Life Skills(Page 2)

Research-backed advice to make your daily life a little better—or at least a little easier.

Latest in Life Skills

A studio shot of a heap of Nintendo games shot from above.
DIY

Why you should still buy physical copies of video games

By Justin Pot

A phone with water in the speaker
DIY

How to get water out of your phone speaker

By Abby Ferguson

Closeup image of a hand writing down on a white blank notebook on wooden table
DIY

Why writing by hand is better for remembering things

By Justin Pot

Redhead girl sitting on green spring grass writing down her thoughts in notebook.
DIY

Why you should journal while soaking up nature

By Alisha McDarris

Used coffee grounds on the paper filter
DIY

10 clever ways to reuse coffee grounds

By Debbie Wolfe

a bowl of nuts, dried fruit
DIY

Chew on trail mix with these 6 crunchy and tasty recipes

By Vinny Panza

a black bike helmet dangles from the handlebars of a bicycle
DIY

6 things you didn’t know had expiration dates

By Justin Pot

smoke from a fire in front of the sun and over forests
DIY

How YOU can prevent wildfires

By Alisha McDarris

Dog sitting in nature in sunglasses
DIY

Are you wearing the right sunglasses? How to prevent eye sunburn.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a couple wearing glasses sits on the grass watching the eclipse
Science

How to look at the eclipse without damaging your eyes

By Claire Maldarelli

the ring of the sun during a solar eclipse
Science

How to photograph solar eclipse: The only guide you need

By Stan Horaczek

two sets of legs walking on a wooden boardwalk
DIY

The benefits of barefoot shoes: A beginner’s guide

By Alisha McDarris

illustration of two people in bed, one sleeping, one awake
DIY

How to fix your sleep schedule without pulling an all-nighter

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

citizen science vacation
DIY

How ordinary travelers can become citizen scientists

By Alisha McDarris

Laundry room with modern appliaces
DIY

How to clean your washer and dryer (and why you should)

By Abby Ferguson

three stories of round library shelves
DIY

Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library

By Justin Pot

three colored bamboo toothbrushes in a ceramic glass on green background
DIY

To rinse or not to rinse? You might be brushing your teeth wrong.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a woman in a pushup position on the floor
DIY

A beginner-friendly guide to the perfect push-up

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a pile of white and brown sweaters
DIY

How to store winter clothes during the warmer months

By Abby Ferguson

How to Fat Bike
DIY

How to Fat Bike

By Alisha McDarris

Water bladder on your bike, water reservoir
DIY

How to clean your hydration bladder before your next hike or workout

By Alisha McDarris

Here are a few tips to get you started on your morning.
DIY

How to wake up

By Abby Ferguson

skiing on a slope
DIY

How to learn to ski and snowboard (The right way)

By Alisha McDarris

A top row of red Craftman cordless drills, a second row of screwdrivers by Klein Tools, a third row of circular saws by DeWalt, and a fourth row of the Ryobi Multi Tool.
Gear

The best gifts for DIYers

By Bob Beacham, Brandt Ranj, Jen McCaffery, Tony Carrick

Ozempic weight loss drug injectable on red background
Health

The unintended side effects of popular weight loss drugs

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Men making friends and fishing together with thermal cups
Health

Our evolving ideas about friendship can help fight loneliness

By Jessica D. Ayers / The Conversation

A honey-infused Bee's Knees cocktail on a white plate on a table next to a jar of honey, some lemons, and a honey dipper.
DIY

The science behind mixing honey into cocktails

By Noah Lederman

A woman wearing ultraviolet makeup or body paint on half her face, standing under a blacklight.
DIY

4 science tricks to scare up a better Halloween costume

By Dan Seitz

Two older men working in a well-lit white room, using two different types of saws to cut wood: a jigsaw and a miter saw.
DIY

A woodworker’s guide to choosing the right saw for each cut

By Jean Levasseur

A person holding a smartphone featuring Duolingo, one of the best free language learning apps.
DIY

The best free language learning apps for building your vocabulary and conversational skills

By Stacey L. Nash

A person walking barefoot across a fallen tree trunk in a forest.
DIY

How to start hiking barefoot, if you’re into that kind of thing

By Alisha McDarris

A young Black person with short dyed-blonde hair wearing a yellow jacket and eclipse glasses while looking up at an eclipse in front of some residential buildings.
DIY

How to watch Saturday’s ‘ring of fire’ eclipse from wherever you are

By John Kennedy

Person cooking whole pumpkin and roasting pumpkin seeds to get pumpkin health benefits
Health

