A list of random useful tips to help make your life better.

793 When responding to advice, say "You're right" instead of "I know" 7 years old

466 Wait 3-6 months after making a lifestyle change before telling anyone about it 7 years old

394 If you get into a fight with your SO, parents, friends, etc., try not to think of it as you vs. them, but rather, approach it as you two vs. the issue. 7 years old

320 If you're ever in a large crowd and faced with having to yell "somebody call 911", don't, and instead explicitly point to someone and say "YOU, call 911". This will prevent the "Bystander Effect". 7 years old

305 When you feel like you need something, but you can't figure out what it is, it's water. It's always water. 7 years old

285 When meeting a person for the first time, ask them about "what they like to do", rather than asking them about "what they do". 7 years old

253 Start next year off with an empty jar and fill it with notes of good things that happen. On new years eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year. 7 years old

234 If you had an eight page paper to write, that means you need to write roughly 16 paragraphs. If you write an introductory paragraph and conclusion, that leaves 14 body paragraphs. Write down 14 ideas that support your thesis, rearrange them to make sure there is a natural thought progression, and before you know it you had an 8-page well-structured essay. 7 years old

231 "...Would you like some company?" is the ultimate pick-up line for either gender. 7 years old

230 Procrastinating? Wash your face, brush your teeth, something about being clean really motivates. 7 years old

208 Drink a glass of water every morning, right when you wake up. 7 years old

196 When writing an email, leave the "to" field blank until you're done writing. This way it can't be accidentally sent before it is complete. 7 years old

190 If someone is buying you a meal but you don't know what price-range to order in, ask them what they recommend. 7 years old

186 if a stranger joins a social situation, immediately - and familiarly - fill them in 7 years old

181 Imagine each new person you meet is your future best friend 7 years old

181 When asking stranger to take picture of you, pick someone who you belive you can outrun. 7 years old

154 To study for a test, pretend you are able to have a cheat sheet and fill it with as many short and concise notes that would help you pass your test. By the time you are done, you will have successfully studied. 7 years old

149 If you're setting a goal for yourself, don't tell anyone about it. 7 years old

148 Cant decide if you're hungry? Ask yourself if you want an apple. If you answer "no" then you're probably not really hungry and just snacking out of boredom. 7 years old

145 Don't apologize for things that aren't your fault. 7 years old

140 Don't want people to take your milk from the fridge at work? Put it in a weird container e.g a jam jar. Nobody drinks weird-ass jam jar milk. 7 years old

140 If you struggle with decision making and are constantly on reddit, upvote or downvote every single post. Doing so will cause your basic decision making ability to improve. 7 years old

140 Shut the fuck up. Wait for the lawyer. 7 years old

139 When studying a subject, pretend that you'll have to teach the material you're studying. 7 years old

138 Before giving advice, ask yourself, "Was my advice asked for?" 7 years old

137 Address your friends by their names when new people join your group. 7 years old

132 Don't show fear to spiders and other kinds of harmless animals in front of your kids so they won't have anxienty as adults. 7 years old

128 When you need to ask a favor of someone, ask it upfront THEN make small talk. 7 years old

126 Check your cell phone signal when apartment/house hunting. 7 years old

126 Save your Powerpoint presentations with a .pps extension instead of .ppt. They'll open directly in presentation mode and Powerpoint will close when the slideshow is over. 7 years old

121 Looking for good music to work to? Try video game soundtracks. The music's designed to provide a stimulating background that doesn't mess with your concentration. 7 years old

120 Write a to-do list before going to bed in order to reduce stress and sleep better. 7 years old

118 If you wake up before your alarm, don't go back to sleep; waking up on natural timing will leave you feeling much more refreshed! 7 years old

98 Always take pictures of your apartment the day you move in and the day you move out. 7 years old

88 If you are away from news for a while and want to catch up search "[month] [year]" in Wikipedia. This will give you all the major world news for that month. 7 years old

88 When you call 911, the first words out of your mouth should be, "I need [service] at [address]. Again, that's [address]." This way the operator has the pertinent details up front and can already have the appropriate people dispatched while you're telling your story. 7 years old

88 Making decisions with someone indecisive? Ask them what they WON'T do. 7 years old

88 Simply put: Don't ever overlay your reality onto someone else's reality. Example: Person A: "Oh man, I'm having a really hard time recently, I can't seem to get along with my mom." Person B: "Yeah, I know how that is, I just talked to my mom yesterday, and she was like...." etc. Let Person A reflect on their moment of hardship, stand back, listen, be there for them, but don't interject with your own thoughts/emotions about your own situation. 7 years old

86 Put a little baby oil (the Vitamin E kind is a plus) on limbs/body 2 minutes before getting out of the shower. The smell will rinse away but the moisture won't. You will be soft as shit ALL day, never needing lotion again. And yes your girlfriend/boyfriend will notice. 7 years old

85 Introduce people to one another! 7 years old

82 For Windows users: ALT+PRT SCRN captures the active window not the whole desktop. no more editing or cropping. enjoy! 7 years old

77 When feeling down; clean. 7 years old

73 Sending a resume by email? Name it "YourName.pdf" instead of "resume.pdf", so the person downloading and reading resumes can tell which is yours. 7 years old

72 Mosquito bite? Press a hot spoon (e.g. the one you stirred your coffee with) onto the spot. The heat will destroy the protein that caused the reaction and the itching will stop. 7 years old

70 LOT: When at a restaurant, wash your hands AFTER ordering. The menus are usually the the grossest thing you can touch. 7 years old

68 Instead of using ctrl+alt+delete, use ctrl+shift+esc to go straight to the task manager. 7 years old

66 Get the WiFi password for many establishments by checking the comments section of FourSquare. 7 years old

66 If your neighbour's house has snow on the roof and yours doesn't then you've got poor insulation 7 years old

65 If you know a family in mourning, consider helping out a little later on, when the initial communal support tapers off 7 years old

65 Turn the subtitles on when your kids watch TV 7 years old

63 Smile before answering the phone. It will make you sound happier and lead to a better conversation. 7 years old

63 Search for misspelled items on eBay to score great deals [Lifehacker] 7 years old

59 If you're ever in the situation where CPR is urgently required, compress hard to the beat of "Stayin' Alive" - by the Bee Gees. It's the correct timing of compressions. 7 years old

58 When a friend is venting to you, especially when it's about something life changing, sometimes it's better to stay silent instead of trying to give advice 7 years old

57 Play the game as early as possible. Make connections in college with professionals and academics every chance you get because it's all about who you know. 7 years old

53 If you buy something on Amazon and the price goes down within 30 days of your purchase, you can e-mail them and they will refund how much the price went down. 7 years old

53 When you finally find that thing you've been looking for, put it back in the first place you looked for it. 7 years old

52 Parents, Babysitter, Daycare worker? Save your Sanity. Instead of always telling your child (especially toddlers) what to do, give them two choices that provide the same outcome. 7 years old

51 If you are on wikipedia and don't understand an article, change en.wikipedia.org to simple.wikipedia.org on the article you want to see! A much clearer and simpler version will be available! 7 years old

51 Use private browsing on other people's computers' web browsers to avoid signing them out of their accounts. 7 years old

50 When you make a major purchase, set a reminder on your phone for two weeks before the warranty expiration. Examine your purchase for flaws and don't get screwed by planned obsolescence. 7 years old

49 If you are uncomfortable or unsure of what to do when dealing with rowdy children, take a step back and think of them as tiny drunk people you must care for. 7 years old

48 Start changing the password on the family computer every week to a big hard word like "photosynthesis" or "subterfuge" so the kids will have to learn to spell it in order to get on the computer. 7 years old

47 When buying a romantic card, select two. Then write the inscription from card a into card b and pretend you can write sweet things. 7 years old

46 Have a friend call your references on your resume before using them as references. 7 years old

46 Press F2 to immediately rename a file, no more slow double clicks. 7 years old

45 If you're in any kind of communal food situation, here's a simple rule to prevent 90% of all fights: "Never eat the first or last of anything you didn't buy." 7 years old

45 Wake up earlier, your day will actually be better. 7 years old

45 Parents of 7 to 16 year olds can make their children behave in public by threatening to sing loudly 7 years old

43 When taking notes by with a pen or pencil, use a light grip. Your writing will automatically become neater and save your hand from a lot of pain. 7 years old

42 The 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes of staring at the computer screen, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds to avoid eye strain 7 years old

41 If you have insomnia, seek professional help as opposed to things suggested on this list. 7 years old

41 Leave for work 20 minutes earlier than you need to - Every day. 7 years old

40 Buy your comforter a size larger than your bed. 7 years old

39 Never tell anyone that you have a job interview. 7 years old

37 Fill plastic water bottles a quarter of the way full and lay on the sides and put into freezer. This way when frozen you can fill with water and have ice cold water on the go. 7 years old

37 Use Socratic questioning as a way to defend your position/win arguments/get people to see things from your perspective 7 years old

35 Shift + Delete erases embarassing suggestions in your browser. 7 years old

34 Look yourself in the eyes when you look in a mirror 7 years old

33 Learn to use spices by cooking them one at a time with white rice to become familiar with their flavor and intensity. 7 years old

32 Put a sticker with a fake PIN number on your debit card. Make the numbers hard to read. If you lose it and someone tries to use it (3+ times) the terminal will lock your account and eat the card. 7 years old

30 If you have a keyboard shortcut option on your phone, make one that fills in your email when you type "@@" 7 years old

30 Don't be a dick 7 years old

29 If you're in the USA and are filling out the FAFSA for financial aid for college, make sure to do it on FAFSA.ed.gov, which is free, and NOT on FAFSA.com, which charges $80 for the same service. 7 years old

29 When moving, pack 1 box with toilet paper, paper towels, and everything you need to cook a hot meal, Label it "BOX ONE" and transport it in the car with you, so you don't have to hunt for anything your first night there. 7 years old

29 if you want to get rid of bad breath, brushing your teeth is important but whats MORE important is brushing your tongue. that's where a lot of the bad breath originates 7 years old

29 Can't make a decision? Flip a coin. When it is in the air you will know which outcome you want more. 7 years old

28 When camping, strap a head lamp to a gallon jug of water to fill the entire tent with ambient light. 7 years old

26 Watching a movie and the dialogue is too quiet and the action too loud? Use VLC's built in Dynamic Compression tool 7 years old

26 If you are late, say "thanks for waiting" instead of "sorry for being late" 2 years old

25 To move frame by frame on Youtube, pause the video and then use J or L to go backward or forward respectively. 7 years old

25 When backing up a trailer, put your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. The trailer will turn the same direction you turn the wheel. 7 years old

25 Don't announce that you are having a kid till the second trimester. 7 years old

25 When you enter a room/party, smile. Smile like you are the real deal. People will be intrigued by you and would want to come over and talk to you. See how celebrities always smile, when they enter a room. This is because they know that they are going to be the life of the party. 6 years old

24 Vacuum 2-3 tablespoons of cinammon. It will make your place smell amazing everytime you do the cleaning up. 7 years old

23 If you get stuck in the snow while driving, put your floor mats under the wheels for grip 7 years old

22 Google Maps for mobile can be an effective car locater. Just tap your current location when you park, and "star" the location. 7 years old

21 If you suck at cooking, get a crock pot. Here is every crock pot recipe: Combine all ingredients in Crock Pot, cook on low 6-8 hours, serve. You'll also save a ton of money. 7 years old

21 Whenever your new kitten falls asleep, play with her paws and push her claws in and out. She'll get used to it and then you can trim her nails while she's sleeping. 7 years old

21 Need to know if a woman is just big or pregnant? Just ask," Do you have any kids?". This has given me the answer 95% of the time. 7 years old

21 Always use the custom installation option when installing software. 7 years old

21 Kids asking "How far?" on a long road trip? Teach them how mile markers work. 7 years old

20 When feeling overwhelmed, write down only three most important things to do right now, and do them right away 2 years old

19 Place a rubber band vertically around an open paint can to wipe your brush on, and keep paint off the side of the can 7 years old

19 Do not ask if there is anything on the resume that concerns the interviewer. Instead, ask about opportunities you'll be presented with in five years if you joined the company tomorrow. 7 years old

19 When renaming multiple files on a windows machine, instead of pressing enter to finish the rename, press tab to instantly move to the next sequential file, with the renaming process already started. 7 years old

19 When feeling bored, get yourself to study even if you're no longer in highschool/college, you'll immedIately come up with millions of fun things to do instead 7 years old

19 Always leave at least 10 minutes earlier - either you can save yourself from trouble, when unpredictable happens or you will appreciate some time alone while waiting, to think about what to do next or what you maybe forgot to do that day 2 years old

18 If your kids get scared watching a movie, show them the film's behind the scenes or "making of" clips online. 7 years old

18 Use the Khan Academy "Knowledge Map" to improve your math skills in the most structured way possible! 7 years old

18 Keep a bottle of water next to your bed. Drink it first thing in the morning and it will help you wake up. 7 years old

18 Turn your life into an RPG by tracking your goals/habits through habitRPG.com 7 years old

18 If you're leaving town for the holidays, clean your house/apartment BEFORE you go. Coming home to a clean house if substantially better than coming home to a dirty one, especially if you live alone. 7 years old

17 Try to get a haircut the day before you get your new driver's license. You will forever have a picture to show your barber when they ask what you want. 7 years old

17 If you have an infant, sleep with its baby blanket for one night. The result will be your smell on the blanket, which will help comfort the kid. 7 years old

17 Delete advertising email right away, don't leave clutter in your mailbox 2 years old

17 Clean around a bit while waiting for microvawe 2 years old

16 Throw a few of those silica packets that come in everything in your toolbox. It'll help prevent your tools from rusting. 7 years old

15 Print out a QR code to connect to your wifi and put it up on your wall for guests 7 years old

15 Be extra friendly to people who work in customer service positions. They know all the tricks and will often go out of their way to help you out. 7 years old

15 Write down your favorite memories. Don't think you won't forget them. In 20 years, you'll be glad you did. 7 years old

15 When you'll be gone for a while on hot days, put ice cubes in your pet's water bowl. 7 years old

15 If you can't find any new music that you really enjoy, try finding out what your favorite artists listen(ed) to, and listen to THOSE artists. 7 years old

15 When deleting new mail, delete also one older - and you are one more email closer to Inbox Zero! 2 years old

15 Clean around a bit while waiting for kettle 2 years old

15 Take a photo or screenshot of every, even small, success. You will create an awesome photo album

which is also great to look at when feeling down 2 years old

14 Take a photo of the ticket for the jacket check in before entering a concert/club. You have no idea how many times this has saved me. 7 years old

14 Put old newspaper at the bottom of your bin to absorb food juices 7 years old

14 When ordering online, do a Google search for "coupon code <insert website>". I can get 10-15% off most of my purchases. 7 years old

14 Ladies, when trying on swimsuit bottoms, make sure the fabrics tight around the bum. The fabric will stretch a half size bigger once you get in the water (the classic baggy bum look). 7 years old

14 When commenting on something, whether it be reddit, facebook, etc. finish typing your comment, stop, re-read it twice and then ask yourself what you are trying to accomplish with said comment before posting. 7 years old

