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1d ago

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Hot take: turning on 2FA actually saved my butt last week

and that's the thing right there - we only ever hear about 2FA being annoying until someone actually tries to break into your account. the real value is that it turns getting hacked into a minor inconvenience instead of a huge disaster.

2d ago

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Found a keyboard shortcut that saves me 10 minutes a day at work

Oh man, that's the gateway shortcut for sure. I remember showing my coworker how to do Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager and they acted like I'd performed magic.

2d ago

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Hit 500 meals in my air fryer last Sunday without realizing it

Holy cow, that's awesome! 500 is a solid milestone for sure. I think it says something about how we just find these little rituals that stack up without us even noticing, like the way you can blink and a whole season has passed. It's kind of cool to look back and realize how many small wins we've had that we never actually stopped to count. You're definitely not weird for logging it, if anything it's smart to see what's working and what's not.

5d ago

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Just realized I was charging way too little for rush jobs after a client told me 'this is cheaper than my normal guy'

Kelly's absolutely right, "cheaper than my normal guy" always screams trouble and I've learned that the hard way. Had a guy say that to me once and I actually caved and gave a discount, ended up doing three times the revisions and he still complained. @jadep41's idea of quoting higher is the only smart play, saves you the headache before it starts.

5d ago

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That $10 dollar multi bit screwdriver I laughed at actually saved a call today

Oh man, hard disagree. Those gas station multitools are just stamped metal junk that'll strip out the first time you actually need them. You're way better off saving that ten bucks for a real tool.