Used to track every single coffee I drank, now I just log the morning one

I used to have a whole spread for coffee consumption. Date, time, brew method, beans. It was exhausting. Then my favorite mug broke last Tuesday and I just stopped caring. Now I only log my first cup of the day and it actually tells me more about my routine than the full list ever did. Anyone else ditch a complex tracker for something simpler?

Stumbled on a stat about how many books never get finished

Tbh I was scrolling through some reading stats on a site last week and found out that nearly 1 in 4 books purchased in the US never get read past page 18. That blew my mind because I always assumed people just gave up halfway through if they didn't like it. Found that detail buried in a report from a publishing survey thing. Has anyone else seen data like this that made you rethink how you read?

Tried air-drying client hair vs using my diffuser attachment

I tested air-drying on two clients with similar 3A curls last week and the diffuser gave way more volume and less frizz every time. Has anyone found a way to make air-drying work better for curly hair without it turning into a mess?

Changed my mind about cheap non-stick pans after burning 4 eggs in a row yesterday

I always bought the $12 TFal pans from Target because they're cheap. But I burnt breakfast yesterday. Fried eggs stuck like cement. Saw my neighbor's cast iron skillet after he seasoned it 6 times. Night and day difference. He said his great grandma used the same pan for 40 years. I ordered a Lodge skillet for $25. Anyone else give up on non-stick for cast iron?

The time I swapped my cheap impact driver for a Makita I got off Craigslist

Honestly, I thought a tool is a tool until that old Makita ripped out a stuck bolt that my Ryobi had been stripping for 20 minutes. What kind of stuff have you guys found surprisingly better than you expected secondhand?

Showerthought: Remember when generic store brand stuff was always bad? Now it's sometimes better.

I used to swear off store brand ketchup after a bad experience in 2018 with a watery bottle from a discount grocery in Cleveland. But last month I grabbed the Aldi organic version on a whim and honestly it beat Heinz in a blind taste test my wife ran. Has anyone else noticed the quality gap closing on certain items or is it just me?

Spilled coffee on a stranger at Union Station last month, now we swap plant cuttings every Sunday

I was rushing to catch the 8:15 Amtrak to New Haven and my whole iced latte ended up on this lady's tote bag. She laughed it off and noticed the succulent pin on my jacket. Turns out she runs a little plant swap in Brooklyn and now I get rare pothos varieties from her. Has anyone else made a solid friend from a clumsy moment?

Three years ago I tried to roast a whole chicken and the smoke alarm woke up the whole building

Heads up - found a rotten support beam inside a chimney in an old house near downtown Portland yesterday

Talked to a retired plumber at my nephew's cookout and he said something that made me rethink how I load the dishwasher.

He told me that spinning arm gets blocked by tall pots in the bottom rack all the time and that's why my glasses come out cloudy, so has anyone else had better luck running a rinse cycle before loading everything in?