Random Observation/Comment #780: Reading more Life Pro Tips should be a top LPT.
Why this List?
If you know me, you know I love pro tip life hacks. I had a whole section in my book “My Life in Lists of 30” devoted to it. For my personal entertainment, I follow the subreddit /r/LifeProTips and have kept track of ones that resonate. You can probably just filter by top results or something, but this was never-the-less a fun list to write and review. My life pro tip is to write more lists of 30 :).
- Sit with your dad and mom and ask them about their past. Their youth, their career, their dreams, when they were young and other such stuff. It’ll take them out of the “dad” and “mom” role you’ve seen them as all your life and make you look at them as nuanced people – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/x7ao5c/lpt_sit_with_your_your_dad_and_your_mom_and_ask
- If you feel like an imposter, compare yourself to the average person and not the expert. If you asked 100 random people, how many people would know what you know or do what you do? – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/xm94h3/lpt_if_you_feel_like_an_imposter_compare_yourself
- Learn to admit that you don’t know something – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/x1x1x7/lpt_learn_to_admit_that_you_dont_know_something
- Always look people in the eye when saying goodbye. It will. Make the exchange more real and memorable and you never know when it’s your last – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/x1hhpp/lpt_always_look_people_in_the_eye_when_saying
- Don’t make important decisions when you’re Hungry, Angry, Sad, or Horny – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/xazaab/lpt_rule_of_hash_dont_make_important_decisions
- Always notify the person you are on the phone with that they are on speaker/Bluetooth in the car and other people are present – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/xo44ud/lpt_always_notify_the_person_you_are_on_the_phone
- Normalize telling your friends you love them – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/xa9345/lpt_normalize_telling_your_friends_you_love_them
- Don’t save good wine for a good day. Good wine is wasted on a good day. On a good day, all wine is good wine. Bad wine is good wine. Drink the good wine on a bad day. That’s what it’s for. – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/qtttwx/lpt_my_life_advice_dont_save_the_good_wine_for_a
- Normalize teaching your kids that safe adults don’t ask you to keep secrets from other adults – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/rxpfnr/lpt_normalise_teaching_your_kids_that_safe_adults
- That money that scientific journals charge you to read a paper goes 100% to the publisher and 0% to the authors. If you just email us to ask for our papers, we are allowed to send them to you for free – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/sq6r1n/lpt_that_money_that_scientific_journals_charge
- Don’t wait around for others. Make your own plans and stick to them. Don’t be the person who never gets out just because nobody can go with you – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/r0hxmd/lpt_dont_wait_around_for_others_make_your_own
- No one will remember your GPA, your salary, or your fancy job title. People will remember your time spent with them, your experiences with them, your character and how you treated them. I the end, some things matter, others don’t – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/t7isie/lpt_no_one_will_remember_your_gpa_your_salary
- Use the weekend trying to build the life you want instead we or trying to ewfaoe the. Life you have – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/qn1v4j/lpt_use_the_weekend_to_build_the_life_you_want
- Have your kids lead you back to your car and home anytime you are out and about to develop navigation and memory skills – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/wzafso/lpt_have_your_kids_lead_you_back_to_your_car_or
- If your SO is complaining to you about work, don’t offer advice to fix the solution. Just listen to the problem and make them feel heard – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/q2or8l/lpt_if_your_so_is_complaining_to_you_about_work
- Starting your own business does not mean you become your own boss. Your clientele is now your boss and you’ll have to deal directly with them every day – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/uge1uf/lpt_starting_your_own_business_does_not_mean_you
- A wet oven mitt is no longer an oven mitt – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/ve1daf/lpt_a_wet_oven_mitt_is_no_longer_an_oven_mitt
- When eating at someone else’s house, intentionally take small portions of everything – it is easy to politely finish everything they made for you even if you didn’t like it, and flattering to ask for seconds of the things you liked – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/w6z11g/lpt_when_eating_at_someone_elses_house
- Normalize taking mental health days as PTO – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/t6i5sn/lpt_normalize_taking_mental_health_days_as_pto
- Always tell kids that they have a cool helmet. Positive reinforcement with helmets can cause them to wear them more in the future and potentially save their life. – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/s8y06e/lpt_always_tell_kids_that_they_have_a_cool_helmet
- It doesn’t matter how old you are, have a living will. Leafing your loved ones to make decisions about end of life wishes is emotionally taxing and selfish – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/squkl2/lpt_it_doesnt_matter_how_old_you_are_im
- Every job is going to train you. Don’t think you shouldn’t apply somewhere because you don’t know how to do something – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/sx1bx9/lpt_every_job_is_going_to_train_you_dont_think
- Throw out all your socks and buy 10+ pair of the same type socks. Life is too short to find the matching sock – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/szm0zf/lpt_throw_out_all_your_socks_and_buy_10_pair_of
- Instead of asking your SO where they want to eat, try asking them “Guess where I was going to take you to eat?” their first response is usually where they wanna go. Works for gifts too – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/vauyws/lpt_instead_of_asking_your_so_where_they_wanna
- If you have a hospital or medical bill, always make sure to ask for any itemized bill. You have no idea how much stuff you can get taken off by simply calling it out – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/pycexs/lpt_if_you_have_a_hospital_or_medical_bill_always
- Don’t accept criticism from someone you would accept advice from – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/pzlm2y/lpt_dont_accept_criticism_from_someone_you
- Think about your day in terms of energy management instead of time management – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/wowpya/lpt_think_about_your_day_in_terms_of_energy
- If you are a parent, keep a running document with your kids funny questions, jokes, conclusions, etc. It’s one of the most delectable documents you will ever create! – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/v3smv7/lpt_if_you_are_a_parent_keep_a_running_document
- Dishwashers have filters you’re supposed to clean out once a month – https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/rbj0yt/lpt_dishwashers_have_filters_youre_supposed_to
- Write an end of year review or record an end of year video. Talk about one cool thing you did per month.
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