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Nov 2021
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#398 - Life Hacks 206

Chris Williamson
About this episode

Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for another Life Hacks episode.

Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life.

Expect to learn why I'm moving to Texas, how to track your barbell speed, how to get free golf club trackers, why Yusef thinks that snidely charging VAT is reprehensible, how to hack ASOS sizing, how to stop yourself from buying junk in the supermarket, why you only need one foreign plug converter and much more...

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Extra Stuff:

RepOne Bar Velocity Tracker - https://reponestrength.com/ 

Digitise Your Photos - https://www.cleardatagroup.co.uk/ 

Order everything in multiple sizes from ASOS and use free returns.

Go monthly, not annual for memberships as a reminder.

Toilet cistern pucks - https://amzn.to/3CYQbts 

Eat a sandwich before shopping.

Percy Pigs secret low calorie ice cream.

iOS Optical Character Recognition.

Ask “What’s the budget?”

Avoid overwhelm by clearing your Capture Inbox.

Coredy Vacuum Cleaner - https://amzn.to/3EX9iVe 

Send someone a video introduction.

Arccos Ping Club Tracker Deal - https://uk.arccosgolf.com/pages/ping 

Send a summary email of negotiation calls “As Discussed”.

Use a single converter and a multi socket.

MacroFactor - https://www.strongerbyscience.com/macrofactor/ 

Meteomatics - https://www.meteomatics.com/en/ (do not use)

"I’ll send a car."

Watch Invasion

Watch A Quiet Place

Watch Kin

Watch Dave Not Coming Back

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