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“Here’s Something I Didn’t Know Until I Was In My 30s”: Guy Shares 22 More Useful Tips He Wishes He Had Known Sooner
They say intelligent people learn from their mistakes and clever people learn from others' slip-ups but internet personality Sidneyraz thinks that life is a combination of both. The man has dedicated much of his online content to telling people things he wishes he had known before turning 30, and he definitely filled a niche: over 1.3M TikTokers and 2.34 Instagrammers are following him.
Since Sidneyraz is really productive and constantly releases new uploads, we at Bored Panda decided that our earlier article on him wasn't enough and put together a follow-up publication. From the "right" way to open an English muffin to filling up an ice cube tray without splashing water all over the kitchen, continue scrolling and check out some of his latest posts!
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How To Hang Things On The Wall
I can't believe I'm bout to show you this. [...] Take some tape. Place it on the back and mark where the holes are. Take that piece of tape. And put it on the wall. Tap tap tap in the hole pull the tape off. And then hang it beautifully.
This Plunger Is Not For Toilets. Sink And Drain Plunger. Not For Use In Toilets. This Is A Cup Plunger Meant For Sinks And Drains
Sidneyraz told Bored Panda he decided to start this series after people really liked his video 'Here's something you should know about being in your 30s. It's better than your 20s.'
"My most popular videos are ones that have to do with the most common items that people use. Travel pillows, English muffins, trash bags, plungers, and so on," the creator explained. "We all use the same things every day and [without questioning them] because that's how we were taught, but we have no idea why or if it's even right. So when I post a video showing a different way, it blows minds."
Why Capital Letters Are Called "Uppercase Letters". They Were Less Commonly Used Letters For The Printing Press So They Were Stoed In The Upper Part Of The Case
Always Close The Toilet Lid When You Flush
You're Supposed To Rinse The Whipped Cream Nozzle? Rinse Nozzle Thoroughly With Warm Water
Yup, if you don't rinse the nozzle out you'll get a growth of mold, yucksville!
Of course, Sidneyraz thinks there's more to this life stage than life hacks. "We tend to experience both heartbreak and true joy before our 30s too. There are large ups and downs but, hopefully, they help us to be more empathetic people. They’re hard lessons but needed."
"I’m learning all these things too and I don’t want anyone to feel as alone as I have in the past when I didn’t know something [older folks understood quite well]," the TikToker added.
How To Put Eyedrops In Your Eyes. Eyedrops, Bottom Of The Eyelid, Pull Down, Make A Cup And Then Boom. Not Scary, Doesn't Miss, Perfect Application. That's So Refreshing, I Gotta Do I Again
Nah, tip your head back and drop in. Then it doesn't all run down your face.
How To Stock A Mini Fridge: Load From The Bottom Not From The Top
I think it's no coincidence that Sidneyraz started this series in his early 30s.
Robert Taibbi, a licensed clinical social worker with 48 years of experience, primarily in community mental health, said that research on adult development tells us that our lives move in waves: several years of relative stability and focus, then several years consumed with bursts of unrest.
"Part of the challenge of [the early 30s] comes from the fact that your life has actually settled. For many of us, the 20s were filled with tremendous changes – finishing college or some higher ed, deciding on some major or career path, venturing forth. If not doing more schooling, moving into jobs that may or may not become a possible career. Relationship-wise, either a lot of dating or even marriage. Regardless, lots of activity and anxiety," Taibbi wrote in Psychology Today. "Now you are likely somewhat settled – in the marriage or the job/career. You have the time to catch your breath and take stock of where you are in your life." Which can include creating a TikTok account and telling others what you've learned!
How To Get A Raise: Wrote Down Good Things You Did. Connect Each Good Thing You Did To Money Earned For The Company Or Proficiency Increase. Present In Professional Way. Submit To Hr
I read the mug as Hotdog Ohw, and I think that is the most interesting thing about this entire article.
You Can Hold Two Levels Of Drinks With This
However, that doesn't mean that life gets easy when you enter your fourth decade. In fact, this time can come with added pressure to hit adult milestones.
"One of the main words I listen for in a session is 'should,'" Megan Bearce, who sees many 30-somethings, told Vox. "I should have a child, I should be married by now, I should love my job.".
You Can Qualify For A Higher Home Loan If You Buy A Multi Family Property And Live In One Of The Units. That's It
One Packet Of Instant Ramen Is Two Servings Of Instant Ramen
You're Supposed To Open English Muffins Up With A Fork? Split Using A Fork. Fork, Insert It, Gently.
A good example of this is a study where researchers asked folks in their 30s and 70s which of these groups they think are happier. Both groups answered the 30-somethings, but when they were asked about their own subjective well-being, the 70-somethings scored higher.
So when you hit your 30s, remember that it's probably a good idea to not only give but seek some good advice as well. And don't compare yourself to others. Continue building your life. You're on the right track
Your Airpod Mic Is Not Connected To Tiktok. Sound Yes, Mic No
Be There Or Be Square. If You're Not There Youre Not Around
I am guessing that this guy was partially handicapped if he had issues with these things before his 30's. I am also guessing that browsing TikTok and posting screenshots is now considered legitimate professional content on this site. Good times.
The Length Of The Tape Measure Is On The Tape Measure. Let's Measure The Inside Of This Cabinet. Well, That's 30 Inches + 70 Mm That's About 2 3/4 Inches. That Means The Inside Of This Cabinet Is 33 Inches Long
How To Tie A Trash Bag: Don't Tie These Together. Hold Them Up, Make A Knot. Wrap Around The Knot, Through The Loop Creating A Nice Tight Seal
How To Use A Lighter: When Lighting Some Thing That's Below. Don't Light It This Way And Go Down. Turn The Lighter Around And Light It That Way And Go Down. Greatly Reduce Your Risk Of Boo Boo Owies
You Can Light A Sparkler From The Bottom!
How To Fill An Ice Cube Tray: You Don't Fill It Flat, You Fill It At An Angle
You Tap The Side Of The Can, Not The Top, To Stop It From Exploding
Tag Is An Acronym For Touch And Go
Nope. This is common fake news. Here's Snopes' review from 2018. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tag-acronym-touch-and-go/
It's not even a backronym, because it's a word. And that's not its etymology.
Absolutely not true. The origins go way back to Middle English, basically meaning to touch or tap, and is known as tig in many parts of the UK, not tag.
The game 'tag' is essentially where you touch someone and run away after you TAG them, hence, touch and go
Load More Replies...You tag something to mark it. Just like tags on clothing and everything else. The acronym is coincidence.
Quirky fact, but I don't think this one is going to help me out much, hahaha!
How To Hold Scissors. You Would Think Index Finger, Thumb. But That's Wrong. No You Wnat Thumb, Ring Finger. That Way, You Have More Control
It's a hard competition, but this one is the crappiest tikfuck excerpt I've ever seen on BP.
Either this guy is pretending to be the epitome of retarded or he actually is this stupid. Either way, he looks dumb as sh it.
Load More Replies...Can't wait for his next list, hopefully he will show me how to wipe my bottom correctly.
or how to fill you glass with water without spilling it everywhere
Load More Replies...or pants one leg at a time, shoes toes go in first, and don't eat the silica packet.
I'm undecided if this is satire or not. Or is cringe in stile now?
Load More Replies...Next on TikTok: videos on how to breath, how to open your eyes, how to open an unlocked door without using a sledgehammer..."most people live into their 40s without knowing how to do it"! Seriously: these kind of videos obviously have their audience, but regurgitating them is not really convincing.
PLEASE BP, stop with this TikTok bullshit! Enough is enough. This has gone too far.
TikTok. Idiots giving advice to idiots. What a time we live in.
The spelling and punctuation of these posts just pisses me off. Also, I just know that Bored Panda is going to censor "pisses", and that p!sses me off even more.
I stand corrected - apparently "pisses" is not on the BP censorship algorithm.
In the land of Tik Tok idiots, the one- brain-celled man is a genius.
NEXT UP: If you unzip your pants before going to the bathroom, you don't get all wet!!!
Oh, dear, I just read the intro, and BP is calling him an 'internet personality'. More like internet lack of personality.
#23 - You can put on your shoes much more easily if you untie them first!
So trying to do an evaluation: Out of 22 Tips, 4 were correct, if already well-known. 3 were correct, but completely obvious. 3 are not wrong, but completely irrelevant bits of useless knowledge. 1 is partly correct, but incomplete, 2 are too absurd to check (who lights a sparkler at the bottom?!?). The remaining 7 are wrong, and some of them even dangerous. So if this is satire, it is not a good one. If this is serious, I wonder how the author has managed to survive up to this date on his own.
Why is everyone hating on this guy? If it’s not interesting, don’t read it. There is literally nothing stopping you from just reading something else if you don’t like this. Don’t spread your ick around.
How is knowing what uppercase originally meant useful? Along with almost every other stupid thing on here.
He's worse than the cardboard sign guy. Sorry dude, I know you're only trying to be helpful, but you're not being helpful.
Hey! I like sign guy because he is funny. But this one seems searching for reasons to splatter his face everywhere.
I know it won't be heard above the hate, but I appreciate what he is trying to do here. Just because YOU knew all of these, doesn't mean it's not guaranteed there's at least one person whom couldn't benefit from a tip. https://xkcd.com/1053
The only thing I wanted to know was his hair care routine. Alas, no hair tips :(
This guy is either an idiot, or so rich he had a maid his whole life if he's only just learnt all these things. Ridiculous.
