You are not allowed to accumulate assets that the US government can see (past $2,000, if I recall correctly), rendering it extremely difficult to plan for the future. (The shoebox under the bed is a plausible strategy for saving, but if it is discovered, you may get accused of drug dealing and/or tax evasion.)

It wouldn't only look like tax evasion but effectively be tax evasion.

You might do some online work that pays you in bitcoins.

I watch nearly all youtube videos on 2x speed and sometimes wish it would go faster (all video services that don't have this are evil). If you are right about voice consistency allowing for going even faster that would be awesome. Will just need accurate voice->text to speed it up even more.

I've started watching TV Shows at 2X speed. This has been incredible:

• I can watch twice as much TV in the same amount of time.
• Lots of TV shows which are very interesting, but are slow (e.g. Breaking Bad, Sopranos) become MUCH funner to watch.

I started doing this a few months ago. It started when I realized that I already listened to Audiobooks at 2X-3X, and that TV Shows are basically the same thing.

Some tips:

• You should use the VLC player, which lets you 2X while preserving proper audio.
• In VLC, you can hit the "+" button to go to 1.5X, then again to go to 2X, 3X, 4X etc.
• You can start with watching things at 1.5X speed, then go to 2X when you feel confident.
• At higher speeds, you should watch with subtitles, which makes things much easier to follow.

If you routinely lose things behind the same piece of furniture either move it closer to the wall or block that space, or move it further from the wall to make retrieval easier.

This isn't even to the level of a hypothesis yet, but I think periodontal disease, which effects a great deal of people, may be significantly ameliorated by taking an NSAID like ibuprofen 20-40 minutes prior to brushing and flossing, due to the reduced gum inflammation decreasing periodontal pocket depth and allowing access to the pathogenic bacteria.

When placing multiple identical items in a fridge, or most other storage, always make room and place them in a row from front to back, so that you always reach for the freshest or open one from the same place.