8 Why using Microsoft Word’s Normal template is like matching socks
My brother’s a pretty frugal guy. While I’m the sort of person who just walks in the store and buys something, he comparison shops, uses coupons, haggles with sellers, and just basically gets a better deal than I do. (He’s the family accountant. I’m the writer. It makes sense.)
So when he told me he’d thrown out all his socks and bought all new ones, I thought he’d lost his mind. Until he told me why.
Basically, he spent money to save time.
You see, he’d gotten frustrated with one part of his morning routine: matching socks. He’d sift through his sock drawer, one sock in hand, looking for another one just like it. Morning after morning, looking for a sock with the same color, same markings, same brand.
Until he just got fed up, threw the whole lot of them out, and bought a bunch of new ones, all the same brand. (He still got a good deal.) Now he just goes to the drawer, grabs two blue (or two black) socks out, and he’s done.
What the blazes do socks have to do with Microsoft Word? Keep reading →