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If you’re an avid gamer, you’re likely familiar with the wild world of cheat codes. Perhaps you’ve found a hack to ensure you can run twice as fast as your fellow players, or you’ve discovered a way to earn extra lives in your favorite game.

While we’re not likely to find any hacks that are quite as magical in reality, if you’re interested in channeling your inner main character, we’ve got some real life cheat codes waiting for you below. From going to bed early to asserting boundaries with others, Reddit users have recently been sharing the tricks that have greatly benefited their existence. So enjoy reading through, and be sure to upvote the cheat codes you plan to utilize too!

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful I was flying Air New Zealand once and when I got up to the counter they told me the flight was overbooked. I was polite and just asked when the next available flight would be, their response was "we can pop you in business class instead"

Next guy in line lost his bottle and was bumped to the next flight.

I've never once seen somebody being rude help them achieve their desired outcome.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Being polite increases your odds of getting what you want

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can’t stress this enough. Another one, when on the phone to a service and they say their name, use it, (e.g. ‘Oh hi Cindy, I’m calling in relation to …’) and the change in tone and willingness to help is palpable - it never fails.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Ask to get it in writing. If someone is refusing you things you know you have the right to, request that they write (or type, doesn't matter) what they said on paper. They will back down almost 100% of the time. It goes from they said/I said to a legally accountable document, and if you're being gaslighted, they know they're denying you your rights it and would never want to provide you with a document that confirms that they were talking s**t.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it is any kind of business or agreement - put it in writing even if you know everyone is being honest. It is surprising how often people forget / misremember details of things. If you both have a copy in writing there is no misunderstanding about what was agreed upon.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful The word "no" is a complete sentence. It is the most powerful cheat code.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friends are interesting, I have low self-esteem and I am not sure if I am interesting enough. Mostly I do the same as my dad, I am confused most of the time, so I am just trying to be useful and do something nice or help if I can.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Don't tell ANYONE you have the day off.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you’re looking for a day at home undisturbed, okay I guess. But, why else would you hide this? And that only works if you live alone, no family/roommates. Edit: thanks for sharing reasons to do this, it makes a lot more sense to me now. ☺️

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Prepping yourself the night before for the next day will help you stay on top of things.

Like setting up your coffee maker to just have to press a button in the morning, making your lunch that night for the next day at work, cleaning after you cook dinner so you’re set to make breakfast in the morning. Small things like that really help get the next day moving better.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Set your outfit out including shoes & accessories. Put your wallet, keys, purse, glasses (anything you might go searching for in the morning) in all of their correct places. Prep your breakfast items and put them all together in one spot in your fridge, do the same for any meal.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Never stop learning. And I don't mean easy stuff like watching informative YouTube videos. Try to get certifications in your field of expertise, pick up and find new tools. Get a skilled hobby and learn about it, woodworking, gardening, acrobatics, drawing, playing instruments. Hell, learn about learning and get better at learning.

End of the day, when all else fails you. What you've learnt will always be there, providing value.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are never too old to learn or to go back to school/university. If you can read and write and you can afford it, then the answer is yes, you can do it (work at a university, get asked a lot by mature age learners)

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Stretching and light exercise will keep your dexterity, strength, and constitution scores from suffering age penalties

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, you could increase them by playing an Elf +1 DEX, Half-Orc +1 STR, or Dwarf +1 CON. Per Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition. I spent untold hours playing from 1978 until I discovered girls at 16.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Minding your business.
Dont make assumptions.
Stop making excuses.
Comparison is a thief of joy.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’d expand the last one to include keeping score is the murderer of joy.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Good sleep.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is good advice but only if you can control your own sleeping environment. If you live in a noisy place it's very difficult to get a good night's sleep.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Ask for things you want.

Seriously, you will be surprised how frequently you will get something if you just ask for it politely. I see so many people bend over backwards to try and get something, but they didn't try just asking for it directly.

This is like a cheat code which works 25% of the time and costs nothing, letting you skip an entire level each time.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a friend who likes to say "If you don't ask, it's an automatic no".

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Using unwanted veg to make soups is a recent life hack i've picked up. Just get a decent blender and they're so easy to make. They feed alot of people/multiple servings and are usually quite healthy as well.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, experiment with seasonings. I add a tablespoon of lemon juice, and half a teaspoon of mustard to my leek and potato soup. You can't actually identify either flavour, but it tastes amazing. And use boullion or stock cubes if you don't have stock.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Pay off higher interest debt first

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And don't put debt on credit cards if it can be avoided.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Cooking - your life will be better, and it's a great way to impress friends or a date.

Ask a follow up question or two - if you're getting a negative result in a non-personal interaction, you can sometimes find out about alternatives. In a conversation, asking people to tell you more about something they thought was worth mentioning once in a while often makes for a better conversation. Sometimes you even learn interesting things you didn't know.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Don’t drink alcohol. You save a ton of money and you never get hangovers. My son can’t drink for medical reasons. When I realized how much more time he had as a college student it was pretty eye opening.

Downside: you miss out on the social aspects of sharing drinks, and being the only sober person can suck.

Edit: I’m not even talking about getting drunk. I only have about one drink two nights a week and I can still get a headache from that.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Listening > talking.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s relative. Those who talk too much should listen more, but those who don’t talk much don’t need to feel bad about trying to make themselves heard.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Personal finance is probably the biggest one. Understanding credit cards, savings rates, investing, debt, etc. will save you so much time and money in the long run. What you decide to do with your money could be the difference between retiring early and having decades of freedom or working until you die.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You’d think this would be something covered in all high school, required for graduation. Something everyone would benefit from doesn’t sound like you should have to go out of your way to learn.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Once you realize how versatile duct tape and superglue is, many house problems become trivial.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Those $5 small bubble mirrors you stick on your side mirrors make you 80% better at parallel parking

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can do this? I can buy these? Do they help me gauge the space around me better? THANK YOU PANDAS! I'm shite at parallel parking. I can do it if there's a shop window as I can see my reflection.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful The best cheat code to life is making your decisions based on logic instead of emotions.

Also, take care of yourself. Start strength training at an early age (this applies to women as well), use sunscreen and try to eat relatively healthy.

Develop discipline; discipline is the compass that guides you through life’s challenges.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Using logic might work some of the time, but intuition is very important. Think of a situation where a small child is alone in a room while you are in the kitchen. Logic tells you they are playing nicely, intuition tells you they have probably found and eaten all the chocolates and that's why they are so quiet.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful workout. u will look good and feel good

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Truth. Your body will give you feel good hormones. Your confidence level will go up too. Doesn't matter if you're horribly out of shape and can only do 1 pushup. Do that every day. When you can do 2, then do THAT every day.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Getting good at public speaking. And dress well. That will set you up big time.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First one yes, it’s great for confidence, second one is subjective - the better advice is perhaps don’t be a slob and be aware of personal hygiene

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Depending on the job, don't work too hard. Most of the time people who work harder are rewarded with more work. Don't like your position? Suck at it. Get rewarded with a different position in the company. At least what i have seen working in the midwest, mostly in manufacturing, this is how people move on up to different positions, merely by sliding by and just being available, i.e. on time &c.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Joking but - I've seen enough Sci-Fi movies to know that guy in the photo is a slave and if he runs away that collar around his neck will blow up.

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After you apply for a job, tell them you applied. They might not look at all the applications and you're more likely to get your application looked at if you contact them.

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Before you apply, look for the "buzzwords" in their ad and modify your resume and cover letter to reflect these phrases and wording.

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Using a password manager... legit cheat code

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Until the password manager is hacked. Looking at you Last Pass...

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Do what you need to do to avoid doing the same mistake twice.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never make the same mistake twice. I make it 3 or 4 times, you know, just to be sure.

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Wear SPF15 moisturizer on your face every day, starting as early as possible (teens or twenties). You will have waaay fewer wrinkles in later decades. That was my Mom's cheat code as she rose up the management ranks. It was shockingly effective.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This includes while driving. My left hand and left side of my face are much older than the right

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Being funny and a good cook

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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A self-deprecating sense of humor is an enormous tool for disarming uncomfortable situations. If you make yourself vulnerable it sets people at ease.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Learn to style your own hair nicely. Idc what anyone says; hair will make or break your entire look. ,’;)

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always had terrible, terrible hair. fine but lots of it. One straight haired parent, one curly haired. And as they both kept it short, the haircare i learned from them was destroying my hair. So now I but reasonably priced shampoo and conditioner (nothing fancy), changing my washing schedule and bought a double satin bonnet. My hair is soooo soft and just amazing after less than 6 months. And it does make me feel better, having normal hair not a nightmare of fluff. Plus turns out I have loose ringlets lol. I didn't know.

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Almost everything is negotiable

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A friend once told me, "You don't get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate."

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Don’t keep your savings in the same account as your monthly budget.
As soon as you get paid, move half (or a quarter) to your savings account.
You’d be surprised how quickly your savings would grow.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Said by someone who clearly doesn’t live paycheck to paycheck. Not everyone can do this. I have saved a lot over the years, enough to invest, but save half my paycheck? Are you kidding? We would not be able to afford food let alone our mortgage.

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Wanna mute those annoying gas station video ads while filling up? Press the second button from the top on the right-hand side. It works most of the time, but some of the newer ones have eliminated this feature

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Being honest when you f up especially in your job. Change your country code and suddenly every service will be fraction of original cost. Same works for tickets, hotels etc

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand the country code part... Do they refer to online shopping websites?

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People Are Sharing 'Cheat Codes' They Use In Everyday Life, And Here's 35 Of The Most Useful Someone yesterday mentioned how you can scroll through your text by holding the spacebar on iPhone and my life has already improved because of it.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not scrolling, that you do simply by swiping. Holding the spacebar lets you move the cursor to where you need it to be.

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