PSA: That $15 writing prompt book from Amazon was a complete waste of my money

I bought a book called "5000 Creative Writing Prompts" last month for 15 bucks. Figured it would give me fresh ideas for my fantasy novel. But every prompt was stuff like "write about a red door" or "describe a rainy day." Nothing unique or weird. I got better ideas scrolling Twitter for free. Has anyone found an actual good prompt source that doesn't feel like homework?

Can we talk about how my old Wacom tablet felt better than my new iPad for drawing?

I used my old Intuos 4 for about 8 years before upgrading to an iPad Pro last spring. Turns out the screen texture on the iPad makes my hand slip around too much and I miss the paper-like feel of the old tablet. Anyone else stick with an older setup because it just feels right?

That sagging gate project that took me 3 weekends instead of 1 day

That one painter changed my mind about waterborne primer

I always thought waterborne primer was junk for body work until I watched this old guy at a shop in Phoenix lay down a perfect epoxy coat on a damp 100 degree day. He told me to feel the humidity and trust the chemistry, not the rumors. Any of you guys actually prefer waterborne over solvent for certain jobs?

Can we talk about how everyone says to post at 9am but my audience is totally different

I visited a local coffee shop downtown called Brew & Bloom last Saturday and noticed their Instagram posts blow up at 2pm on weekdays, not morning times. Everybody keeps pushing these generic best times to post lists, but my cleaning business gets way more engagement when I share before noon on Mondays. Why do we keep acting like one algorithm trick works for every single account? Has anyone else tested your own hours and found the popular advice just doesnt fit your people?

My grandma's 50 cent stew starter changed how I cook...

I was at her place in Pittsburgh last fall and she pulled out a jar of her own canned tomato base she's been making since the 70s... Tossed it in a pot with some cheap veggies and it tasted better than anything I spend $20 on now, anyone else got a family trick that saves money?

PSA: That cheap pruning sealer from the hardware store cost me 3 mature oaks

I lost about $800 worth of trees on a client's property in North Carolina last spring. Used that spray-on pruning sealant on some big cuts, thought I was doing the right thing. Turns out it trapped moisture inside and led to rot that spread down the trunks. Had to remove all three. Anyone else had bad results with that stuff?

Switched from frozen veggies to the discount produce bin 3 months ago

I used to grab the $3 bag of frozen broccoli every week. Now I buy the marked down bell peppers and onions for 99 cents. What's your go-to cheap produce hack?

Was Team Compost Bin Until I Actually Tried A Tumbler

I spent two years doing a pile in the corner of my yard in Phoenix and thought tumblers were just overpriced plastic. Then my neighbor let me use her dual chamber tumbler for a month and I flipped completely. My pile took 8 months to break down but her tumbler gave me usable compost in just 6 weeks. Anyone else have a similar switch or am I late to this party?

Took me 18 months to realize I was manually feeding wrong on every roughing pass

Was watching a YouTube video from a guy in Detroit who showed his feed rate overlay and I realized my machine was screaming because I was treating every pass like a finishing pass, not using the extra inch per tooth that solid carbide can actually take, anyone else ever get that wake-up call from watching someone else's setup?