life hacks

Here's some sound financial advice as well as various tips to make you seem like less of an idiot. We'll probably forget a lot of these and be back on our bullshit in no time, but it's nice to review. For a blast from the past, check out these wild old-timey life hacks from forever ago or for some bad advice, these straight up hilariously bad life hacks.

Someone on AskReddit asked for people to share their most effective psychological tricks. The brain is a curious device, and it's remarkable just how easy it can be to press its buttons in your favor, with the right words/actions. Apparently an effective way to befriend people is to ask them for a favor. How about that! 

Winter is coming. These winter life pro tips might just help you weather the next winter storm in such a way that you're not absolutely miserable. Don't fall prey to those dangerous tricks like thinking that alcohol is actually warming you up, when it's cold as all hell outside. 

Apparently instead of surgeon generals warnings and pictures of diseased lungs, cigarette packages used to contain household, survival and safety tips. Here are some vintage life hacks. For some more recent life hacks that aren't exactly relevant today, here are 90s lifehacks to free your time for drinking surge and listening to pearl jam. For something more relevant, here are some life pro tips.

There are a surprising amount of businesses out there that exist not because their service requires that much time or skill, but because of some dubious sociological precedent in place, or because they actively try to keep people from knowing the truth. Unlike these things people wrongfully think are scams, some industries are just run by bastards. 

All great stuff here from Reddit's life pro tips section. Things like always assuming that when you're on hold that the other person can hear you, might keep you out of some very avoidable, and uncomfortable situations. They say that we gain experience through living, but some of us need that hard-earned wisdom or common sense more than others. 

These life hacks will probably never have to be used again in all of human history, but the nostalgia is fun. If these had you pining for a simpler time of dial-up internet and bigger pants, then check these nostalgic images out.

With all the good life hacks can do, there are still a lot of terrible life hacks out there. A few of these actually look like clever time saving strategies that make your life more convenient. Some of the other ones in here might be more trouble than their worth.

Just cause you leave a lasting impression doesn't mean you'll be invited back...

Kill time more efficiently than ever before with these helpful life hacks that can turn your boring desk job into a place of selfish productivity! Maybe you'll commit yourself to being the most hydrated person on the planet, or you'll master the art of mindfulness meditation. Who knows? The world is your oyster, and your boring desk job is the home of where all of it's going to happen. 

Cooks and Servers are eager to tell you exactly what to look for to avoid wasting too much money on bad food in a dirty restaurant. So here are some red flags to look for the next time your friend tries bringing you to a place they "swear is decent." For more insider knowledge on restaurants, here are some of the biggest mark-ups and ripoffs in the industry.

You never know when you might need some solid '90s advice in your life! 

You might need these pieces of advice more than you know if life's got you in a rut. These might seem like a whole bunch of useless, zen-chasing nonsense; but we recommend giving them a critical look, and a shot! A good day could be waiting for you at the end of this list. 

Little did you know all you needed to perfect your life and miserable existence, were these absolutely terrible life hacks. If life's just going to continue flipping you fails, you might as well lean into it, and embrace the show with some terrible life hacks! 

If you need some more life hacks in your life, check out these '90s life hacks, here!

This "green flag" interview tactic could be the game changer for you landing that next job, and hopping off the potential funemployment train. That, or maybe you're looking for a new job! At the very least it's worth a look.