14 Unsubscribe from news sites, and bookmark those sites. You will find stories to read when you want to, you really don't need to be notified 2 years old

13 Wrap a wet paper towel around your beverage and put it in the freezer. In about 15 minutes it will be almost completely ice cold. 7 years old

13 Use your old pre-payed giftcards (VISA, Amex, etc.) to sign up for trial offers without having to worry about getting charged. 7 years old

13 Don't avoid cameras during your years in school or on vacation/holiday. You might not want to now, but you'll appreciate it later. 7 years old

13 If you finish off the toilet tissue when there isn't more available, put the empty roll on top of the seat to warn the next person before they get...er...comfortable. 7 years old

13 Keep toilet paper, a water bottle, and a cheap pre-payed cell phone in your car. 7 years old

13 Talk to everyone like you would your best mate, and smile. 7 years old

12 When you want to cross words out you don't want to be legible, instead of scribbling over them, write random letters and words over the original. 7 years old

12 Keep all your user's manuals in the cloud ... when you buy something new, go to the manufacturer's site and upload the manual to Google Drive or Dropbox 7 years old

12 If you can't sleep, focus on your breathing. Nice steady deep breathing, it will help slow your heart beat down. 7 years old

12 In you email inbox, search for "unsubscribe" to find all of the newsletters you never bother to unsub from. Take five minutes to do so now, and feel better. 7 years old

12 When writing, studying, or reading, listen to music with no vocals. 7 years old

12 If you see a baby animal by itself and it looks healthy, its mom is just probably off finding food, leave it be. 7 years old

12 Young and desperate to become more social? Get a job in a service based industry. 7 years old

11 Buy restaurant-grade stuff. It lasts practically forever, and you can always find replacements to match. 7 years old

11 Do not keep your checking/savings accounts with the same institution as your mortgage lender. 7 years old

11 Working from home on your own PC? Create a work user account. 7 years old

11 Before drinking a soda, chug a glass of water. This helped me kick the soda habit. 7 years old

11 If you want to play games on your phone without annoying ads, turn off mobile data. 7 years old

11 Re-heat pizza on the stove, not microwave 7 years old

10 If a motorcyclist pats his or her head with an open palm, it means "cop/danger ahead" just as if a car were to flash its lights. 7 years old

10 If you're traveling in a foreign country and have no local language skills, make sure to take pictures of your hotel's name and its google map location to show cab drivers 7 years old

10 If you're sick of being your family's "computer guy", install Ad-block on their computers 7 years old

10 Buying a used car? Do the test drive with defrost on high and hot and with outside air (not recirculated). Burning oil, burning coolant? You'll smell it pretty fast and that means something is leaking. 7 years old

10 If you have issues with losing your temper, start doing your menial everyday tasks with your non-dominant hand. 7 years old

10 If you stand up too fast and you start to black out, tighten your abs as hard as you can. 7 years old

10 Got a physical job application? Scan it before you write on it. 7 years old

10 Turn it off, then on again. 7 years old

10 Try and get in good with the clerks/secretaries of where ever you work or do business. Those are the people who can most easily cover your ass when you fuck up. 7 years old

10 Give yourself half an hour of downtime in the morning, between being ready to leave and leaving, and your day won't feel so rushed. 7 years old

9 Put a coat of clean nail polish onto the threads of a button to keep it from unraveling. 7 years old

9 When heating leftovers, space out a circle in the middle, it will heat up much more evenly. 7 years old

9 Wear ear plugs to a concert. Not only will it save your hearing, but it makes everything sound much better. 7 years old

9 if you gently rock back and forth while pooping it will take significantly less time and make it easier to pass more "troublesome" movements. Best. Lifehack. Ever. 7 years old

9 If you have crushing chest pain, call 911 first. Then chew some aspirin. I work in cardiology. 7 years old

8 Once you have tightly closed the lid on a can of paint, carefully hold the can upside down for a moment. This forms a thin coating on the inside of the lid that will dry into a tight seal, keeping the rest of the paint fresh for longer. 7 years old

