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Run Your Life

Cook, clean, fix, move, train and recover: the practical skills that make every day easier.

For: anyone living on their own for the first time, or tired of fighting their own home.

18readings
2.3 hoursof reading
3stages
8 quick reads · 9 reads · 1 course
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Stage 1

Start

4 readings · 14 min
  1. 01Quick readQuiz4 min

    How to Stock a Kitchen From Zero: The Minimalist Culinary Toolkit

    Stock a kitchen from zero.
  2. 02Quick readQuiz4 min

    Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: The 4 Pillars of Flawless Flavor

    Salt, fat, acid, heat: why food tastes good.
  3. 03Quick readQuiz3 min

    Laundry, Actually Explained

    Laundry, actually explained.
  4. 04Quick readQuiz3 min

    Dishes & a Clean Kitchen Without the Dread

    Dishes and a clean kitchen without the dread.
Stage 2

Understand

8 readings · 37 min
  1. 05ReadQuiz5 min

    Cooking Well on a Tight Budget: Think in Servings, Not Sticker Prices

    Cook well on a tight budget.
  2. 06ReadQuiz6 min

    Food Safety at Home: The Rules That Actually Matter

    Food safety: the rules that actually matter.
  3. 07Quick readQuiz4 min

    Fix-It Basics

    Fix-it basics.
  4. 08Quick readQuiz4 min

    How to Fix Almost Anything: The Diagnostic Mindset for Home Maintenance

    The diagnostic mindset for fixing almost anything.
  5. 09Quick readQuiz4 min

    Renting: Leases, Deposits, and Your Rights

    Renting: leases, deposits and your rights.
  6. 10ReadQuiz5 min

    Moving House Without Chaos

    Moving house without chaos.
  7. 11Quick readInteractiveQuiz4 min

    Your Utility Bills, Decoded

    Your utility bills, decoded.
  8. 12ReadQuiz5 min

    Designing for Calm: Environmental Psychology, Light, and Clutter Reduction

    Design a calmer space.
Stage 3

Go deep

6 readings · 1.5 hours
  1. 13ReadQuiz5 min

    How Practice Actually Works (Deliberate Practice)

    How practice actually works.
  2. 14ReadInteractiveQuiz7 min

    Running Without Wrecking Yourself

    Running without wrecking yourself.
  3. 15ReadQuiz6 min

    Choking Under Pressure: Why Skilled People Fall Apart When It Matters

    Why skilled people choke under pressure.
  4. 16ReadQuiz5 min

    The Science of Bread: Four Ingredients and a Lot of Time

    The science of bread.
  5. 17ReadQuiz6 min

    Fermentation: Letting Microbes Do the Cooking

    Fermentation.
  6. 18CourseQuizabout an hour

    Cooking Fundamentals: The Default Course

    Cooking Fundamentals: the full course.
When you finish

cook one new dish a week for a year; that's 52 dishes.

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