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Apr 27, 2001

I find eHow a bit

I find eHow a bit disconcerting. I mean, some of the information is useful and practical, and some of it makes you think “jeez, if I managed to switch on my computer and kickstart the browser, I think I might be able to blow my nose, maybe.”

Current topics worthy of investigation:

What I would really like eHow (or in fact anyone) to tell me is the following:

  • How to spot a doomed relationship from far far away
  • How to reconcile a busy life with a stressful job and sufficient sleep
  • How to prevent bedhair
  • How to actually finish reading a book rather than ending up with six on the go at once and no clear understanding of storyline
  • How to take a holiday or a sick day and not feel guilty
  • How to not just be friends
  • How to respond to the comment “you look great - what’s up?”
  • How to tell someone you like them but not in that way
  • How to walk to work comfortably but without having to lug a change of shoes
  • How to remind myself to buy batteries
  • How to stop all my clothes turning into one enormous ball of static
  • How to find the mythical perfect shoes that every girl dreams of
  • How to avoid cancelling dates/lunches/appointments/dinners out of a fear of commitment, lack of organisation, over-tiredness, lack of clarity, workload, etc.

If you’ve got any answers, do let me know. And what would you like to know how to do? You never know - I might be able to help. Maybe.

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This is a personal site, created and curated continuously since early 2000 by Meg Pickard, a creative geek, passionate photographer, anthropologist and web experience /community /social media specialist, who works for The Guardian & lives in London, UK.
 
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