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It’s never too late to teach an old dog new tricks. So even if you’ve been operating the same way for decades without ever considering a new method of doing the dishes, working out or washing your laundry, you might be able to learn something today!

Reddit users have recently been sharing the most creative life hacks that they’ve found success with, so we’ve gathered some of their tips down below. You might be skeptical of these suggestions, and they might not all work for you. But enjoy scrolling through these tips and tricks that could potentially change your life, and be sure to upvote the ones you plan on trying! 

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Yell at your vacuum cleaner to get your dogs to stop barking at it. Apparently it helps your dogs realize that you are dominant over the vacuum so they stop trying to protect you from it. Sounds like BS, but I literally did it once and it was never a problem again.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People I like the '2 minute' rule. If it takes less than 2 minutes, just do it right now.


It greatly helps for people like myself prone to procrastinating. Whether it's folding a few shirts, making a phone call, putting away groceries, putting something in the kitchen away, cleaning something, etc. You put off trivial small things and over time, they stack up and all become too overwhelming to do. If you follow the 2 minute rule you will find that you're more organized and there are less annoyances that get in the way of the real things to do.

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

You have to train yourself to do this. Once you get into that habit, you'll feel uncomfortable not doing it. But the first few times, yes, it takes effort.

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Don’t confuse mental fatigue with physical fatigue. After a long day at my brain-intensive job I think “I’m tired, I should lie down.” But really, I’ve been sitting on my butt for eight hours and what I need to recover is physical motion.

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If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly. Five minutes of exercise is better than zero, five minutes of practicing. The guitar is better than zero.

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

Good advice, perfectionism can be the greatest enemy of progress.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People This isn't something that can used in too many situations, but with a lot of people sharing their "act busy" story I thought maybe a few of you would appreciate this.


Back when I was in Basic Training for the Army, near the end of basic, our Drill Sergeants liked to give us an hour or two each day out in the yard and just told us to "be busy." I think they enjoyed a break, but if anyone was caught not busy doing something, they would still get smoked.


Three of us decided to sit in a triangle formation, facing the inside and we each dug a hole in front of us but would put the dirt in the hole to the right of us. So we would dig, but someone else would fill up what we just dug. We did that for almost an entire hour. A drill sergeant walked by, looked at us, stared in disbelief, said "if this isn't the most private thing I have ever seen any privates do.... fan f*****g tastik, carry on privates.".

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

Some of the guys I worked with in construction were Vietnam Vets. Their "so something" busy work was painting trucks. Grab a bucket of paint and a brush and start painting a truck. Painting a truck with a brush is slow work BTW.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People If you are one of the types that gets anxious about leaving iron on or similar stuff, do this. Remove the plug from the socket, point at it, and say out loud, “iron is off”.

You WILL remember that you did in fact turn it off.

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

Combining more than just seeing is a good way. Cause if you think about something else while doing the unplugging, it's so easy to forget!

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Unfortunately getting vigorous, regular exercise really does help with depression. Doesn’t solve it, but actually does make a difference. I used to get so mad when therapists would suggest it lol.

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

I never found vigorous exercise helping with my depression, but moderate excercise with the change of scenery did. Like walking in the forest.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast." My therapist told me this and it has changed my life. In the beginning of a work session or project, I think through everything patiently, no rush. Start working, and before I know it I am in a groove and time flies by.

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

Yep, break it down and prioritize. There's always an order in which things need to be done.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Many years ago, I had the fans go out on my Macbook which rendered it nearly unusable.

I was pretty strapped at the time and wasn't looking forward to a pricey Apple store repair job, so I went to YouTube to see if there were any fixes.

Found a video where some guy said to just punch it a few times above the number key row where the fans were packed in beneath.

This felt like a complete troll but I figured that even if it does further damage, I'm going to have shell out for the repair anyway, so might as well give it shot.

Gave it a few love taps and sure enough the fans whirred back to life and I was back in business.

Apparently what happens is that over time you get dust and crumbs and other tiny pieces of debris into the gears of the fans and they stop spinning. Apparently bashing them a few times moved the shrapnel out of the way and allowed them to work again.

Never had another issue with it the entire rest of the time I owned that computer.

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

A longer-lasting fix would be to open it up and remove the dust, cat hair, cracker crumbs etc. from every place you find them. I use Q-tips dipped in water and canned air.

