Slower, better, and worth the effort
Every rechargeable device in your house runs on roughly the same chemistry, and that chemistry wears out in a predictable way. A battery holds a bit less charge each month, and one day the phone that used to reach bedtime is dead by…
Read the articleEvery sample in a flooring showroom looks good. They are six inches long, held at chest height under bright light, and none of them have been walked on. The price spread between two boards that look nearly identical can be four to one…
Read the articleThe weekly report arrives on a Sunday morning with a number attached, the number is worse than you expected, and then nothing happens. This is such a consistent pattern that it is worth asking what the number is actually good for. Part of…
Read the articleWalking has one enormous advantage over every other kind of exercise: it requires no decisions. No kit to pack, no class to book, no changing room, no skill to acquire, nothing to be bad at in front of strangers. You put shoes on…
Read the articleA sofa is usually the most expensive piece of furniture in a house and the one that gets the least research, because of when it is bought. Somebody is moving in three weeks, or the old one has finally gone through at the…
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