> I've been doing that for more than 15 years and the payback has been huge.

What about the opportunity cost from not looking as good as you might with a nice haircut? ;-)

Just bugging you. Wish I had a nice round skull that looked good with that style.

As far as life-hacks go, I generally seek to run my domestic operations like an OS scheduler - start background things first (get that kettle boiling, get that washing machine running, etc) and then proceed to interactive chores that need direct attention while other things are happening in the background. Keep as many things busy as possible. Buy a Roomba.

> As far as life-hacks go, I generally seek to run my domestic operations like an OS scheduler - start background things first (get that kettle boiling, get that washing machine running, etc) and then proceed to interactive chores that need direct attention while other things are happening in the background.

I too try to do this as much as possible. But I find that this is only possible with tasks that follow a specific pattern every time. If I try to change even a single thing in the background task, I have to interrupt interactive chores because I will have forgotten something else. To remedy this, I always take 5 min to mentally list each step before starting.

People recommend listening to podcasts/audiobooks in the background while working. I would recommend against that. Eliminate background distractions - reddit, podcasts, anything. If I browse reddit while I wait for something to complete, I waste a lot of time by finishing the article/thread before taking action on finished items. This makes a lot of difference when time is limited, especially in the morning when I'll be running to catch the bus on time. If I listen to podcasts, I miss some information in the podcasts, and I miss some things on the tasks I'm working on.

I built a canned food rack. It hangs on the wall and acts as a fifo. When canned good I like are on sale, I buy a ton and never worry that there is an old can at the back of the self.

That's awesome. I'd love to see a picture of it.

In the dishwasher, I group the cutlery to make it fast to unload. This front-loads the time slightly and reduces the unloading significantly.