REDAME: Add tip about JWT decoding

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ We can also limit the number of results and skip N results forward with the para
 
     curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" 'http://localhost:80/sc/v0/get?limit=5&skip=2' | json_pp -json_opt utf8,pretty
 
-There is also a convenience script `do-as` which simplifies performing actions as a particular user.
+## Tips and tricks
+
+There is a convenience script `do-as` which simplifies performing actions as a particular user.
+
+You can decode a JWT using jq by piping to `jq -r '.access_token | split(".") | .[0],.[1] | @base64d' | jq`. Full example:
+
+    curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1.0/auth -X POST -p -u user1:pwd | jq -r '.access_token | split(".") | .[0],.[1] | @base64d' | jq
 
 ## Development