Practical Hot Takes

302 practical hot takes across all categories.

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   Tipping culture has gotten completely out of control in AmericaMoney
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   Buying the fancy toilet paper is the best small luxuryLifestyle
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   Typing speed is the most undervalued professional skillWork
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   Buying individual bananas beats buying bunchesLifestyle
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   Carrying a balance on credit cards is never worth whatever you're buyingMoney
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   Luck is just preparation meeting opportunity wearing a disguisePhilosophy
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   Grocery delivery fees are ridiculous when you own a carMoney
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   Expensive gym memberships are wasted money — bodyweight exercises are freeMoney
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   Open floor plan offices destroyed workplace productivity and happinessLifestyle
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    Coffee shop workers deserve tips more than restaurant servers doSociety
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    You should date at least 3 years before getting marriedRelationships
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    Staying together 'for the kids' teaches children that misery and obligation are what love looks likeRelationships
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    Background noise apps are better than office silence or office noiseWork
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    You should always be friends with someone before dating themRelationships
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    Coincidences are just patterns our brains are desperate to seePhilosophy
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    A relationship can't survive if your partner works away 3 weeks per monthRelationships
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    Taking a full lunch break makes you more productive, not lessWork
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    Every meeting over 30 minutes is just bad planning disguised as collaborationWork
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    Expensive weddings are a waste when that money could be a down payment on a houseMoney
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    Free samples at Costco count as lunchLifestyle
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    Having separate bedrooms would save most marriagesRelationships
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    Multitasking is just doing multiple things badly at onceWork
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    Doodling during meetings is actually advanced focus modeLifestyle
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    Folding fitted sheets is a waste of time — just stuff them in the closetLifestyle
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    Restaurant appetizers are the biggest waste of moneyMoney
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    If you find an iPhone on the street, keeping it is theftSociety
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    Finding a penny on the ground is still worth picking upMoney
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    Keeping up with your parents' lifestyle in your 20s is financially impossible nowMoney
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    Buying lunch at work is better than packing itMoney
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    Libraries are just free coworking spaces with books as decoration nowSociety