我们为了实现目标而躲避重拳出击，通过谈判达成交易，在车里和卫星广播说再见，**一个浮动立体声音响。

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打孔包装动机

贾斯多格尔松·罗格尔松照片

不同意一篇帖子是完全可以的，特别是当你解释你的想法时，就像chip19在回复我们关于通过保持沉默来实现你的目标的帖子时所做的那样：

我倾向于同意本文的相反观点，即如果你告诉别人，那么你更有可能这样做。然而，我认为这篇文章确实很好地区分了告诉另一个人是满意还是不满意。

大约一年前，我真的很想和某人谈一些事情，但我真的很紧张。我告诉我的几个密友，我打算在周二上午9点做。我甚至告诉我的一个练习业余拳击的朋友，如果我不做的话，就给我脸上一拳。当那一刻到来时，我紧张得要命，但我只是想到如果我失败了，每个人都会感到多么失望——而被我的朋友拳打脚踢会造成多大的伤害。

我想这真的取决于你的性格。在朋友和家人眼里，我喜欢成功和坚定，因此，如果我告诉他们我要做些什么，我很可能会尽我所能信守诺言

旧枕头容易损坏

迪库恩摄

糊涂虫对你那些旧枕头有个好主意：

如果你的枕头有点过了它的黄金期，它将成为一个伟大的狗垫。商用狗被褥很贵，而且我认为它不能提供足够的填充物来保持舒适，特别是对于有关节问题的老年动物。但随着年龄的增长，一个“人”的枕头变得越来越扁平，似乎是狗的理想选择。

我放了两个旧枕头套，开口方向相反，这样枕头就完全盖住了。你的狗会喜欢他的新床闻起来像你

通过谈判达成协议

照片由jenn_jenn拍摄

喜欢便宜货吗？如果你愿意通过谈判来达到目的，Sweetmonkey会给你一些建议：

以下是一些关于谈判的想法，无论是在craigslist上还是在其他地方。我相信我会重复别人评论中的一些想法：

1. Know the going price of the item elsewhere, as well as the rarity of the item. This will help you to determine a reasonable set of expectati***, as well as spot prices that are too good to be true.
2. Know the maximum you are willing to pay BEFORE you start negotiating. This is your "reservation price", the point at which are you indifferent between the item and the money. Anything above this, and you're better off keeping your money. Anything below this, and you've negotiated a good deal.
3. Figure out what you'll do if you don't make a deal. This is your "BATNA", the best alternative to a negotiated agreement. For example, if I want to buy a camera but it turns out to be too expensive, my BATNA might be to borrow a vacuum from a friend. Alternatively, suppose I need to get flowers for an anniversary, and I'm talking to the only person in town who has flowers. My BATNA might be to get some other kind of gift, which might be a poor substitute. This makes getting the deal done more important.
4. In a related point, think about walking away ahead of time. If you convince yourself that you HAVE to have the item in question, you're likely to adjust your reservation price on the fly, which is always a bad idea. This happens with frequency in timed aucti***, where people tend to incorrectly perceive scarcity and feel urgency just because the auction is about to end. Just before the end of the auction, the adjust their reservation price upward and end up paying more than they really wanted to. This can lead to a "winner's curse" scenario. If you've already c***idered walking away, you're much less likely to get into this situation.
5. While we're on the topic of walking away, don't walk away in order to convince the other person to lower the price. This kind of "brink**anship" is a hard-ball tactic that isn't usually a good idea. It makes people upset and less likely to be rational.
6. Understand who you're negotiating with. If this is someone with whom you might negotiate again, you need to take this into account. If you establish a positive, productive relati***hip with a seller, they often remember that going forward, and may be willing to give you a better deal or advise you of interesting items before putting them up for sale to the general public. Plus, you might build up some good karma by treating others well. If you are POSITIVE this will be a one-time deal, you might be willing to push a little harder. Think carefully about this.
7. Understand what you want to get out of the negotiation, and if possible, find out what the other person wants. Sometimes, it's just about the money, but often, there is more to the story. Let's say you're buying a puppy. Maybe the person selling the dog just wants to get rid of it or make a little cash, but maybe they are really attached to the puppy. In that case, they may want most of all to "find a good home" for it. Can you give them some assurance that your home is the one? Maybe talk about why you want a dog and what it will mean to you to have one.
8. Determine whether money is the only way to trade. If cash is an issue, you can ask the other person if they'd be willing to trade or accept something else in lieu of money. If you're buying a camera, for example, and are an avid photographer, you might be able to offer to take and print a family portrait for the seller in exchange for the equipment. The more you know the other person, the easier this is.
9. Know yourself. Negotiating in person isn't always better—it depends on your personality. Be honest with yourself: are you a people-pleaser who is likely to cave in on a negotiation in order to avoid conflict or make the other person happy? If so, an email negotiation might be better. On the other hand, if you want to use some of the other points above, it will be much simpler in person.
10. Practice, practice, practice. Opportunities to negotiate exist everywhere, not just in purchases. The more comfortable you get, the better you'll be.

告别卫星广播

杰拉德·埃维斯顿摄

Reader WB向我们展示了一种将卫星收音机倾倒在车内而不会错过任何音乐的好方法：

当我锻炼的时候，我用黑莓上的Slacker收音机应用程序作为音乐播放器。他们有相当广泛的频道，几乎涵盖所有类型的音乐。今天早上，当我开车去上班时，我突然想到，也许我的iPod插孔（eBay上的卡带播放器种类为1.99）可以在我的汽车音响上播放视频流，而且它起了作用。我可能不是第一个弄明白这一点的人，但我觉得值得一提，以防万一。有了这个黑客，基本上没有必要为卫星广播付费。

浮动曲调

基思写了一篇关于他用便携式冷却器**的浮动立体声的文章，类似于DIY便携式空调：

我喜欢在夏天给河里装管子，但是如果没有好的音乐，德州炎热的一天，美丽的乡村，冰冷的啤酒，会是什么样子呢？可以购买浮动或防水收音机，其中大多数兼作冷却器，但我从来没有发现一个真正产生严重音量的收音机。更糟糕的是，德克萨斯州中部的河流通常位于深峡谷中，几乎没有无线电接收。我曾在河上看到人们带着标准的冷藏箱，这些冷藏箱是为音频定制的，但我在网上找不到**它们的人，甚至找不到任何关于如何**的信息。所以，我开始了一个项目，使我自己的立体声冷却器，下面可能是第一个互联网指南如何建立一个。

对于一个图片一个图片的穿行，详细的说明，和防水免责声明，击中了如何建立一个立体声冷却器。

取消那些卡

安德烈斯鲁埃达摄

尽管马特丢了钱包，但他还是去找其他旅行者的助手：

去年夏天我在东欧的一辆出租车上丢了钱包，我知道我需要注销信用卡。不幸的是，晚上11点，我站在克罗地亚的一个街角上，无法“找到你账单背面的****电话号码”。

在这一集之后，我创建了cancelthatchcard.com，一个列出美国和其他60个国家信用卡****号码的网站。