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If a cop asks you nicely to come into your home or search your vehicle. ALWAYS say "No.".

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

And if interviewed by police, always, always have a lawyer present. Yes, even if you're innocent. A lot of people wrongly believe that being innocent means the police will believe them. Lawyers are there to ensure that your rights are adhered to. There have been many cases of innocent people being coerced into false confessions and even dying while in police custody. Not just in the US either before anyone says that. It's sadly happened many times here in the UK as well.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Get a big metal water bottle and take it everywhere, you’ll either drink more water through the day or like me you’ll slowly get ripped because you’re carrying this annoyingly heavy bottle everywhere and not drinking so win either way.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Taking accountability for your actions & apologizing than trying to justify them & becoming defensive.

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

I'm a big fan of accountability. Generally I'll admit to my mistakes asap just to get it out of the way.

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Wear sunscreen.

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

There was a spoken word song about this in the late 90s, Everybody's Free. I had to look it up.

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If you are thinking about a splurge purchase, wait 3 days. If you're still thinking about it at that point, then splurge away. Otherwise, it was just a passing fancy.

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

Also pro tip that has worked for years for me. Be broke and then you can't buy anything.

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Knowing when to just leave the argument. If it lasts more than 5 minutes, it's gonna be impossible to prove you are right, so just give up, turn around, and buy an ice cream. It's much nicer than trying to prove a point to someone who will not listen.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Practicing gratitude. When you’re getting ready in the morning consciously think about things you are grateful for, could be big or small (have a roof over my head, got through the night without waking up, have a job to go to even though I dislike it, whatever). It really helps you have a better mindset at the start of the day. No guarantee your mindset won’t change throughout the day, but at least you can start off on a good step.

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

There's a line from one of my favorite Ray Wylie Hubbard songs, Mother Blues: "On the days when I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, well, I have really good days."

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People If you're still in an office and are just walking around always carry a piece of paper and walk briskly. Look at it when a superior is approaching. They'll assume you're on your way to discuss something, the copier, etc.

I had a file folder that I wrote Penske on. None of my superiors understood the reference. A high risk, zero reward, inside joke that only I found funny.

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

This doesn't work as we all know people walking round the office with a piece of paper are lazy and work shy

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Before I go on vacation I take a picture of the oven etc. in my kitchen. No more "did I turn the oven off???" panic after leaving the house since I'm doing this.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Baking soda is a miracle cleaner and unpleasant odor remover.

You can clean ovens, clear up slightly clogged bathroom and kitchen drains, remove grease, remove stinks from furniture and clothing like shoes, and many more.

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

Can confirm. Mr Auntriarch bought a leather jacket second hand, once we got it home realised it had belonged to a heavy smoker. The only thing that worked was in a plastic bag with baking soda for a couple of days.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Lots of the tiny habits/atomic habits stuff sounds so dumb, but works for many people.

Basically the idea is that you commit to just doing one pushup a day, or learn to write one foreign language word, or one hug with your partner, or write for minutes, basically one teeny step toward whatever goal you are aiming at. Over time the ritual beds in and you can scale it.

It's worked really well for me for writing. I write now. Less so for exercise but hey ho. I still do 5 minutes minimum per day, every day.

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

This! ADHD adult here. This helps so much with motivation for me. When I'm stuck in shutdown mode, I use something like this. Just fold one piece of laundry as you walk by the pile and put it away, or any task that can be broken down like this. Pretty soon I'm just sitting there folding the whole pile like I didn't just put it off for a week.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Be born to wealthy parents... I know this seems fake, but it can really help your life chances.

Trust me.

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

Uhm. Yeah, I'll go and change that. Was wondering why I can't afford everything at once.

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"Put it away, not down"

Has been a huge help as someone with ADHD. I tell myself that saying at least a few times a day.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Eating vegetables on a regular basis will save you from a lifetime of pooping issues and other organ related problems generated by a bad diet. It will also help regulate your BO.

Steam them, add some lemon pepper salt and theyre good to go, mix them with your meats so the meat flavors help marinate them. Its the best source of fiber and vegetables help fill you up more for less with less future medical costs than a block of cheese from the pizzeria would.

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

You just have to remember to eat them in moderation, just like everything else!

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People If you left your laundry in the washer too long and gets mildewy, add some vinegar when you rewash. It usually works.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Compound interest isn't just something to do with money. It works with exercise too. Invest as little as 10 minutes a day getting your heart rate up or doing some weights is all you need to do. You don't need to bust.your a*s off 5 hours a week.

