Learn how to tie your shoes

Yes, yes, you've probably already learned how to do this. But did you know there are as many as 16 different ways to tie them? Check out Ian's Shoelace Site. I tried one of the ways and it seems to work well. He claims to have cut his shoe-tying time down to 1/3 of the time. Not that tying shoes is time consuming, but it's kinda neat doing it differently (original link was found in Seth Godin's blog).

As far as saving time where it doesn't need to be saved, I wonder if anyone else does this. Microwave instructions often say to set the timer for 30 seconds or 60 seconds. Since my finger is on the "3" button, I just hit it twice instead of hitting the "3" button and then the "0" button. It's not like an extra 3 seconds is going to blow up your lunch. If I'm warming something up, I'll often use times like 1:11, 33, or 22.

It's not like any of this will change your life. But hey, if you're in to saving time, check out the "Mr. Show" skit regarding mayostard and mustardayonnaise. (You can see it on YouTube.com if you sign up. Apparently the skit is of "questionable" content so signing up is required)


-- C.