30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t

People are wired differently from each other. Therefore, we all have a unique approach to daily activities, whether doing house chores, organizing emails, or opening a bag of potato chips.

So when someone online asked people what their “I can’t believe other people don’t do this hack” is, commenters didn’t disappoint with their responses. Here, you’ll find tips on learning keyboard shortcuts, making a significant other happy, and cooking the perfect burgers – many of which likely aren’t in your top-of-mind choices.

Scroll through this list and take some notes. You may learn a new thing or two that you can incorporate into your own life.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Vote, so we don’t have morons in office.

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 3 days ago

But the morons are in office because of voting.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Buy her "just because" flowers. Seriously, apology gifts always have the stank of the original mistake all over them. "Just because" gifts actually make her smile every time she looks at them and not think of the dumb thing I did.

Edit because apparently you can't talk about a nice thing you do without people attempting to make you feel like s**t for no good reason : This post is not f*****g gender exclusive or exclusive to just your partner. I can't believe I'm typing this.

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General Anaesthesia 3 days ago (edited)

Upvote for the edit. There's at least one professional "but..., but..., but..." and downvoter in every crowd.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Do favors for tomorrow you.

Car getting low on gas? Do tomorrow you a favor and get it on the way home.

It's almost bedtime but there are dishes in the sink? Do them as a favor to your future self.

While you're at it, get tomorrow's clothes together and get your lunch packed when you're not rushed. Tomorrow you will love you for it!

And, when today you is enjoying all the things that yesterday you did to make your life easier, remember to thank yourself for doing it.

I know it sounds silly, but this really helped motivate me in getting stuff done promptly instead of at the last moment.

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Blondie23 3 days ago

This one is huge!! So many times I put stuff off and future me is soooooooo pissed!!!

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Keep a camping chair in your trunk. You never know when an opportunity for a good sit might arise.

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Jeff White 3 days ago

This sounds like an older person idea. I am an older person and I do this and highly recommend this idea for all.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I see people doing wild mental math trying to figure out tips. If you move the decimal one place to the left you have 10% double that for 20%, divide it by 2 and add it to the original number for 15%. You can get 1% by moving the decimal 2 to the left and multiply that by any number to get that percentage.

Edit: Damn people, no need to get so aggressive, it's a math tip that helps me, I'm not telling you how to tip, or even commenting on tipping in society, just math....

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TribbleThinking 3 days ago (edited)

Upvote purely for the edit. Thank you for the laugh and sending lots of sympathy your way! 😄😄

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I hate cleaning but whenever I leave a room I try to take something with me. It might be a piece of garbage, a dish or an item that needs to be put away. It goes a long way to keeping things tidy without any real effort.

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Pernille 3 days ago

And try to remember to take at least one piece from the pile on the stairs when going upstairs.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Say Please, say Thank you, and always ask people for help if you need it.

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Blondie23 3 days ago

In addition to that... tell people that you appreciate what they did for you... even if it's something small. At work I always tell people I appreciate them and it's amazing how many people are willing to help me every day! Just makes life easier and happier

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t When handing someone their change, give them the coins before the bills. This allows them to hold the coins in their palm while using their fingers for the bills. Otherwise, they have to do this careful balancing act before they pocket the money.

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Sand Ers 3 days ago

Cashiers where I live have universally been trained to do the opposite. I cannot fathom why.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I take a quick photo of where I park my car in large parking lots. Saves so much time wandering around looking lost!

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Sand Ers 3 days ago

Impressive number of badly parked cars in that stock photo.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Learn all the keyboard shortcuts you can use regularly.

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Roger9er 3 days ago

Me typing this with two fingers

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Clean out your fridge before grocery shopping! Eliminates mystery Tupperware and always reminds you of something you need to pick up.

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featherytoad 3 days ago

I keep a pad and pen in my kitchen, so when I think of something I need, or use something up, I right it down through out the time leading up to my next shopping trip.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Do I need or do I want. If I need it, I get it. If I want it, I wait for a few weeks, do some research, see if I can fit it in and if I still want it a month or two later then I might go get it. Turns out my wants are not always there after a while waiting. It’s new for me but has changed my mindset drastically.

