Anyone have any general life tips, advice, or “hacks” to share? I’ve got two to start with:
When scheduling a meeting/appointment/date/whatever, immediately lead with a specific time and place. “6pm Thursday at the park?” is far better than “what days and times work for you?”. I find 99% of the time the other person will just say “yes” and you can skip all the back and forth.
If you are feeling cold, tuck in your undershirt to retain heat
Sorry to be cheesy on y’all, but take care of your ears. If our favorite pass time involves music, the most precious asset we have is not gear nor software, but our unreplaceable and unfixable ears. If I could tell my 15 year old self one thing, that would be it.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I say this very unironically, lemons are super cheap, and lemonade with some sugar (adjust sugar amount to taste) is super good, especially if the weather is hot.
If you feel it and if you have some around,you can also add some drops of Orange or Citrus fruit juice
Me and my Dad always do some lemonade now whenever it feels hot, and i really like this new habit.
Indeed, spend 10-20 quid on some decent ear plugs if you go to or play gigs. I didn’t and now have tinnitus but wearing plugs actually makes the music sound better at gigs.
Stop smoking tobacco, it’s shitty, costs money, a lot of nice people pretend they don’t mind how much it makes you stink. Don’t give up gradually, don’t move to a weaker brand or start vaping. Just stop, you’re not a child.
All that is advice it took me 35 years to process, but at least I got there eventually. Get there too.
I think it’s more like my 18 year old self the did the most ear damage. I never had earplugs until I started playing in a loud band in 1994. By that time my 18 year old self was long gone. Now I got plenty of ringing. Used to be able hear everything - which trumpet player in the orchestra was out of tune… not now!