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

I looked at my country's official exercise recommendations and they can really be divided into small chunks. At least 2 h 30 min of vigorous exercise that increases the heart rate per week, or 1 h 15 min of strenuous exercise per week. Muscle fitness and movement control at least twice a week. It's worth taking the time to think about how to fit exercise into your weekly schedule and find your own sports by trying them out. Then you can gradually increase the amount of exercise. Walking alone has a beneficial effect on weight management. For me, that five hours a week is the minimum, but first I tried to get my body back in shape after the surgery (my condition severely limited movement) and now I train to become stronger and more durable. (Today is only Tuesday and I've actually already completed the official weekly requirements, I'm still going to exercise twice more and walk, just for my mental health.)

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Learned this one off Reddit. But if you’re sick and have a congested nostril lay on the side of the one that’s free and wait a little bit and it’ll unclog the other nostril. It was such a relief knowing this when I got sick a couple weeks ago.

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

They will just switch. Once the first one is unclothed, the other one will clog up.

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Get into something itchy like poison ivy or have severe reactions to bug bites? Those anti itch creams are useless. Instead, use gels for toothaches. The lidocaine concentration is much higher.

Found out a cabin had bed bugs and that I'm allergic. Bought every itch, burn, numbing cream out there and nothing would touch that itch. So I searched for what had the highest lidocaine or benzocaine and found toothache gels have 20%. Sweet, sweet relief.

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

I'll have to check that out as 4% lidocaine is the maximum strength allowed for OTC.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Meditation really does quiet the mind at some point. And the positive effects of it will benefit every aspect of your life. It reduces impulsiveness, strengthens empathy and patience, and increases your sense of joy. It's free too!


All you need to do is find a quiet space, sit down and give yourself permission to not have to do anything for 10 minutes. Thoughts don't need to be followed up or analysed, impulses don't need to be obeyed,  memories and plans can be left unexplored, itches dont have to be scratched, nothing has to be changed.


Just pay attention to your breathing, and when you find yourself distracted - and you will get distracted- just go back to your breathing.


Do this every day and extend the time as necessary and you'll absolutely start noticing things changing in your life very quickly. You'll probably notice that ideas or feelings that seemed overwhelming will disappear if you just let them be for while. You'll be able to breathe and slow down when interacting with others or making decisions. Concentration will improve, You won't feel the need to numb yourself as much.


All that from just sitting down and doing nothing for 10 minutes a day.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People When the sun is shining in the morning, take a 15 minute walk every day.

This will set your circadian rhythm (helps you sleep when you need to sleep, helps you be awake when you need to be awake).

More importantly, it will lower the morning blood sugar spike, decreasing the chance of diabetes II and fatty liver.

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

The best way to avoid the morning blood sugar spike is not to have a sweet breakfast. Go for savory instead. It has a lower GI (glycemic index), and your body doesn't have to work so hard compensating for the sweet stuff. Eat your sweet stuff at lunch, or at dinner.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Eat supplementary fiber. It makes everything in your guts better. EVERYTHING.

Have chronic loose bowels/diarrhea? Fiber will calm that down. Have constipation or 'tight' bowels? Fiber will loosen that up. Have pretty normal/healthy poops? Fiber will make them all into quick, easy, no-strain movements that leave almost no residue behind for cleanup (I mean, obvs you still need to wipe/bidet.... but without geting too gross you'll find that job a LOT easier). It also helps make you feel more full/satisfied after eating (so can help with weight management) and can help slow or spread out blood sugar spikes when eating high glycemic index foods, so can be helpful with diabetes management too. It's like a wonder-d**g. And available everywhere, no prescription, for super cheap. And its super safe.

I used to always be confused with fiber ads. They'd always say it makes you "regular". But I would get confused... WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?? Does that mean it stops you up? Or loosens you up? Turns out, BOTH somehow! It's like the miracle wonder-d**g for anything gut related. Taking a portion of metamucil before every meal has literally changed my life (I have GI issues on the IBS/UC spectrum). I've advocated for it to friends/family, and everyone I'm close enough with to discuss this sort of thing talks about how surprised they are with how much nicer and more pleasant it makes everything related to their bowels, even if they had perfectly healthy ones prior.