Why you should be eating more pumpkin this fall

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A drawer inside a cabinet, after someone has installed the drawer slides to hold it in place.
DIY

The fastest way to install drawer slides

By Jean Levasseur

Purple, blue, and white meteors fall at night during October stargazing
Science

A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse and Hunter’s Moon will bring lunar drama to October’s skies

By Laura Baisas

Person talking to a therapist, probably talking about overcoming their fears of therapy.
DIY

5 common concerns about therapy and how to overcome them

By Alexandra Frost

Loud concerts are wrecking your ears
DIY

Loud concerts are wrecking your ears

By Cory Portnuff / The Conversation

A lineup of the best language software on a blue and white background
Gear

The best language learning software of 2024

By Nicholas Ware

A man wearing a black shirt and a white baseball cap looking down while many dead leaves fall and fly around him, probably as he's trying to get the leaves off his lawn.
DIY

The best way to get rid of leaves this fall

By Jillian Mock

A woman sitting in her living room looking at her smartphone while sitting on her yoga mat.
DIY

The best workout apps for all kinds of exercise

By Stacey L. Nash

A smartphone screen displaying the Google Maps app icon.
DIY

How to share your location on Google Maps

By Tony Carrick

Someone filling a glass of water probably wondering if there are PFAS in it.
DIY

2 ways of knowing if there are PFAS in your drinking water

By Shi En Kim

Person putting on a fresh knitted sweater
DIY

How to get your stale-smelling clothes ready for sweater weather

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person with curly black hair and brown skin rinsing shampoo off after washing hair
Health

Are you washing your hair too much or not enough?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Stressed person probably wondering if they're suffering from burnout
DIY

Are you burned out? Here’s how your body might be telling you.

By Neha Sangwan

Kid with blonde hair wearing a blue COVID mask holding books and a backpack on the first day of school
Health

How to avoid getting COVID again

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

person learning how to use trekking poles
DIY

Learn how to use trekking poles and improve your time on the trail

By Alisha McDarris

A laptop on a desk, probably with Apple apps for Windows installed
DIY

You can use many of your Apple apps on Windows. Here’s how.

By David Nield

Supermoon and full moon closeup
Science

The upcoming ‘blue supermoon’ will be the biggest of the year

By Rachel Feltman

Person carefully hiking uphill
DIY

6 uphill hiking tips to prevent your legs from turning into jelly

By Alisha McDarris

Person smiling with airpods on
DIY

How to clean AirPods and other headphones

By Natasha Roy

Doxycycline antibiotic pill for STI and STD prevention on a coral background
DIY

This ‘morning after’ pill could prevent STIs from unprotected sex

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Brown-skinned child with black braids at the grocery store holding ripe fruit like pineapple and papaya in arms
Environment

Pick the sweetest, ripest fruit with this science-based guide

By Sara Chodosh

A person sits with their laptop on their legs and Amazon open in their browser to figure out how to cancel Amazon Prime.
DIY

How to cancel Amazon Prime in 5 easy steps

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

person holds hand to ear, old magazine illustration
DIY

This gadget from 1930 let people ‘talk’ to the dead—with a magic trick

By Bill Gourgey

best smoke detectors sliced header
Gear

The best smoke detectors in 2024, according to experts

By Brandon Russell

A notebook with Spanish verb conjugations, written probably in the process of learning two languages simultaneously
DIY

You should learn two languages at once

By Amanda Svachula

Amber tree sap dripping from a branch.
DIY

How to keep tree sap from ruining your car’s paint

By Maddi Langweil

antique store furniture
Environment

Pro tips for buying high-quality used furniture—and keeping it looking new

By Carla Delgado

A homemade electrolyte drink that's a pale green lime color, on a cutting board next to some lime slices and sugar.
DIY

2 easy homemade electrolyte drinks that actually work

By Alisha McDarris

Deer tick passing tick-borned diseases to a young person by biting back of the neck
Health

6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A shower of Perseids meteors lights up the sky in 2009 in this NASA time-lapse image.
Science

Two full moons, colorful meteors, and an asteroid will light up August’s sky

By Laura Baisas

A redheaded person in a blue plaid shirt sitting at a desktop computer, doing work and trying to minimize distractions while working from home.
DIY

How to avoid distractions while working from home

By Whitson Gordon

Borax powder in multicolor scoops on a blue background
Health

Don’t drink or douche with Borax, no matter what TikTok tells you

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira