Redditors aresharing their favorite life pro tipsin an AskReddit thread, and weve collected the best below.
(Some will be familiar to Lifehacker readers.)
Learn tricks for falling asleep, starting hard tasks, and calculating percentages.
With the dashcam, I drive like theres an insurance broker riding shotgun and a jury in the backseat.
(Results, say other redditors, are mixed.)
Dont put it down, put it away, saysDecim8r.
The most important rule of a tidy home.
Then switch eyes, to use the one thats still acclimated to the dark.
Im not sure how this works, but some redditors really seem to like it.
Open a bag of chips and roll the bottom in so it creates its own self-standing bowl, saysoxfouzer.
People are always impressed.
As soon as you get home, saysmystifiedmeg, set a ten-minute timer and tidy up.
Saran wrap/cling wrap goes in your freezer.
That makes the product actuallywork., saysCeadMileSlan.
It wont stick to itself & crumple when you give a shot to tear off a sheet.
But dont forget it or it might explode on you!
Use pistachio shells to launch the really hard to open pistachios, saysAlmidas.
Ethaniacblew our innumerate little minds: X% of Y is equal to Y% of X.
Its made my mental math so much easier.
Write your whole email before you fill in the To: field, saysmillion_monkeys.
The comma and period keys move YouTube videos one frame backward and forward, respectively, saysPoppamunz.
Count down from 6 and force yourself to do it.
If something takes less than 15 minutes just do it right now instead of putting it off, saysdownwithwindows.
How about 2 minutes?
When addressing someone elses mistake, focus on the mistake, not the person who made it, sayskatie001x.
The attachment didnt come through, not You didnt send the attachment.
This keeps the momentum toward the solution, not toward defensiveness.
(LizTheTired says theres more of this advice in the bookChange Your Questions, Change Your Life.)
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Instead of saying I know, say Youre right, saysjoemac1505.
Get a dashcam, saysColorsByVest.
With the dashcam, I drive like theres an insurance broker riding shotgun and a jury in the backseat.
If you want a perfect high five, look at the other persons elbow, saysSammyWatkinsIsMyHero.
Share this high-five how-to so people know how cool you are!
Theyll pause when you go to pick it up.
Use that opportunity to speak, as you pick up whatever you dropped.
Better than faking a phone call.
Dont overthink it or criticize the ideas, just jump in and do it.
Asstereophonyputs it, Create something today even if it sucks.
When approaching a group, slow down and theyre more likely to make room for you, saysSeniorSoil.
And avoid eye contact, saysPanda_Bowl.
Be a slow-moving object with a predictable path.
Of course, that look might just mean they care about your opinion.
Dont go wrecking homes because your friend looks at you like Jim Halpert looks at the camera.
Constantly losing your kids at Disney World?
There are hundreds more tips in the Reddit thread.
So instead of following any of the productivity tips, waste your afternoon reading them all!
