You could have saved the time and gone outdoors instead. Washing dishes or going for a walk - I know which I choose.
Re:Everything's broken and nobody's upset
by peterhajas on Monday September 17, 2012 @11:51AM
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> I do dishes as a fitness hack.
What does this even mean? How is this a "hack"? Is vacuuming a "fitness hack"? How about sit-ups? Or walking?
Re:Everything's broken and nobody's upset
by sliverstorm on Monday September 17, 2012 @07:32PM
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The time has come to give up on the word "hack". I let go a year or two ago.
We're at a point where in general use it is inches away from a synonym of "modify" or maybe even simply "non-default".
Re:Everything's broken and nobody's upset
by antidoh on Monday September 17, 2012 @10:59AM
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Or, overall your non-lazy and energetic personality makes you more likely to want to do these manual things, and use that time for those things instead of other things.
Which is all good, either way.
I don't use a dishwasher either but for a different reason. I do dishes as a fitness hack. No, you don't expend a lot of energy doing dishes. But doing things by hand as much as feasible leads to a less lethargic lifestyle. Another hack is not using a microwave for anything. For instance, I make oatmeal in a pot the old fashioned way; stirring constantly so that nothing burns to the bottom of the pot. I don't use a dryer. After washing clothes (no I don't do this by hand!) I put clothes on a drying rack. I fold clothes right away after they dry.
Overall these little hacks have made me less lazy and have given me a feeling of having more energy.