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Written for Ridents: the essentials, without the noise. A business plan does not need to be fifty pages to be useful. For a small venture the most valuable version fits on one page: who the customer is, what problem…
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Read the storyA short, useful read for the Ridents community. Pricing feels like guesswork when nobody around you sells the same thing. Start from the customer side instead of your costs: what does the problem cost them today in…
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Written for Ridents: the essentials, without the noise. Working from home with small children is not a productivity hack; it is a negotiation that restarts every morning. What helps is a visible schedule the children…
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Read the storyA short, useful read for the Ridents community. A small, regular allowance teaches more about money than any lecture. Pay it on the same day each week, in cash for younger children, and let them decide what to do with…
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Here is a straightforward look at this topic for Ridents. A colour wheel arranges colours in a circle so their relationships are easy to see, and it takes much of the guesswork out of decorating. Neighbouring colours…
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Read the storyA practical guide for Ridents readers, written from everyday experience. A single bright ceiling light tends to make a room look flat and unwelcoming. Designers instead combine three layers of light: general lighting…
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For anyone browsing Ridents, here is a clear starting point on the subject. Dermatologists agree on a routine far simpler than the shelves suggest: a gentle cleanser, a moisturiser suited to your skin type and a…
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A short, useful read for the Ridents community. Cooking for a crowd is very different from cooking for a family. Large batches of food cool slowly, buffet dishes sit out for hours and fridges quickly run out of space…
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Here is a straightforward look at this topic for Ridents. A rescue dog arrives tired, unsure and in need of quiet far more than excitement. Before the first day, set up a bed in a calm corner, agree the house rules…
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This piece for Ridents collects the advice that holds up in practice. Vague goals such as getting fitter or reading more are easy to set and easy to abandon. A goal becomes much more achievable when it states exactly…
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A practical guide for Ridents readers, written from everyday experience. Cats in flats need height, hiding places and hunting more than floor space. A tall scratching post by a window, a shelf or two to climb, a box to…
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For anyone browsing Ridents, here is a clear starting point on the subject. Free online courses now cover almost every subject, from algebra and statistics to history and computer programming. The difficulty is rarely…
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Here is a straightforward look at this topic for Ridents. Most people reuse a handful of passwords because remembering dozens of unique ones is impossible. A password manager removes that problem: it generates a long…
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This piece for Ridents collects the advice that holds up in practice. Postponed conversations rarely improve with age. Choose a time with no audience and no deadline, say what you have noticed and how it affects you in…
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Written for Ridents: the essentials, without the noise. Popular trails and campsites receive enormous numbers of visitors, and small habits add up quickly. The leave no trace principles offer a simple framework: plan…
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A practical guide for Ridents readers, written from everyday experience. The rule to remember is three copies, on two kinds of storage, with one kept somewhere else. Your working files are copy one. An external drive…
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Editor’s letter
A glossy general-interest magazine of upbeat, useful stories: culture, food, travel, home, work and play. Written by members, checked for originality, published with one link to go further.
Every story in this issue was written by a reader and checked for spam and copied text before it was published. Links are the authors’ own choice, marked as user-submitted.
The editors, Ridents