts of taking the trash out is getting the bloated bag to leave the can. Plastic trash bags aren't too strong, so you can't pull very hard on them. If you don't pull hard enough, the bag will remain stuck in the can. Eventually you find a happy medium with a little bit of help from the forces of gravity and get the thing out, but it's never an easy process. The solution? Drill a hole in the side of the can. This prevents air from getting trapped and allows trash bags to easily slip out.


7. Wake Yourself Up with a Few Pushups


Staying awake and alert throughout the day can be tough if you didn't always get a good night's rest. Stimulants are often not the answer, as they can cause more problems in the long run than they immediately solve. One very simply way to give yourself a boost is pushups. You don't have to do tons of them. Just a couple of sets of 10-20 should do the trick. You shouldn't get too sweaty from it either—just more alert.


6. Get Rid of a Stich in Your Side in Minutes


Whether you love running or not, it's good daily exercise that can be easily hampered when you get a stitch in your side. It's pretty uncomfortable and makes it much harder to keep going. Fortunately there's an easy fix: bend over and touch your toes. If that's not successful, try digging a few fingers into the affected area. The idea is to divert blood flow away from the stich so you don't feel the pain and you can get back to running a bit more comfortably.


5. Stop Spilling Liquids by Pouring with Chopsticks


Anyone who has eaten with me knows I spill on myself at least once per day. Things get even worse when it comes to pouring something—it's just not a good idea to let me do it. But there's actually a simple solution I ought to start trying: using chopsticks. By placing the chopsticks along the top of a bottle's opening, they'll guide the liquid out in a straight line beyond the edge of the opening and avoid annoying spills. (This is especially great for me because I have a chopstick surplus problem.)


4. Put Your Pants On Without Bunching Up Your Underwear


Chances are you've put pants on during your lifetime, and you know how your underwear can bunch up underneath them during the process. There's a simple solution: put your underwear in your pants first, then put them both on. It takes less time and effort, and everything slips on seamlessly.


3. Fold T-Shirts in Seconds

Laundry is boring—especially when you have to fold a bunch of clothes. As demonstrated in the video to your left, there is a Japanese method that can save you a ton of time. It takes a few minutes before you get the hang of it, but once you've got it down you'll be able to fold your shirts in just a few seconds. Alternatively, you may want to consider rolling your shirts and putting them in your drawers back to front (rather than bottom to top). This makes it easier to remove them and rolling saves space while preventing wrinkles.


2. Open a Bottle with Almost Anything


You probably don't have to open a bottle every single day, but it's a common enough task that often presents the problem of how you're going to do it. If you're not given the convenience of a twist-off cap and don't have a bottle opener handy, there are plenty of alternative methods you can use to get that bottle open pretty easily. Using a quarter and a piece of paper or your forearm both work but take a bit of practice. If you've got a Mac laptop power adapter handy, they work, too. So do Bic lighters, rings, and a newspaper. All it takes is a little practice and you'll never really need another bottle opener again.


1. Tie Your Shoes Properly


Tying your shoes inefficiently wastes time, and it often results in them coming untied. Many of us don't tie our shoes properly without realizing it, and the knots we create don't really do their job. These bad knots are called granny knots, and you want to ditch those and learn to tie a reef knot. Doing so will balance the knot more evenly on your shoe and give it a better chance of staying tied as a result. If you want to take your shoe tying to the next level, learn to to an Ian knot instead. Once you get the hang of it, you can gain the benefits of the reef knot but tie your shoes significantly faster. Either way, you'll be saving yourself time.


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