I rarely comment on Boredpanda, but I will make an exception for this. The post about this guy is hardly usefeul. Especially since it's the second post I read in BP about this guys. Please BP. Be a more graceful web. Stop posting about this.
Was this guy in a coma in his 20s? I learned 95% of this before I was 15
The best thing about this kind of drivel is that it gives my fellow Pandas a chance to exercise their wonderful wit - thank you all!🤣
Okay, like two of these I didn't know and actually found interesting. The rest? Complete waste of my time.
And people yelled at me last week for commenting on a similar article with "I can't believe people are this stupid"...
I'm not sure how this poor man survived for so long, but it looks like he's trying now, so I guess that's good. I'm just going to imagine that he recently escaped from a bunker after 25 years or something
What was he doing for the first 30 years of life? How has it taken this long to learn basic tasks or gain basic knowledge?
I'm always amazed when I hear I learned it on tik tok, because this is what they put up a minute of drivel. I'm waiting for the day someone says i can fly a plane I learned it on tiktok.
It's a hard competition, but this one is the crappiest tikfuck excerpt I've ever seen on BP.
Either this guy is pretending to be the epitome of retarded or he actually is this stupid. Either way, he looks dumb as sh it.
Load More Replies...Can't wait for his next list, hopefully he will show me how to wipe my bottom correctly.
or how to fill you glass with water without spilling it everywhere
Load More Replies...or pants one leg at a time, shoes toes go in first, and don't eat the silica packet.
I'm undecided if this is satire or not. Or is cringe in stile now?
Load More Replies...Next on TikTok: videos on how to breath, how to open your eyes, how to open an unlocked door without using a sledgehammer..."most people live into their 40s without knowing how to do it"! Seriously: these kind of videos obviously have their audience, but regurgitating them is not really convincing.
PLEASE BP, stop with this TikTok bullshit! Enough is enough. This has gone too far.
TikTok. Idiots giving advice to idiots. What a time we live in.
The spelling and punctuation of these posts just pisses me off. Also, I just know that Bored Panda is going to censor "pisses", and that p!sses me off even more.
I stand corrected - apparently "pisses" is not on the BP censorship algorithm.
In the land of Tik Tok idiots, the one- brain-celled man is a genius.
NEXT UP: If you unzip your pants before going to the bathroom, you don't get all wet!!!
Oh, dear, I just read the intro, and BP is calling him an 'internet personality'. More like internet lack of personality.
#23 - You can put on your shoes much more easily if you untie them first!
So trying to do an evaluation: Out of 22 Tips, 4 were correct, if already well-known. 3 were correct, but completely obvious. 3 are not wrong, but completely irrelevant bits of useless knowledge. 1 is partly correct, but incomplete, 2 are too absurd to check (who lights a sparkler at the bottom?!?). The remaining 7 are wrong, and some of them even dangerous. So if this is satire, it is not a good one. If this is serious, I wonder how the author has managed to survive up to this date on his own.
Why is everyone hating on this guy? If it’s not interesting, don’t read it. There is literally nothing stopping you from just reading something else if you don’t like this. Don’t spread your ick around.
How is knowing what uppercase originally meant useful? Along with almost every other stupid thing on here.
He's worse than the cardboard sign guy. Sorry dude, I know you're only trying to be helpful, but you're not being helpful.
Hey! I like sign guy because he is funny. But this one seems searching for reasons to splatter his face everywhere.
I know it won't be heard above the hate, but I appreciate what he is trying to do here. Just because YOU knew all of these, doesn't mean it's not guaranteed there's at least one person whom couldn't benefit from a tip. https://xkcd.com/1053
The only thing I wanted to know was his hair care routine. Alas, no hair tips :(
This guy is either an idiot, or so rich he had a maid his whole life if he's only just learnt all these things. Ridiculous.
I rarely comment on Boredpanda, but I will make an exception for this. The post about this guy is hardly usefeul. Especially since it's the second post I read in BP about this guys. Please BP. Be a more graceful web. Stop posting about this.
Was this guy in a coma in his 20s? I learned 95% of this before I was 15
The best thing about this kind of drivel is that it gives my fellow Pandas a chance to exercise their wonderful wit - thank you all!🤣
Okay, like two of these I didn't know and actually found interesting. The rest? Complete waste of my time.
And people yelled at me last week for commenting on a similar article with "I can't believe people are this stupid"...
I'm not sure how this poor man survived for so long, but it looks like he's trying now, so I guess that's good. I'm just going to imagine that he recently escaped from a bunker after 25 years or something
What was he doing for the first 30 years of life? How has it taken this long to learn basic tasks or gain basic knowledge?
I'm always amazed when I hear I learned it on tik tok, because this is what they put up a minute of drivel. I'm waiting for the day someone says i can fly a plane I learned it on tiktok.