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[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

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[Prime AI @primemans]

A Tesla Model 3 owner drove his car for 18 months without ever opening the settings menu.

Not once. Not by accident. Not to check what was in there. He bought the car, paired his phone, set a destination, and drove. He told everyone it was "the best car I've ever owned," and he meant it. He loved the quiet. He loved the acceleration. He loved never visiting a gas station.

But here is what he was doing during those 18 months, without knowing any of it was a problem:

He charged the battery to 100% every single night, because a full battery felt like a full tank and full felt safe.

He parked on a busy street with nothing recording, and twice came home to scratches he could never explain.

He handed his keys to hotel valets with his home address sitting in the navigation, his glovebox unlocked, and every bit of the car's power available to a stranger.

He let his 17-year-old nephew borrow it, with no speed limit at all, in a car that can out-accelerate most sports cars.

He scraped ice off his windshield on freezing January mornings, in a car that can warm itself up before he walks outside.

He tapped through three menus at 65 mph to open the glovebox, to adjust the heat, to find a charger.

And every time the screen froze, he drove to the service center, sat in the waiting room, and was told it needed a "reboot." He'd been paying for a 10-second fix with a 2-hour appointment.

Then, at a backyard barbecue, his buddy asked to borrow the car to grab ice. His buddy used to be a Tesla service technician. He sat in the driver's seat, tapped the screen a few times, and started laughing. Then he stopped laughing, looked at the owner, and said:

"Your car can do 12 things you never turned on. Some of them protect your battery. Some of them protect your car. Some of them protect you. And a couple of them are just going to make you feel like you bought a new car."

The owner took out his phone, opened Notes, and said: "Okay. Show me everything."

Here are all 12 hidden Tesla features most owners never use. Save this thread, because you're going to want to set these up the next time you're sitting in the driver's seat 🧵

[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

at five in the afternoon the body leaves the building and the head stays inside, replaying the line the boss dropped in the hallway.

you turn off the computer and the work keeps running somewhere behind your eyes. on the bus home, then in the dark of the bedroom, with the ceiling as your only company.

clocking out at 5 p.m. fixes the clock. the head runs on a different schedule, and no one ever taught you how to change it.

that’s what I had in mind when I wrote the mind manual. the book talks about what happens in there when no one’s looking, and about why you hold yourself to a higher standard than any boss ever would.

more than 3,800 copies sold.

if your head doesn’t switch off at 5 p.m., maybe the book is for you.

[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

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[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

✅ Resume self-assessment checklist: when should you review or redo your resume?

1. Check your interview responses

- Am I getting invited to interviews for the jobs I apply to?
- If not, could the problem be with my resume (a format incompatible with screening systems, generic content, or a lack of focus on results)?

2. Check the relevance of the content

- Does my resume reflect my current career goals and the position I want to hold?
- Is it suited to the industry I want to work in?
Have I highlighted my transferable skills (if I'm changing fields)?

3. Check for updates

- Have I added my most recent job, promotion, or change in position?
- Have I included new certifications, courses, or technical skills?
- Do my achievements show measurable results (for example, "I increased sales by 25%"), rather than just describing duties?

4. Check the structure and format

- Is my resume compatible with screening systems (a simple structure, appropriate keywords, and no complex graphics)?
- Is it no more than 2 pages (for most professionals) or 1 page (for those just starting out)?
- Is the layout up to date, organized, easy to read, and does it convey professionalism?

5. Check for professional growth

- Does my resume demonstrate career progression, with growth in positions, skills, and results?
- Is it strong enough to position me for a higher-level role (senior, manager, or executive)?

6. Check for regular reviews

- Have I reviewed or updated my resume in the last 6 to 12 months?
- If a recruiter contacted me today, would I feel confident sending my resume exactly as it is?

Note: if you answered "No" to 2 or more questions, it's time to review or redo your resume.

[William @William_TechX]

I bought a $249 vacuum on Amazon last Friday. My brother-in-law, who sold on Amazon for 5 years, looked at the page and said: "You just bought it at the highest price of the year."

He pasted the link into a price-history tracker. A graph popped up. That vacuum had been $159 for 8 of the last 12 months. The price jumped right before the weekend, because the algorithm saw 3 people viewing it.

Then he opened my order history. 41 purchases. He found the same pattern in 29 of them. Prices rising when I was in a hurry. Dropping when I wasn't looking.

"Amazon doesn't have one price," he said. "It has the price you're willing to pay today."

I cancelled the order, waited 6 days, and rebought it for $163. I did that on 11 more items and saved $412 in one month.

Here are the 8 Amazon settings and tricks that stop you from overpaying:

[William @William_TechX]

A girl paid $1,600 for her MacBook and has only used it for Chrome and Netflix for 3 years.