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Edith 3 days ago

I do this too.. especially with internet purchases from ebay, amazon, abebooks, AliExpress, clothes, etc.. I have full carts of hundred euros.. If I still need that thing after a month or three, I will buy it. At least 80% of those are emotional decisions and not actual need.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Set nightly "do not disturb" hours on your phone (mine is 11P - 7A). You can allow notifications from favorite contacts like spouse, children, et al.

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Philenzortia 3 days ago

I turn off my phone

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I am shocked at the number of people that don’t put their sheet sets in the matching pillow case for storage until use. It keeps it all together!

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TMTMTMTM 3 days ago

The way I find all the sheets in a set: They're the same color, and they're stacked on each other on the same shelf in the cabinet, and I wash a set at a time (ergo, never separated at any point). It's as trouble-free as collecting 4 knives in the flatware drawer, when they're always in that one compartment in the flatware organizer. Or getting two matching shoes from the line of my 4 pairs of shoes by the back door.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Well this is probably dumb and maybe just for older people.

I have an unreasonable amount of prescription meds. The bottles of course essentially all look alike. And since I’m 68, my eyesight is c**p.

SO. I write an abbreviation on the TOP of the med cap (Sharpie or plastic marker). Y’know, like A for Antibiotic. So I don’t have to pick up every damn bottle every damn time to squint at the 4 point font on the label….

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Adam Belaire 3 days ago

I do something similar, but it's a I or a II. I have to take meds before a meal (I) and after (II) and it's once a day. Don't have to read, just take one from each bottle depending on if it's before or after a meal.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I keep one of those dish cleaning wands you fill with soap in my shower. It’s filled with Dawn soap and vinegar. I scrub my shower walls and tub basically every other shower, just while I’m in there. It takes less than 2 minutes and I never have to clean my tub/shower otherwise. About 2x/yr I’ll do a Comet tub clean scrub, but I can’t even see/tell a difference, it’s mostly just for peace of mind.

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Ace 3 days ago

Just use a squeegee while it's still wet, you don't need any cleaning products for the flat surfaces if you do this every time.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I can't motivate myself to clean long periods, so I've recently started playing turn-based, or periodic games. At the end of every turn I'll get up and do 5 minutes of cleaning.

Then I can spend a day off playing games, but the house gets tidier instead of worse.

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Amelia Jade 3 days ago

I do this too. I'll set at timer so I play games and then clean. Or sometimes I'll spend the day reading a book but get up and clean between chapters.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Play music when doing chores.

My partner and her family just do chores in silence. I'm like wtf. This is way more boring than it has to be?

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EM 3 days ago

Just so long as you don't get sidetracked by dancing.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Rinsing your dishes and tableware immediately after use when the food gunk is still wet and washes away easily,

rather than waiting for it to become cement.

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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 3 days ago

I live on my own. I don't wash up immediately after use but I do put dishes etc... in a water filled sink to soak. I wash all dishes etc...once a day.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t When tech stops working and you need to “turn it off and back on again”, turn it off, and ALWAYS wait 10-15 seconds or more before turning it back on. This allows the capacitors inside holding the memory bits to fully discharge, and it allows the device to fully reset fresh.

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Ace 3 days ago

Capacitors do not "hold the memory". This was more often relevant with older TVs, which had massive amounts of charge stored in them, but is not really very significant in modern PCs.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Storing things in airtight containers. I spent a lot of money on mine, so I get why people can’t do it, but I’ve moved a lot and some of the places had bugs, which I’ve been able to prevent carrying along with me. Honestly I was pretty poor when I started doing this. Bought stuff bit by bit.

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Green Tree 3 days ago

Wash and reuse glass containers like marinara sauce or pickle jars. No need to buy anything special, if you spend some time getting the old label and glue off it will even look cottage-core chic

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Put salt and pepper on their burger patties. I swear I have the same conversation every time I host a cookout.

Your burgers always taste so good!

Salt and pepper.

How did you learn to make them?

I put a little salt and pepper on them before cooking

I could never get my burgers to taste right

Have you tried salt and pepper?

*Edit* Okay, this resonated with Redditors more than I expected. Thanks for all your tips. Rest assured that I have tried all of them. Garlic powder, onion powder, various premade spice mixes, olive oil, Worcheseverquestashire sauce. I even put an egg in a batch once because someone said it would hold them together better.

