Category Archives: How-To Lessons

Quick, simple, practical lessons on a variety of topics.

HOW-TO: five ways to remove the worry and stress from your life

By Ryan | Published: September 20, 2009

Tomorrow morning I vanish off the face of the earth, technologically speaking, for eight days. I’m leaving and I’ll be totally un-wired. I was planning on writing eight extra LSNED facts this weekend, and scheduling them to trickle out while I was gone. Eight. That’s a lot. Each one takes over an hour to uncover, [...]

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HOW-TO: take a perfect, productive, energizing nap

By Ryan | Published: September 7, 2009

Much like the story on hammocks, I’ve put a lot of personal research time into this topic. I just hope you appreciate the result of my intensive studies into napping. Here we have a quick lesson on how you can boost your productivity, energy, and creativity with a mid-day nap. Step 1: Don’t feel guilty. [...]

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HOW-TO: make a musical instrument out of office supplies

By Ryan | Published: September 1, 2009

The fundamentals at work in any stringed instrument are rather simple. The only reason that a guitar might cost upwards of $500 bucks is because of its ability to produce a vibrant sound, its tonal vocabulary, and its aesthetic sensibilities. If we throw all such expectations out the window, we can make a perfectly acceptable [...]

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HOW-TO: perfectly saute mushrooms like a pro chef

By Ryan | Published: August 27, 2009

Preface: Up until this point I’ve been dishing up a fact-of-the-day. But straight-up facts is not all that LSNED is about. This marks the first post of a new category featuring “how-to” tutorials and lessons. They will still be quick, bite-sized and fun, and most importantly we’ll continue to Learn Something New Every Day! I [...]

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