Pocket Hits: Best Life Hacks of 2024

How to Make Your Car Last 200,000 Miles. How to Survive a Long Flight.

December 23, 2024 Pocket's Greatest Hits 2024: Life Hacks The Newsletter's Best Life Hack Stories of 2024, Including Productivity Tips, Restaurant Etiquette, and the "Two-Day Rule" 1   Why the NSA Advises You to Turn Off Your Phone Once a Week Powering off your phone regularly, disabling Bluetooth, and using only trusted accessories are just a few of the NSA's security recommendations. Here's what else to know. ZDNet Lance Whitney Save   SPONSORED A message from FinanceBuzz Why You Should Cancel Your Car Insurance You could be overpaying for insurance! FinanceBuzz's free tool helps drivers find savings of $600+ per year in minutes. If your rate increased recently, answer a few quick questions to see the best rates & lock in savings—all at no cost to you! Learn More 2   How to Make Your Car Last 200,000 Miles and More Many of today's cars last for 200,000 miles or more with few if any major repairs. CR shares its research and advice on how to make your car last. Consumer Reports Benjamin Preston Save 3   How the "Two-Day Rule" Can Make Your Daily Work-Life Much Easier We all want to establish good habits and break the bad ones. Here's the hack you might just need to help you do so. Big Think Jonny Thomson Save 4   How to Send a Dish Back Without Making Your Waiter Hate You Whether your meal is really salty, really cold, or just really disappointing, there are right and wrong ways to send it back. Here's how three restaurant pros handle the uncomfortable situation. Bon Appétit Li Goldstein Save 5   How to Survive a Long Flight Eight tips to help you pass the time, get comfortable, and catch some sleep. The Cut Andrea González-Ramírez Save 6   Big, Beautiful Goals – But Can't Be Bothered? 11 Great Productivity Tips for Lazy People Struggling to fit everything in? Here's how to cross off all the jobs on your list ... without really trying. The Guardian Joel Snape Save 7   Use the 12-12-12 Method to Finally Declutter Your Home Getting rid of stuff can be frustrating. You need a system. Lifehacker Lindsey Ellefson Save 8   The Right (and Wrong) Things to Say to a Grieving Friend It can be hard to find the right words to say to a friend whose loved one has died. Experts share the dos and don'ts of expressing condolences. NPR Julia Furlan Save 9   How to Sleep When You're a Perfectionist As a high achiever, your problem-solving skills can backfire at night. You need a different way to beat insomnia. Psyche Nick Wignall Save 10   Your Kitchen Sponge Is Much, Much Dirtier Than You Think — Here's What to Do About It Fact: Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli can live up to 16 days in your trusty sponge. Food & Wine Guy Martin Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105