10/10, can;t reccomend enough.

ETA: This is not medical advice. I am not a doctor or nutritionist. I'm just a guy who used to have real bad poops, and now I have great poops most days.

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If a man is in an accident (car, ladder fall, etc) and he gets an erection, don't move him. He has a spinal injury.

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

" I was just checking this unconscious person for spinal injury."

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If you do d***s, drink as much water as possible. It would massively reduce the risks of heart attack or other health issues. Better yet, don’t do d***s.

Source: 5 years of coke. 5 years clean now.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Screaming at the top of your lungs when you first wake up can eliminate morning grogginess.

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Anytime you enter a building, identify the exits and be prepared to get there at a moment's notice.

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

Alright James Bond. Why give people more things to think about or be stressed over. The exits are big, green, and well lit for a reason.

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Side mirror, center mirror, passenger mirror are SUPPOSED to be set so that it's 1 continuous image. No blind spots at all. My owners manual even explained this.
0.0001% of people use this so I consider it a life hack.

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

My outside mirrors are adjusted down the side of the vehicle so just the inside edge of the mirror shows the side of the car. The inside rearview is for behind, the outsides are for blind spots. Had a truck driver argue with me on this.

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Thank "past you" for the things they did that made "present you"'s life easier. You'll feel good about it, and it makes it more likely that you'll "pay it forward" to yourself more.

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

I have to remind my "present you" regularly to not get my "future you" into stress or trouble. Just do things now, whenever possible.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Sniffing rubbing alcohol gets rid of nausea.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Hard drive in the freezer to get it to spin up one more time.

I swear to god I thought it was b******t until I was out of options and tried it... and the damn thing came back on a few more times and I got the data off of it I needed.

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

This might work, but only for a bit-if you hear a crunching noise coming from a hard drive, it's probably dead

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Baby steps for everything.

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When walking into oncoming crowds, stare directly straight ahead, past the people who are walking towards you. They will instinctively get out of the way.

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The best self defense is avoiding a fight altogether.

I know too many dudes who live their whole life hoping to prove their mettle in a fight. ..It ain't worth it my dudes. Life ain't Hollywood and what you dream about doesn't happen. You might get stabbed, you might get beat up by his friends, you might win and go to jail or get sued. Few people get in a fight and are grateful they chose to.

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This has always worked for me. When I get a leg cramp I get into a standing position, feet flat on the floor legs straight, and the cramp goes away. I use to get leg cramps in the early morning and would lay there with my legs curled up. Sometimes after the cramp went away I’d be limping all day. Now first sign of a leg cramp, I get out of bed fast as I can and stand straight. They immediately stop and I have no problems the rest of the day.

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

I have a rare neurological cramping disease. One thing that sometimes helps for me is to point your toes up not down or stand / walk like mentioned and sometimes lean forward

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Certain essential oils have a purpose.

Clove essential oil is great for tooth pain in a pinch, especially if you have gum inflammation. Keep some clove oil in your medicine cabinet for a disgusting remedy for pesky tooth pain.

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

Cloves is a key ingredient in some dental mouth rinses, I suspect for this very reason. And, for that very reason, I can't stand the taste of it, because I think I just got a load of dental mouthrinse.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People How to get rid of cold callers at your door or on the phone quickly without being rude.

I discovered this by accident. Someone knocked on my door cold calling, selling a service I already had, asking if I'd like to talk about their service.

I said "oh I'm already a customer, I'd love to talk about it". I was being genuine too.

They could not get away quickly enough, which I thought was odd.

Then it occurred to me that by saying I was a happy customer already, they knew there was zero chance of a sale so any further time talking to me cost them potential sales.

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Lol lots of people below saying to just hang up, close the door, tell them to eff off or whatever, which I also do on occasion.

I'm not saying this is the best or only way, it's just a way I discovered by accident that makes them want to get away ASAFP.

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

I'm almost 60 - I tell them that my Mum isn't home & I'm not allowed to speak to strangers.

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A bit of cayenne pepper rubbed onto a cut can help it to clot quickly. Seems so counterintuitive, but it doesn't sting and works well.

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My dad told me this, it’s something he learned when he was in the kitchen in his youth but black pepper works as a coagulant if you ever cut yourself bad and need to stop the bleeding.