8 If you have bad/no cell reception at your home, get your carrier to provide you a femtocell. This is a dongle that hooks up to your internet connection and broadcasts a cellular network. Most carriers will give it to you for free if you call and ask. 7 years old

8 If you're having trouble in your math class, you can plug any equation, derivative, function, etc. into wolframalpha.com and it will give you the right answer as well as showing you step-by-step If you're job searching, and you come across a suspiciously great looking entry level job in the fields of "Direct Marketing" or "Outsourced Marketing", it's a scam. 7 years old

8 Buy condoms online instead of in a supermarket or drug store. They're WAY cheaper. 7 years old

8 Listen to an audio book, only when working out. So when you want to hear more, you want to work out more. 7 years old

8 Race the microwave to keep a clean kitchen. 7 years old

8 Any working cell phone, regardless of whether it is in service or not, will call 911. 7 years old

8 If you are ever in a car accident and need to break the windows but don't have anything to break it, take the headrest out and use it to smash the windows. 7 years old

8 Please wear your seat belts. I just had to check for a pulse on a 17 year-old laying face down in the dirt. He didn't have one. 7 years old

8 Are your zip-lock bags too small for your needs? Get two, turn one inside out, and lock them together. 7 years old

8 When assembling a piece of furniture, tape the wrench key to the bottom or back. 7 years old

8 Keep a photo of your checked luggage on your smartphone. 7 years old

8 When you are at the pool or beach, set your flip-flops facedown. Then they won't be scalding hot from the sun when you're ready to leave. 7 years old

8 Wear a condom 7 years old

7 Freeze grapes to chill white wine without watering it down. 7 years old

7 While watching Netflix (Instant Play) hold down Shift+Alt and click on the screen to access buffering settings, A/V sync compensation settings and other information. 7 years old

7 Before you throw away a post-it, run it between the keys on your keyboard to collect crumbs and fluff 7 years old

7 Delay your outgoing work email by 1 min to save embarassment 7 years old

7 Use ice cube tray to hold small parts when disassembling and assembling things. 7 years old

7 When copy pasting, use CTRL+SHIFT+V to remove Rich Text Cruft. A surprising amount of people don't know this. 7 years old

7 (in the US) You can call 1-888-567-8688 (5OPTOUT) to remove yourself from the 3 main credit reporting agencies for 5 years, which will stop all those credit card applications in your mailbox. 7 years old

7 Switch to bamboo pillowcases/sheets if you like cooler temperatures (colder pillowcases!) Bamboo blends are a more breathable resulting in 2-3 degrees colder than other sheets. 7 years old

7 Get rid of armpit stains in shirts using hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and a dab of dish soap. 7 years old

7 If you're sick of seeing yellow underarm stains on your white t-shirts, switch to a deodorant that does not contain aluminium. 7 years old

7 If your toothpaste says it repairs your teeth check for Novamin as an active ingredient. It's the only one that does repair teeth. 7 years old

7 Hurricane preparedness: fill bathtubs with water. You'll have water to use to flush toilets and for washing in the event of extended power outage. 7 years old

7 Repeat the name of the person when you meet someone for the first time. For example, "nice to meet you, Jobin". It is easier to remember the name once you say it. 7 years old

7 For an easily clean house, every time you enter a room, put away five things. 7 years old

7 If sound is only coming out one side of your earphones. Put the quality on 240p, it changes the sound to mono and will put sound in both sides. (Youtube) 7 years old

7 Making a left turn? Do not turn your front wheels until you set your car in motion. If rear-ended you could get pushed into oncoming traffic in the other lane. 7 years old

7 When giving a check as a wedding gift, make it out to just the bride or just the groom 7 years old

7 Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest. 6 years old

6 If an egg floats then it's gone off, otherwise it's fine. 7 years old