What is the simplest way to change the name of your home directory?

I am not ashamed to say that I am not the least bit intelligent when it comes to macs. I came from PC, I'm learning, here. But I need to change the name of my Home directory and everything I've found online so far has either not worked (double clicking, or clicking twice but not quite double-clicking... um...okay), or described using the root user, which sounds sort of terrifying. Is there an easier way, or should I try to go by some detailed intructions and go for it?

kurrykurry wrote:
... Is there an easier way,
Yes.
Apple Support Communities contributor Pondini found an astonishingly simple way to accomplish what you seek. etresoft distilled that information into the following User Tip:
Changing user account short name
It is a far better method than Apple's support article on the subject, which I will not bother linking here because it's outdated and cumbersome.

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