According to Reddit, These Are the Life Tips People Actually Use.
Here at Lifehacker we’re endlessly inundated with tips on how to lead a more streamlined life, but not all tips are the same. The best ones are the ones that stick; here are the tips with the most longevity, according to Reddit.
You may not be familiar with the subreddit / r / LifeProTips, but this is where people come to give helpful advice on how to negotiate, both urgent and trivial. You can just search for the highest rated posts or the most commented posts, but sometimes this rating system correlates with how intensely the Redditor proposal is being ridiculed. Luckily, on / r / AskReddit, Redditoru / Zach_the_muffin asked, “What ‘Life Pro tip’ did you learn from Reddit and still use every time a situation arises? “
Here are the most useful and used tips (so far).
Food
These hacks are probably remembered for their simplicity, such as how u / Almidas breaks a tough nut to crack :
Use pistachio shells to open up really hard-to-find pistachios.
And how u / Serath62 heats up the dish:
When cooking food (casserole, pasta, etc.) in the microwave, make it in the shape of a ring or donut, basically making it hollow in the middle. Heats up much faster and more evenly.
And this advice from u / oxfouzer, which I can’t believe, works:
Open the bag of chips and roll up the bottom to create a freestanding bowl. People are always impressed.
Language
Many people have learned to phrasing or paraphrasing things to get what they want, or to make the conversation that much better. For example, u / joemac1505 studied diplomacy:
Instead of saying that I know, tell me that you are right.
When it comes to excuses, listen to the advice u / zazzlekdazzle :
You can add an explanation after the apology, but don’t put a “but” in front of it, because then it sounds like you’re trying to apologize.
And this advice on not talking to be kind comes from u / ShadowShot05 :
Don’t make fun of people’s laughter. I literally saw joy leave a person’s face after he joked about someone’s laugh. It saddens me to think about it.
If you can’t silence someone, use this tip from u / twopacktuesday :
If someone doesn’t shut up, drop something, they will stop when you go to pick it up. Use this opportunity to speak as you pick up whatever you’ve dropped.
Cleaning
Common cleaning tips topics are “Just do it, damn it,” and keep it simple. A bit stacks up even if you only clean ten minutes, as u / mystifiedmeg explained:
I set a timer for 10 minutes every time I walk through the front door to clean / tidy up. Stops its accumulation and acts very quickly, so it does not seem routine.
Money
There are many psychological tips to help you when you don’t want to save money or save on it. This phrase from u / macabremaven makes sense if you need to overcome impulse buying and fear of savings accounts:
Most of all, I like it when I plan to buy something, but at the last moment I refuse it, still take money and invest it in savings. Even if it’s 5-10 dollars. I was willing to spend money anyway, so why not save some money. It really helped me accumulate some small savings in the past year.
This trick from u / -eDgAR- may not always work as some services don’t accept prepaid gift cards, but honestly it’s worth trying:
If you received a prepaid Visa gift card, save it for, say, $ 1 or $ 2 and use it to sign up for free trials without worrying about using your real credit card.
I sent so many emails that I later regretted. If only I had these tips like this from u / sweadle :
Set up “cancel” in Gmail so that you have 30 seconds to cancel sending the email after clicking the send button.
It’s silly that clicking “Submit” is what I need to understand that I forgot, or that I didn’t want to send it. But I ALWAYS use it.
Or from u /illion_monkeys on randomsubmission :
Do not complete the “To” field in the email until I am completely finished with the email. Saved me from tons of poorly written letters, half-finished letters and letters that I never sent because I had time to think about it.
The order in which you do things with email can help or break you; u / lllola pointed out that they always attach the required attachments before composing their written message so that they don’t accidentally, say, send a cover letter without an attached resume.
Romance
There seem to be many ways to show interest in someone other than by saying it out loud – is it because of Reddit? Anyway, here’s how you linger for a moment with someone you like, according to u /variablesuckage (who can be considered a git in their office):
never be the first to break an embrace with someone you are interested in
If you reasonably refrain from invading someone’s personal space, here’s a way from u / donglosaur :
A long time ago, I remember reading a thread about signs that someone is interested in you, and most clearly I remember that they will look at you if they see or hear something funny. It helped me resolve exactly one potentially awkward situation in my life, making it by far the most helpful advice I’ve ever received from Reddit.
And as soon as you close the deal? this is the correct dating order, at least that’s what u / Zero_Vi_Britania says :
Always go to the movies and then have dinner to talk about the movie later. I like it. It makes me feel more comfortable on dates.
miscellanea
Justleave it here, from u /repliers_beware :
I can’t believe I lived 28 years of my life before I finally found out about it on Reddit …
Parting your cheeks when you sit down will result in much less wiping.
Welcome to the new world, friends.
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