Cold press on the wrists, not the forehead
Run cold water over your wrists and the back of your neck for thirty seconds. Blood runs close to the surface there and you cool down faster than with a wet towel on the head.
Run cold water over your wrists and the back of your neck for thirty seconds. Blood runs close to the surface there and you cool down faster than with a wet towel on the head.
Check the distilled water in the inverter battery every two months and top up to the marked line. This one habit is the difference between a battery lasting four years and dying in eighteen months. Distilled only — tap water ruins the cells.
A first aid box nobody else can find is not a first aid box. Same shelf, never moved, and tell the house where it is. Check the expiry on the ointments every Diwali when you clean anyway.
A clay matka keeps water at exactly the temperature your throat actually wants. Rinse it every third day, keep it on a wet cloth, and change the water daily. Zero electricity, and nobody gets a sore throat in May.
Search your bank SMS for 'autopay' and 'recurring'. Almost every household is paying for at least one thing nobody has opened since last year. It takes twenty minutes once and pays out every month.
That is all 5 of them. बस, इतना ही।
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