People Reveal Life Hacks That Actually Work, Which Can Make Your Life Easier, And Here Are 30 Useful Ones

Saying "Thank you for your patience" is far better than saying "Sorry for keeping you waiting"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• November 17, 2021

Life hacks are procedures or strategies that aim at managing one's time and everyday tasks in a more proficient manner. The expression "life hack" has become a kind of a gimmick.

Life hacks are normally basic and smart tips or strategies to achieve some familiar task all the more effectively and simply. "Life hacks," as they are known, are tied to taking out the complex frustrations of life in easy and flavorful, smart ways.

Who knows, if you check around you, you may really be using some life hacks. Maybe you didn’t know what it was, and it's most certainly making your life a whole lot simpler.

The abilities, shortcuts, and tricks that were once shared to assist individuals with bettering their regular daily existence have been reused so often, they have become unfamiliar monstrosities that are helpful for the single reason of attracting clicks.

In any case, when a couple of curious Redditors decided to see whether any of these hacks were still working appropriately, they requested that people share the life hacks they thought were beneficial. Many users moved forward and gave genuine advice that they've tried out and were content with.

The following are 30 fascinating life hacks that are certain to make your life a little easier—that is, if you’ve not already started utilizing these hacks. Keep scrolling down to enjoy.

Hack for procrastinators

Setting a 45-60 minute timer, getting rid of any and all distractions, and just doing as much as I can on a task in that period of time. It has kept me on top of assigned readings/schoolwork that tends to pile up, cleaning, and working out. The best part is typically once the timer is up I just keep going cause hell, I've already started!

10/10 would recommend for any procrastinator

- sloom_

Thank you for your patience

I work at a bougie coffee shop. Instead of saying "thanks for waiting" or even "sorry for the wait" I always say "thank you for your patience."

People respond to it better because you are thanking them which means they did something right and saying they have a good quality like patience. If you say "sorry for the wait" you're apologizing which means you did something wrong and waiting is something people don't like doing so they respond more negatively and annoyed.

I deal with a lot of rich and entitled people so it's important to make them feel better about themselves and I make some pretty good tip money for it so I'm cool with it.

- TheChadmania

The way you twist few words and they sound so different apart.

Water is life...

When I want something and I don't know what it is, it's water. It's always water.

- pgabrielfreak

Water, water and more water.

Email hack

Filling in the 'to' field of an email last. After I've written the body of the email and checked everything. Amazing how many stupid errors I HAVEN'T sent to people since I started doing this. So simple, so satisfying.

- massivetambourine

Gift ideas for loved ones

I make lists all year long about gift ideas for the people in my life.

- firfetir

That is so thoughtful.

Yes, shout it out!

Saying something out loud so I remember it. Such as "I have locked the back door". Really helps you remember you did it.

- [deleted]

Tips and tricks...

For the ladies: if your mascara is drying up, put a few drops of saline solution in the tube. It'll last a lot longer.

Sugar cures a burnt tongue.

For mosquito bites: run a spoon under hot water for about 30 seconds, then press the spoon to the bite. No more itching.

Pour pancake mix into an old ketchup bottle for no-mess pancakes.

If you frequent a zoo, notice the color the employees wear and match it next time you go. The animals will come right up to you.

- llamamama03

Nonzero days

Nonzero days, for battling depression and feelings of worthlessness.

So many days, I feel like I did nothing. Entirely useless. I didn't do the laundry, I didn't wash the dishes, I didn't clean up the living room. What kind of person doesn't do the most basic of household tasks?

The principle of nonzero days brought some perspective to my situation. I don't have to clean the entire apartment to prove my worth or to make progress. I can take a deep breath and spend about 10 minutes walking around gathering dishes. My day is now a nonzero day, because that 10 minutes brought me closer to one of my goals (cleaning the apartment).

My favorite thing about it is that every single work day is automatically a nonzero day. I have earned my pay for the day, I have done my best to carry my weight on the team, sometimes I even work two 8-hour shifts, two or less hours apart.

- [deleted]

Thorough change..

Don't put it down, put it away.

Has thoroughly changed me around the house I must say.

- moshiXmoshi

Oh, yes! One must be orderly to be in order...lol

Total geniuses...

My son and I ride our bikes to fireworks displays, sports events, outdoor movies and park events. When the events are over, we ride past massive traffic jams and get home in ten minutes while everyone else is stuck in traffic for an hour. If the event is far away from home, load up our bikes and we drive to a location a few miles from the event and ride in, then ride back out. We make sure to be extremely careful. We don't trust anybody. We feel like geniuses when we do this.

- TractorGeek

Throw in some toilet paper...

I throw some toilet paper before I go number two. Never been kissed by Poseidon since started doing that

- _Pornosonic_

Signing up...

