Everyday Fieldbook

How to get it done, one step at a time in Columbus

Every guide breaks a task into a handful of steps you follow in order.

Each guide is one task broken into steps you can follow in order, with nothing assumed and nothing to sign up for.

Step by step

  1. Fitness & Health

    Read a nutrition label in ten seconds

    Which two lines to check first, and which to ignore.

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  2. Online Safety

    Lock down a new phone in ten minutes

    The handful of settings worth changing on day one.

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  3. Ideas & How-tos

    Make iced coffee that isn't watery

    Freeze the coffee, not the water, and chill the cup.

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  4. TV & Streaming

    Fix buffering on movie night

    The three settings to change before you blame the box.

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Before step one

Fitness & Health

Four small changes that help you wind down and sleep better.

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Online Safety

Four tells that give a scam away every time.

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Ideas & How-tos

The tuck-and-roll trick that keeps the corners square.

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TV & Streaming

Give everyone a profile so recommendations stop clashing.

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Keep in mind

  • Keep each change small and easy to undo.
  • Write down what worked for next time.
  • Check the date on any guide before you follow it.