Last Thursday, she was fighting to merge two PDFs. She opened a website, uploaded the files, got hit with a paywall, closed it, and tried another one. Her roommate walked by, watched for a few seconds, and quietly asked:

"Wait... you've never used any of the built-in tools?"

"What built-in tools?"

He took the laptop and started talking: "You can dictate a full email by talking. Your screen can be split into two windows in one click. You can copy text from any photo or screenshot. You can sign a document without printing it. You can find any file in 2 seconds. Your clipboard, your trackpad gestures, your shortcuts. All of it has been sitting there since day one."

She stared at the screen.

"You didn't buy a $1,600 laptop. You bought a $1,600 browser."

He spent 30 minutes changing settings and showing her shortcuts. Afterward she said: "I just got back 5 hours of my week."

Here are the 12 Mac features and settings most owners never open, in the exact order he showed her 🧵

[Abhi Ai @Heyabhi29]

Millions of 3-year-old phones get replaced every single year because they feel "slow." And the hardware inside them is barely the problem.

Not the processor. Not the RAM. Not the age of the phone. Not the brand, and not the fact that a newer model just launched.

Last month I almost spent $1,100 on a new phone. Mine had started taking forever to open the camera, the keyboard stuttered when I typed, and switching between apps felt like wading through mud. I was convinced it was dying. Then a friend dragged me to see a repair technician who has handled over 3,000 phones in 12 years, mostly for friends, family, and small businesses who walk in saying the exact same sentence: "It just got slow for no reason."

He took my phone, spent about 4 minutes on it, and handed it back feeling like new. Then he said something I haven't stopped thinking about:

"Nobody's phone is actually slow at 3 years. What's slow is everything that's been quietly piling up underneath it since the day you bought it. Background apps, stuffed storage, a tired battery, years of clutter. None of it shows on the screen, so you blame the phone and the phone company happily lets you."

He then walked me through the exact 7 things he checks, in order, every single time. None of them cost money. Most take under 2 minutes. Several of them made me feel genuinely ridiculous for how close I came to buying a new phone.

Here's the full breakdown 🧵

[Theron @theron_chase]

A small-town city council member in the South got a phone call at 9:40 on a Tuesday night.

It was the city manager. "Buc-ee's wants to build here. They want an answer in 60 days."

She put the phone down and said nothing for almost a minute. Her town has 8,000 people, one traffic light, and a budget that has been tight for as long as she's served. Every year the council argues about the same things: potholes, water lines, and where the money will come from.

She had one question: "They want us to give a gas station a tax break?"

By the next morning, her phone was blowing up. Half the town wanted it. Half the town was furious.

One neighbor texted: "This will put us on the map."

Another wrote: "We're going to hand millions to a corporation for a snack store."

She had 60 days, two angry camps, and no real way to know who was right.

So she called someone she trusted: a former city economic development director who had helped negotiate deals with big retailers in three different states.

He listened to her whole story, then said:

"Before you vote yes or no, you need to understand what you're really being asked. This isn't a gas station deal. It's something else entirely, and most towns don't realize it until after they sign."

Here is exactly what he told her, including the parts that don't flatter Buc-ee's 🧵

[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

1st Year Salary: 70,000

2nd Year Salary: 95,000 - Switched companies for a market adjustment.

3rd Year Salary: 120,000 - Used a counteroffer to secure a promotion.

4th Year Salary: 165,000 - Jumped to a well-funded competitor.

Year Salary: 240,000 - Moved to a management/leadership role.♟️

[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

Dumb employee:

Year 1 salary: 70,000
Year 2 salary: 73,500
Year 3 salary: 77,000
Year 4 salary: 81,000
Year 5 salary: 85,000

Smart employee:

[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

GOLDEN HOUR PHOTOSHOOT

PROMPT:

Transform my uploaded photo into a professional golden-hour photograph. Keep my face, facial structure, skin tone, hairstyle, and identity recognizable and natural. Place me in [LOCATION] with warm natural sunlight, realistic shadows, soft highlights, natural colours, subtle background separation, and authentic environmental details.
Match the lighting and perspective realistically with the location. Make it look like a genuine photograph taken by a professional photographer during golden hour, not an AI generated image.

[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

🚨 BREAKING:ChatGPT can now edit your photos like a professional photographer.

Here are some prompts you can use:

[𝙊𝙑𝙔 @OVY_CODER]

PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT

PROMPT:

Transform my uploaded photo into a professional headshot suitable for LinkedIn, a company website, or a personal brand. Keep my face, facial structure, skin tone, hairstyle, and identity recognizable and natural. Use clean professional lighting, realistic skin texture, natural expression, subtle background separation, sharp facial details, and polished composition. Make it look like a real portrait taken by a professional photographer using a high-end camera.