I like salt and pepper on fresh beef. Obviously it comes down to personal preference, but I find simple recipes are often the best.

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badger 3 days ago

Worcheseverquestashire sauce rocks

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I struggle with cleaning, but what I tend to do so I don't get overwhelmed is write out a list numbered 1 to 20 of tasks I need to complete. I break it up in to small pieces. And then I roll a D20 die to pick tasks off the list. It removes the overwhelm of deciding where to start and it keeps me on task so I'm not bouncing between 5 different tasks at once.

I also usually add things like "drink water" or "check laundry" if I don't have a full 20 things to complete.

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Sarah Suelzle 3 days ago

I think this is an awesome idea! I also get overwhelmed with too many tasks plus I am easily distracted. Then my brain gets clogged up on top of that trying to remember everything LOL. Making lists and little reminders are great tools to help stay on track, making it easier to accomplish all the things that need doing 😎😊❤

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I cancel my streaming subscriptions immediately after starting them so they run out after a month. If I'm still using them in a month, I renew. If not, I don't pay for something I'm not using.

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Jeff White 3 days ago

Like this. Sort of similar to the decide if "need" or "want" concept but with more ability to decide after you know some more.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Plan for your death. It puts extra stress on your family if there is no plan.

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Spencer's slave no longer 3 days ago

Yes, mine is done and paid for.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I started walking 20,000 steps a day about three months ago now and I feel f*****g amazing.

I’ve missed roughly 2-4 days a month since starting but I’ve also had some days as high as 30K steps so it all equals out.

Movement, in any form, seems to wildly improve my life. I hope others find the same.

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Hile Troy 3 days ago

The only time I've had 30k steps I was at Disney World. I wonder how people find the time to walk around that much. I guess not having a desk job would be a good start.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t Googling my problems.

Like, seriously, it’s 2024. How hard is it?

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Sand Ers 3 days ago

10 years ago google worked great. Now, it’s been deliberately enshitified for profit. Page after page of irrelevant garbage, and they’ve disabled Boolean search functions, so it is no longer possible to have it pay the slightest attention to what you don’t want.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t OK it's weird and lazy but follow me.

I only take showers, but I plug the drain for the first majority of the time. I put Epson salts and scented stuff in the bottom. As I'm showering I soak my feet, when I rinse I remove the plug and wash my feet as it all goes down the drain.

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featherytoad 3 days ago

That's a good idea. I have sensory issues on my one foot because of MS, so using a washrag or one of those shower poofs makes it unbearable.

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t How do people not put their phone on silent before a nap. like wake up to silence not a notification party.

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Sofia 3 days ago

well nobody really messages me so...

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30 Life Hacks People Use Every Day And Can’t Believe Others Don’t I use zip lock bags in my “Junk drawer”

It’s not organized, it’s just a hand full junk filled bags.

It makes looking through the junk easier. Instead of shifting through a bunch of junk and loose items I’ll pick up a bag and inspect it for something I’m looking for.

junk bags inside a junk drawer.

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Pencil McGovern 3 days ago (edited)

Get a roll of masking tape. It's cheap and can be written on so you can label the junk. Especially things like adapters or keys you don't use often. I just tossed a cable for my Nook which died last year. If it hadn't been labeled, I wouldn't have been sure what it was and probably would have kept it for the rest of my life. [Edited for typos.]

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Note: this post originally had 80 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.

What do you think ?

Carole Martin 3 days ago

Some people have waaay too much time on their hands! 30,000 steps?

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Steve Hall 3 days ago

Yes, that one needs to turn around and head for home before they hit antartica.

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BoredHouseKitty 2 days ago

I screenshot my shopping/errand list and use it as a lockscreen wallpaper

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Belle_Pandamonium🇧🇻l 2 days ago

I really like this one 👍🏻😃

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Vonny 2 days ago

A pair of scissors kept in each room of your home. Not sure who taught me to do this, but it's a little tip that's helpful in saving time. So you don't need to stop whatever you're doing to get up and go find the scissors you need.

Piglet 3 days ago

Only 40, not 80 :(

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Savahax 1 day ago

"Note: this post originally had 80 images. It’s been shortened to the top" you will see this often just under the past entry in a thread. This shows the other ones

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