Your Best Fiction Life Hacks
We asked you to share some of the best life hacks you’ve learned from fiction, and you’ve given us a literally fantastic array of tricks, ranging from tiny tips like how to clear fog in a mirror with a hairdryer to great life tips like Fear is the Mind Killer. …
We start with the theory of economic injustice, which also provides practical advice on fashion, from a series of novels about the medieval world sitting on four elephants perched on a turtle.
Men in Arms , Terry Pratchett: The Boot Theory of Sam Vimes
Underneath it : Quickly dry a fogged mirror
Babylon 5 : Try to Fly
She : juice vegetables
Sometimes the annoying side character makes a good argument.
Ramona Quimby, 8 , Beverly Cleary: The Director Is Your Friend
WarGames : How to Butter an Ear of Corn
How I Met Your Mother : Find This Boyfriend
Ender Orson Scott Card Game : Enemy Gates Down
Superman : How to Make Your Eyes Watery
One Hundred Years of Solitude , Gabriel García Márquez: Find the Lost Things
Batman Begins : Rub Your Chest to Keep Warm (director Chris Nolan just invented )
Austin Powers : cross yourself like a true Catholic
Frank Herbert’s Dune : fear kills the mind
God Bless You Mr. Rosewater Kurt Vonnegut: How to Catch Flies
Martian : turn on dark mode
Asa Earl Carter “Raising a Small Tree “: How to Climb a Hill
Unknown Source: Sugar Hiccup Cure.
John Irving ” Widow for a Year “: Don’t turn the wheels (in case you hit backwards)
Domestic rabbit : how to memorize names
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein: Always Bring A Handkerchief With You
The Babbling Queen by Mag Cabot: Stop Itchy Pubes ( Confirmed )
American Psycho : Alcohol Aftershave Dries You Out ( Confirmed )
Julie Wolves , Gene Craighead George: Save Your Bones For Broth
Every Mob Movie: Take Command Position
The Princess Bride : Life Is Pain
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: Don’t Panic
The Towel Tip first appeared in the original radio version of The Hitchhiker:
Here’s Adams on the history and real-world usefulness of his towel:
There are many more tips in the original thread, including many wise aphorisms for which there was no room here. We can’t get enough of these fiction tips, so keep sharing them below.