I cancelled my Audible sub and signed up for a library card and now listen to free audiobooks daily through the Libby app

- Sister__Vigilante

A brilliant idea to save money

Just breathe...

Drinking a glass of water right as you wake up. Feels like my whole body gets hydrated, gives me energy, it amazing.

Also focusing on breathing. So I used to have a lot of chest pains, doctor wanted to send me to a cardiologist. I just stopped for a minute thought about the situation and began doing controlled breathing exercises. Haven't had chest pains since. Having trouble falling asleep? Breath. Stressed? Breath. The human body is really amazing.

- troutburger30

Arguments is not about winning...

Ask questions. Don’t criticize or patronize a person instantly.

Ask for clarification when something is not clear.

Provide options in your questions.

Sometimes an argument is not about winning. It’s telling about how you feel and if the other person respects you or not.

- AnalUkelele

Feeding a cat with a dish...

I feed my cat on a dish instead of a bowl now, she's eating much better, turns out she had sensitive whiskers.

- wingedcoyote

Bowl of lemons

I keep a bowl of lemons out in my kitchen.

People really think I have my shit together.

- CappnKrunk

A cleaning spree

Clean out your car when you stop to get gas. You can just grab a couple things out easily and there are always garbage cans there. It's kept my car clean for the past year.

- Poisonous_Taco

It's a clean car period, everyone!

Crisp Pizza

Fry left over pizza in a pan with a lid on it,crust down! The crust goes amazingly crisp, the toppings heat up and you don't have soggy disappointment. It is arguably better than fresh pizza in my opinion.

- DankestDaddy69

Well... It's worth a trial.

Hmm... Sounds cool

the quickest way to cool the inside of your car down is to open one door, then go to the opposite side and open and close it a few times. this forces the hot air out and draws the cooler air in. I have a black car with black interior, and a few weeks ago when the high was 94 and it had been sitting in the sun for 6-7 hours i tried this before getting in, and holy hell it worked better than i could have ever imagined. i had heard about this before but never tried it.

- ecallawsamoht

A lube for pants...

Put your socks on first. They're like lube for pants.

- mpstein

Very true. Makes your pants slide easier.

Get cold water at anytime...

Freezing a quarter full water bottle horizontally and pouring water in to it, to get cold water whenever I need.

- unexpected532

This hack definitely works.

Anonymous pasta-salter

Not daily per se, but a few weeks ago I read a comment saying we should be putting a HUGE amount of salt in our pasta water, way more than we think, and my pasta has been much better ever since. Thank you, anonymous pasta-salter!

- greeneyedwench

Okay, is this a hack or what? Your pasta would literally taste like the ocean.

Success rate

“Fake it ‘till you make it.”

Surprising success rate.

- hd_c4se

Wash before you sleep

Wash dishes/pots/pans as you finish with them and never go to bed leaving anything in the sink that is dirty. Helps keep the kitchen so clean.

- GKinslayer

You certainly don't want to wake up to a messy kitchen.

An opposite direction hack

If someone walks in the opposite direction as you (walking towards you) you can start walking slower and they'll move out of your way. I don't know why but it works.

- voiceoresurgence

Certainly trying this hack out.

Come, sit...

If you want to have a seat on the bus/train to yourself, when the doors open and the new people get on just smile at the door and pat the seat next to you almost inviting them to sit there.

No one ever does.

- GoBTF

It would feel weird to have someone you don't know smile and ask you to come sit with them. Imagine yourself in this scenario. You certainly won't sit on an empty seat close to the smiling person.

Making a veggie stock...

I saw this video on Facebook where they had saved vegetable peelings and ends that are edible but not appetizing. You take the bits and toss them in a pit of water with seasonings and make veggie stock. I do this all the time now and I always have the best veggie stock.

- Mahovolich13

Well, I guess it could work. Let's try it, shall we?

Adding salt to coffee

Someone here told me to put salt in my coffee and it really does kick it up a notch

- greeperfi

Salt is meant to give taste to meals. So, this hack might work.

A fast way to fall asleep

I read a thread about how to fall asleep in 5 minutes. The trick was to blink until your eyes get so tired that you can't blink anymore. Can confirm that it works beautifully.

- YellowWhales

Do closed eyes signify that one has gone to sleep? It's one thing to close your eyes and it is another thing to drift into the actual sleep.

Having 6 seconds of courage...

Well my brother told me this but he found this on reddit. Have 6 seconds of courage and you can get many great things in life

- Ceraph-

Of course, life doesn’t need to be that difficult when there are many countless ways to make it easier. Who doesn’t need to know a couple of easy short routes, slick ideas, and fun facts to give them a bit of an edge in the game of life?

Have you used any of the life hacks above or have any hacks you would love to share with us? Leave your comments down below.

Maryjane