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Which soap

Manipulation 101

Nah. At least then there's 5 mins snooze. Much better than being woken up by the alarm.

I see, makes sense :)

Nah. I have to know how much time there is left. If I wake up during the night and it's 5 hours to go I'll get back to sleep immediately. If I don't know then it could be 30 seconds before the alarm, I have no idea so I'll end up thinking about that.

Botox helped me. Lol

Didn’t know that feature existed on iPhone!

Or I just take out the trash myself because my wife is busy doing something.

Works too.

Or when initiating a conversation with someone you know doesn’t hear well, say their name first to make sure they know you’re talking to them.

Not a life pro tip. It's a manipulative tactic that anyone above the age of 15 can see through. The tip here is to be the opposite. Ask someone politely to do something and be genuine and thank them. Also be sure to reciprocate the favors.

Prepare for a multi-part answer! :)

So... I rarely fall asleep with them on. Usually, I seem to sense when I'm really falling asleep for real, and peel them off.

About 95% of the time, my eyes "flap" open 30-60 mins ahead of my intended wake-up time. Alarm is almost superfluous, BUT I use a count-down timer which has a pretty piercing beep which I can easily hear in the rare event I still have the headphones on.

I'm also fortunate enough to not have a regular job - I'm a freelance IT tech, so I can schedule my first appointments for 10:00am, which gives me 5+ hrs after my intended wake up time of 5:00am. Also - the vast majority of my clients are pretty laid-back and would be understanding if I accidentally oversleep and run late - but that hasn't even happened yet.

> it makes the person feel appreciated

It makes them think that you are a manipulating douche.

I use the included app “Background Sounds” on my iPhone through a Bluetooth speaker. Accessibility—>Audio/Visual. I like “Dark Noise” or “Rain”.

I wish I could sleep with headphones on. Do you have trouble hearing your alarm in the morning?

Came here to say this!

>It builds relationship, it builds confidence, it makes the person feel appreciated

unless they see through you, and realize you actually didn't trust them to do it at all. that feeling really sucks.

I was a swimmer which can be done solo but is very boring. I think I’m gonna join back with my club team this summer. I’ve been lifting so maybe I’ll be able to come back better than I was once my cardio gets back up. Strength was that was holding me back when I was in competition

I’d start with the smaller brokerage houses and reach out to their hr department to snoop for remote opportunities. Also employment sites and agencies, searching for keywords like “full time remote”. You might be surprised, it’s becoming more common.

I have a set of Anker bluetooth headphones - at about $80.00, in my opinion they are about 80% as good as Bose sets costing three or more times as much.

I found a website called "A Soft Murmur" which is free to use, and generates VERY high quality 'white noise' - wind, waves, storms, etc and you can mix them. I have my own particular set of sounds, which transmit wirelessly with no issues to the headset I'm wearing to bed.

With the combination of large, soft earcups, noise cancellation, plus the whispering sussurus of that site - I don't hear any external sounds.

You missed League of Legends sir.

I didn't consider that. Thank you for the info.

It helps to start slowly as they’re often lip reading (like my Mom did). This way you can see if they’re actually able to hear you. Lip reading is usually not as fast and in her case with her eyes not so great, communicating was a challenge. Yeah, she refused hearing aids for a long time.

Fr. This "lifeprotip" is ridiculous.