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See also DIY home repair —  many clever hacks I invented.

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/100-life-hacks-that-make-life-easier.html often feature

• inexpensive objects, /repurposed/
• memory aids to help you remember or recognize
• [u=underrated lifestyle adjustments, not necessarily hacks]
• [ = innovative ]
• [$ = high monetary value]
• [i=scratching a big itch(such as an persistent annoyance), satisfying]

— now the list, half ranked by value and unfamiliarity

• fake finger and fake coins in my pouch
• before you throw away a post-it note, run it around a key of your keyboard, to collect some dirt.
• [i] to add cushion inside backpack for laptop, I found a big bubble foam wrapping sheet
• [iu] standardized abbreviations of people’s names
• [u] periodically clean up contacts, imp docs
• clean out lotion bottles (ideally with a lid) to keep phone out of sight from minor theft. Better put a name on it.
  • Usable in office, on vacation etc
• [iu] English vocab blog to help me refresh
• [u] toilet roll dispenser tends to become empty and left empty , causing real inconvenience to me the next user. I decided to put a huge roll high up in a corner, similar to first-aid box in any U.S. office.
• — 66_wellness
• slow jogging in my slippers
• — 44_tech
• I freeze wpress version(s) for some of my blogs. This way, when the auto-update blogs experience issues after upgrade, I have a live comparison.
• [u] small bundle in c:\0 + bigger bundle in c:\0x to ease back-up
• [i] a single bpost comparing a group of related tags and categories
• —  22_vacation:
• [$] do something unusual when locking your home gate before a long trip, to help you remember you have definitely locked it.
  • spit on it?
  • talk to it?
  • punch it?
  • take a picture
• when heading home, dump soiled clothing into a plastic bag, then toss in some scented soap complimentary of the hotel.

Most of the rating schemes are well-established in specific industries

[w=quasi fixed-width]
[ww=fixed-width, great as bullet point]
[x=extensible]

— [ww] smiley 3-levels only .. 🙁 … 😐 … 🙂
more about experience/feedback rather than recommendation/endorsement
— [ww] 👎 👍 thumbs 2-level only
less granular than stars with half-star, but offers negative
— star-rating as in hotels .. Sometimes I prefer star rating with half-stars ★☆
eg: https://btv-open.dreamhosters.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=24863&action=edit&classic-editor

— [ww x] small integer grade.. Sometimes I prefer a numeric rating from 1-5 or 1-10
This is the most flexible, most granular rating scheme
— [x] triple-A as in credit_rating .. Sometimes I prefer S&P + Fitch rating symbols — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_rating

• AAA+ > AAA > AA+ > AA > A+ > A > A—
• The +/- feature is more granular than half-star, but less granular than numeric rating.

— [w x] letter grade as in exams:

• A+, A-, B+, B-
• B is often above-average
• C is often below-average, but in some contexts need to be presented as “decent effort”.
• D and possibly E for more granularity
• F for fail
• The +/- feature is more granular than half-star, but less granular than numeric rating.

— color scheme
deep green
standard green
light yellow
standard yellow
light amber
standard amber
dark amber
light red
standard red
dark red