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What small piece of advice you would like to give that isn't heard enough ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Computer related:

Don't be your family computer savy guy, you just found yourself a bunch payless jobs...
Long desks are cool and all, but the amount the space they occupy is not worth it.
Block work related phone calls at weekends, being disturbed at your leisure for things that could be resolved on Mondays will sour your day.

Buying stuff:

There is expensive because of brand and expensive because of material quality, do your research.
Buck buying is underrated, save yourself a few bucks, pile that toilet paper until the ceiling is you must.
Second hand/broken often means never cleaned, lubricated or with easy fixable problem.

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[–] [email protected] 106 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Proof-read your writing; even when writing titles.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

hahah, noted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Titles can be edited on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A good exercise is to read your essay from the bottom up. Start at the last complete sentence and when you're done read the one above. You'll catch more things that way because your mind has to change the perspective.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I change the font and size, it snaps my brain out of "I already know this text has no errors, I've been looking at it while writing it" mode and allows it to more easily read it anew