The older you get, the more you need to start exercising your brain. Learning new things and staying sharp go hand in hand, but time is usually a bit of a hindrance. There are a whole lot of use tips and tricks that you can in fact learn in a minute however, courtesy Quora .
Here are some super useful things you can learn in a minute.
1. To avoid ear pain when a flight loses altitude, block your nose and mouth and blow out hard.
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2. Use a pause instead of a ‘but’ while saying sorry. Makes it sound legit.
Example: Instead of “I’m sorry for the ordinary code but we had deadlines.”, say”I’m sorry for the ordinary code . We had deadlines.”
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3. Sleep on the opposite side of a blocked nose. The clogging will clear in minutes.
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4. Take photos of your bills, vehicle documents, PAN and Aadhar card in case you lose them.
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5. Open a new tab on the net by simply clicking the scroll wheel on your mouse.
That would be the roly-poly button in the middle.
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6. To get rid of a sneeze, just press the area between your nose and upper lip with your finger.
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7. Rename a subtitle file as the video file name to run it automatically on VLC player.
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8. Cover your face with your elbow instead of your palms while sneezing to avoid spreading germs.
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9. Use salt to brush your teeth.
Most toothpastes contain artificial sugars and carcinogens.
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10. Toss a few ice cubes in the dryer with your clothes to get rid of wrinkles.
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11. Avoid blind spots while driving by doing a quick shoulder check.
In this picture, the blue car’s driver sees the green car but cannot see the red car without turning to check the blind spot.
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12. Use Dr. Andrew Weil’s ‘4-7-8’ breathing trick to fall asleep in less than 1 minute
Breathe in through your nose for four seconds, hold your breath for seven seconds, and exhale through your mouth for eight seconds.
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