26 T3 DECEMBER 2021Horizon
Remove yourself from your
comfort zone, because it’s work
time. Don’t sit on your sofa with
a laptop. Sit in a good chair
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You could just embrace
chaos and trim your beard
somewhere it won’t matter- out of your second-floor window
into the wind, for instance, or
directly into your child’s bed. Or
you could opt for a more techy
option, like Philips’ 7000-series
trimmer (£80, but don’t pay that).
It’s plasticky and, if reviews are
to be believed, might not last too
long if you’re rough with it, but it
does have a nifty dial-adjusting
blade guard and crucially includes a
little vacuum that sucks your face
fungus into a disgusting hair
chamber, which is also the name
of Guru’s first solo album.
How can I work
from home
more
efficiently?
How do I shave
without getting
hair all over?
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Environment, ergonomics,
enrichment. First, remove
distractions: turn off the
screens you don’t need, even if you
would prefer to be watching Homes
Under the Hammer. Remove
yourself from your comfort zone,
because it’s work time. Don’t sit on
your sofa with a laptop. Sit at a
desk with a proper keyboard. Sit in
a good chair that cares for your
back. Offer rewards as you go, even
if it’s just with a proper forced lunch
break. Note that Guru takes none of
his own advice and still does okay:
just look after yourself.WILLIAM THOMAS,
TRINGAre air fryers
actually any
good?
A
Cheap ones tend to be
passable at best. Burping
warm air over a static
bundle of chips kinda works, as
long as you manually move your
food every few minutes and
counter-intuitively use a lot of oil. If
you don’t you tend to get burned
edges and upsettingly dry results.
Pricier options like Tefal’s Actifry
Genius line (starting at around
£200) do a much better job – they
move your food as it fries, mixing it
about with a special paddle, and
can more efficiently dose out the oil
as they go. So in answer to your
question: like a hot date with Guru,
air fryers are an extremely
pleasurable way to get a good meal,
but only if you don’t cheap out.LANIE TAYLOR,
GLASGOWDon’t miss another
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HOME SWEET HOME ALONE
This entirely unnecessary
Disney+ reboot of the already-
rinsed franchise could be as
good as the original, which
Guru’s kids forcibly ignore every
festive season. Who knows?DIE HARD
Whether you think it’s a
Christmas movie or not, it is
and that’s final. It’s rentable
through Amazon Prime Video,
and specifically to be watched
on December 24.SANTA WITH MUSCLES
Hulk Hogan is a weirdly orange,
glistening Father Christmas
in this 1996 movie not even
worthy of its 2.6 rating on
IMDb. Literally only Guru likes
it. Go on, rent it on YouTube.NEW MEDIA
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