11 Time-Saving Tips You've Never Thought Of

You're welcome!

Something a bit different today. You may know that I’m fanatical about a few things; one is list-making, another is efficiency, and the last is using semicolons.

Today’s post brings all of those things together. Enjoy my list of 11 time-saving tips that are certain to revolutionize your life.

Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash

Save Time on Your Commute

This one’s so obvious, I can’t believe you’re not already doing it. Just leave your car unlocked and running on the street in front of your home. In the morning, you can just walk out your front door, step into your car, and go! It’s like the future, but now. (Bonus: The fuel savings from driving a car whose engine is always warmed up is incalculable.)

Simplify Your Bedtime Routine

I discovered this one by accident, but now I can’t imagine doing it any other way. When you remove your pants, pull off your socks at the same time! It’s easy: As the waistband of your pants passes over your calves on the way down, just hook your thumbs into the tops of the socks. Presto! With some practice, you won’t even need to slow down to hook the socks.

BTW, I’m pretty sure that if you leave your socks scrunched up in the legs of your pants at the end of this procedure, you can save even more time when you get dressed tomorrow by pulling on pants+socks as a single unit. This is a pro move and I recommend that you save it for after you’ve mastered the rest of the tips here.

Stop Multitasking

Multitasking is for underachievers, goldbrickers, studio executives, and has-beens. Megatasking is where it’s at for the rapid pace of the 21st century. Figure out all of the things that you need to get done to be the butt-kicking, name-taking, fortune-raking master of the universe that you know you can be, then do them all at once.

It’s easier than it sounds: Just assign tasks to the appropriate organ or limb. Your mouth does mouth tasks, hands do hand things (you have TWO of them, after all), ditto for feet, and ears do their thing. Don’t be afraid to use your elbows unconventionally. You’ve got this!

Save Time AND Precious Natural Resources

I know, this one’s a no-brainer. You’re already doing your dishes while you shower, right? By the way, the same towel works for your body and your dishes.

Make Your Pets Earn Their Keep

Strap a Swiffer pad or feather duster onto the belly of your cat or annoyingly energetic dog — I’m sure there’s a YouTube video with instructions — and they’ll take care of most of the house cleaning for you.

Quit Early

Don’t be so hung up on this completion thing. Just bail. Nobody’s actually counting how many tips you included in

P.S. Enjoy the rest of April.