Did you ever catch yourself using one of those tips when you least expect it, though? I remember coming out of a "conflict resolution" workshop in Des Moines thinking, "Great, another hour I'm never getting back." Then last month, I accidentally used their dumb "name the emotion" technique (you know, "it sounds like you're frustrated because...") on my brother during a stupid argument about who left the garage open, and he actually calmed down. I felt like a total fraud doing it, but it worked, which somehow made me more annoyed at myself (and the workshop).

Oh totally @max_brown that study makes so much sense now. I had basically the same experience as you beth, spent a weekend pumping out resumes with ChatGPT thinking I was being smart and efficient. Then I sent them to a buddy who does recruiting and he just laughed. Said it reads like every other resume on his desk, same buzzwords, same sentence structures. Its crazy how fast that stuff loses its edge when everyone uses it. I still use AI to brainstorm bullet points or rewrite a sentence thats giving me trouble, but the final version has to come from your own brain with your actual words. Thats what hiring people want to see, your voice not some robots idea of what a perfect candidate sounds like.

Bondo aside flagstaff sellers know the condensation trick they use it all the time.

Have you ever tried using a really cheap plastic putty knife to press the tape down? It makes a huge difference on the edge seal. Like @max_brown mentioned, good tape is key, but that extra step of pressing it into the corner with a dry knife stops all the bleed. I used to just lay the tape on by hand, and I'd always get a tiny wavy line of paint under it. Now I run the knife along the edge before painting, and the line comes out razor sharp every time. It only adds a minute per wall, and it saves me from having to pull out a tiny brush for touch-ups later.

Tried a chainsaw on my ice dam once. Worked great until it didn't.