Tried that pinky thing once and almost launched my coffee across the room.

Boundaries are KEY in those situations. My own clumsiness means I'd probably fumble the extra tools anyway. Still, letting people watch is fine, but keep their hands to themselves.

My old Kindle wiped out like 27 books after one update and I just sat there staring at it for a full minute. I felt so betrayed by a rectangle. Now I have backup folders on my laptop that are a chaotic mess, but at least they exist. It's kind of funny how a device failing so badly is what finally taught me to be less lazy about my own files.

Is this the new life hack or are we all just desperate to not stare at the microwave? My brain would short circuit trying to remember what I was supposed to do in those two minutes.