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

Back in the day, people used it for a temporary radiator leak fix

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I always pick up unknown callers as "Hello Lieutenant John" i have never been to armed forces, i am a nobody, but even my friends call me lieutenant. It started as a joke, but worked so great that i started to use it. 99% of scamners disconnect. I do not hurt anyone and this is not illegal.

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

Or just don't answer calls from unknowns? They're invariably scammers or debt collectors.

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Is it a life saver? Idk. But a reddit comment taught me that vodka is the ultimate odor remover. You can use it for BO on clothes or animal urine scent. Put in a spray bottle the cheapest vodka you can find and spray the affected area. Allow to dry. It's like freaking magic. I have gotten odors out that nothing else worked on.

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

If you drink it you will also care less about the odours.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People Baby powder is a must have at the beach. It helps get sand off your hands and feet instantly at the end of the day so you can wear normal shoes on the drive home.

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If you live alone you should buy a anti choking device.

Some brands are DeChoker, LifeVac, etc... Do some shopping research and pick whatever you see fit.

Thousands of people die every year due to choking, because of food, liquids, small swallowed objects, etc.

People that live by themselves are at a higher risk since usually there is nobody around to assist them. With this apparatus at Home You got a chance.

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

And if you are choking, do not leave where the people are and go where the people aren't to prevent embarrassment. Most people who die from choking in public areas do so in the bathroom...alone.

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If you just can't seem to start a task try this: sit down, close your eyes, and count to five slowly, then start. Calming your mind really helps with overcoming procrastination.

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

I was just a crastinator for a while but then I went pro

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People If you hold your car key fob up to your throat, the signal goes farther.

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

Never tried it with the throat, but it works if you hold it to the side of your head.

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Compound interest.


Start saving today, and over time, it will grow into a sizeable amount.

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

I sort of did that. I was broke when I was younger. Then I had kids and I am even more broke

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Keeping shoes on all day makes me way more productive. I never thought something like that would work, but it does, and makes me actually get stuff done while working from home. .

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

Shoes around your home are very unhygienic, get some sturdy slippers if you want to pretend they are outdoors shoes.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People You can’t cough and produce tears at the same time. It only works for a second but if you need one to keep from crying, clear your throat.

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

That can't be true. When I had covid I often had coughing fits so bad I started crying during the fit. I was definitely doing both at the same time, so either this is böllocks or I'm a freak of nature.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People When you look annoyed all the time, people think that you're busy.

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White vinegar is great for washing clothes.

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

But NEVER EVER EVER mix VINEGAR with BLEACH. Combined, they create chlorine gas!

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People When calculating how much your getting paid for your job. Include potential cost you saved from using insurance, transit passes, etc. You might for example find a job that pays a bit more in the future, but you could be actually taking a massive reduction if the benefits don't line up.

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30 Fake-Sounding Life Hacks That Are Actually Lifesavers, Shared By People I don’t know if this works for anyone else in the world, but jalapeños cure my heartburn.

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

Is this a thing? Heartburn is from acid right? It seems like this would just aggravate it.

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Might be a unique thing, but antacids make my hiccups go away.

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

I hold my breath using my diaphragm... not up in the lungs. If you don't know how, breath in with your hand over your stomach so that you feel it move outwarrds. It usually works for me and I get them alot. My mother does too.

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Every male should know this. If you want to get rid of an awkward boner flex any muscle in your body maybe an arm. For a minute. The blood will rush to that muscle and away from your d**k. Crisis averted.

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

I am pretty sure there is sufficient blood to fill up penis ánd muscles. Without this, sex would be really really boring.....

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Need to solve a complex problem? Imagine you've already solved it and ask yourself how you did it.

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I don't know if this counts but make friends with the cleaning crew and service people. Saved my a*s at one job because the company was doing some sneaky layoff s**t and one of the building guards tipped me off. They were told beforehand what was going down. I wasn't on the list but before they could get to the office, I let all my co-workers know what was going on.

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

Correction: Always make friends with the Cleaning Crew & Service Team because they are part of your team, they make things work, they fix things that don't, they are on your side, and they are worthy of you time, your respect and your friendship.

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Make your bed in the morning, you will feel better.

Whether it's right after making it, or getting ready for bed, seeing your bed made will make you feel better.

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

I feel better not wasting the time every morning. I got too much other stuff to do and my blankets are already piled up correctly for night time

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I used to carry around a large empty box at my old warehouse job when I wanted to f**k off for an hour or 2.

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