LPT if you live far from family, give them numbers of people close by I have my sister’s number memorized, because of a time before cell phones. It doesn’t make sense for me to learn new numbers. She lives on the other side of the country. If I lose my phone/it dies or something I’m stranded, I don’t know anyone’s numbers close to me. I gave her numbers of people I know that live near me. Now I can call her (I wi…

LPT: burn your tongue? put toothpaste on it couldn’t wait for that sweet delicious coffee and gulped it down before it cooled and now your tongue feels all hairy? take a small amount of mint toothpaste and wipe it over the sore area to relieve the pain. This won’t make it heal faster or anything, and it’ll be a weird sensation in its own right, but it’ll relieve the burnt feeling a littl…

LPT: Always screenshot parking spots, hotel room numbers, and borrowed items. Trust us. Your brain will forget ‘Level 3, Row G’ at the airport. Screenshots are searchable proof. “No more wandering parking lots like a lost NPC” submitted by /u/trending_zone

LPT: A Mildly Damp Paper Towel “LPT”: A mildly damp paper towel served with a meal is typically a great alternative to dry napkins. A great way to elevate an experience. submitted by /u/lang1010

LPT: Nobody is thinking about you as much as you are I’ve always had issues with worrying about what others think. One day my friend said this to me and I think about it all the time. It really helped me so I hope it can do that for others. submitted by /u/mblomkvist

LPT: Don’t complain to HR about your boss or someone higher than you. HR are not your friend. HR is there to protect the company, not you. HR may promise confidentiality, but that doesn’t mean your complaint stays truly private. Someone I know went to HR with concerns about their boss. HR assured them it would remain confidential, but not long after, the boss somehow found out they had complained. HR’s job is to protect the company, not employees. If you’re dealing with a serious o…

LPT not to force a date Do not ask people out “on a date”. Ask people to take a walk with you or to drink coffee with you (which essentially is a date, but it just feels less “forced” if you don’t call it that). submitted by /u/TheInquirerMan

LPT: Save money on Rx costs by checking for medication pricing through your insurance before going to a big chain Especially in the United States, a lot of people fill their prescriptions at the major chains (CVS/Walgreens) due to convenience and brand recognition. Depending on your insurance/pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), you may be paying an overinflated amount by not shopping around. My PBM has a drug price lookup tool that shows me my prescription and…

LPT Request : How to seem genuinely cheery and smile during interviews? I have a couple of MBA Interviews coming soon. Post-covid and battling depression, coupled with a resting bitch face – I come off as snarky and cold. I am definitely an interesting individual but it almost kills me to seem chipper and smily during my interviews. Help? submitted by /u/Content_Bill6868

LPT: When Asking for Help, Show What You’ve Already Tried First Whether you’re asking for help at work, online, or in everyday life, you’ll more than likely get better responses if you show what you’ve already tried. Instead of: ❌ “How do I fix this error?”Try: ✅ “I’m getting this error, and I’ve already tried X, Y, and Z, but I’m still stuck. Any suggestions?” I think this works because people respect the e…

LPT onions will last twice as long if you hang them from a hook in open air. Seriously get them out of your pantry. submitted by /u/Sporkee

LPT: Clean car/Tidy Life LPT: Years ago I started keeping a small trash can in the garage on the drivers side of my vehicles, in a corner and out of the way. Every time I get into or out of the vehicle (loading kids in/out) napkins, wrappers and all daily refuse is easily tossed. Weekly when I take out the house garbage can to the curb I also toss the garbage bins conte…

LPT: If someone is hesitant with giving you a rough estimate on something, ask them if it is one of two random options. This will make them correct you with the estimate you wanted in the first place. I use this all the time when I need someone to tell me a rough estimate of really anything – costs, distance, time, whatever. Sometimes people hesitate because they don’t want to tell you something wrong, or are unsure about what would be right – but YOU know for sure that THEY know it better than you, so you have to kind of force them to tell y…

LPT: Your Boss is Not Your Career Manager – Take Control of Your Growth Life Pro Tips: Sometimes I think a common mistake professionals make is assuming that their boss is responsible for their career progression. While a good manager can support and guide you, your career growth is ultimately your responsibility. If you’re feeling stagnant or unchallenged, it’s time to take proactive steps to advance. Maybe talk to…

LPT: As a Boss, one of your top priorities should be the career growth of your employees This is the other side of the post that was just done because as a talent development professional, that didn’t sit right with me, fully. A managers main duty is to the company, correct, but after that the focus should be on the people who report to you. When they do better and increase their abilities, everybody wins. So, to all the bosses ou…

LPT: If it takes 5 minutes or less, do it right away. This one is for my fellow procrastinators. Heard this a few years back and it’s a great mindset to have once you do it consistently. The best of example is doing dishes. You see a few dishes on the counter and think “I’ll get to those later” because you’d rather go doom scroll for a bit. Then you get side tracked, later turns into tomorrow, and…

LPT. When you get the wind knocked out of you or choke on something not solid, try first breathing out rather than breathing in. It opens your air waves quicker. submitted by /u/JimmyD145

LPT Request: How do I include Discord when making internet searches? Hi all, I’m a software engineer and a hobby tinkerer. In the past few years I’ve noticed an increasingly frustrating trend – technical support of all kinds has been shifted to Discord. Unlike a Reddit post or some other internet-based forum, these posts aren’t indexed on any search engine that I’ve used which means they’re effectively hidden and…

LPT: If you have trouble with your grocery orders getting delivered to the wrong address just add a single alcoholic beverage to the order They are required to check your ID upon receipt of the groceries. submitted by /u/bash_M0nk3y

LPT: Avoid soggy bottom grilled cheese, pop-tarts, etc., by propping it across a chopstick when you put it on your plate. Everything stays crispy. This works with anything toasted or reheated that’s supposed to be crispy or crunchy. When hot food contacts a cold plate, condensation forms that soaks into the food where it makes contact. Just lay a spare chopstick across the plate, then put your food item across it so its just kind of propped up to one side, and the bottom stays crunchy! …