#Life Pro Tips

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LPT Your subconscious can’t tell whether something’s true or false—it just believes whatever’s in your head and lets it shape how you feel

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LPT Your subconscious can’t tell whether something’s true or false—it just believes whatever’s in your head and lets it shape how you feel Something I learned in therapy. Our subconscious mind doesn’t have a filter for what’s true or false. It just absorbs and reacts to whatever we consistently think. When we repeat certain thoughts, even if they’re not true, our subconscious starts to accept them as reality. This can have a major impact on our emotions and mindset. For example, i…

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LPT: Use moving as an excuse to quickly cancel any service/utility provider over the phone with haggling agents.

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LPT: Use moving as an excuse to quickly cancel any service/utility provider over the phone with haggling agents. I first did this (without lying) when I moved out of my college apartment but it has proved to work wonders since. My apartment had all utilities included in the monthly rent. But you did have to set up WiFi through a specific provider and give them the exact address so it could be billed properly, and call to cancel upon moving out. It was a qu…

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LPT: Have An Outstanding Balance With a Hospital?

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LPT: Have An Outstanding Balance With a Hospital? At the end of the year, many larger medical institutions and hospitals have leftover grant money from various programs, specifically for covering medical costs. It is a “use it or loose that amount next year” situation for all of them. If you call their billing department and explain your financial situation, they will often apply it to your ba…

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LPT: Parents, make your wifi password one of your cell phone numbers.

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LPT: Parents, make your wifi password one of your cell phone numbers. As a cable guy, I see kids all the time remember some complicated set of letters, numbers and symbols; but I recommend making it something your kid will memorize and be helpful if they ever got lost or their phone dies and need to get ahold of you. submitted by /u/Wfry84

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LPT: For their safety, teach your kids how to swim with their clothes on / how to fall in water with their clothes on

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LPT: For their safety, teach your kids how to swim with their clothes on / how to fall in water with their clothes on Teach your kids and also teach yourself! This one came from a friend who casually mentioned how their young kid, who lives in Amsterdam, had to learn to swim fully clothed, as a matter of personal safety The reason: There are canals in Amsterdam, and it’s possible you may fall into one. If that happens, besides the fright response of it, you ll…

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LPT: In a corporate setting, only yourself and a few closest colleagues really know what you are doing. The rest is all about the impressions you create.

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LPT: In a corporate setting, only yourself and a few closest colleagues really know what you are doing. The rest is all about the impressions you create. What you consider a big f*ck up may be completely unimportant to your bosses boss and to your boss, depending on how you manage to present it. What you consider a fantastic achievement maybe be equally unimportant to them unless presented in a way they find meaningful to reaching their goals. submitted by /u/ShadowBannedAugustus …

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LPT – Call your people on your birthday!

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LPT – Call your people on your birthday! Something I learned in my early 30’s was that as we age everyone in our lives gets busy, even family. I had a few years of people not contacting me on my birthday and it made me sad. I came up with a remedy: I call the people I want to talk to on my birthday! I call my family and or a few friends and say, “Hey it’s my birthday and I want to talk…

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LPT Birthday Coming Up

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LPT Birthday Coming Up Sign up in advance and join memberships online that will reward you each year when it comes time to celebrate your birthday. Many are easy to find by simply googling “Birthday Freebies”. Happy Birthday (to me…). submitted by /u/NoObligations21

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LPT: Learn to do minor repairs with thread

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LPT: Learn to do minor repairs with thread Especially when you have kids. One day I just decided to learn how to do a simple ladder stich repair, and it has literally changed my life. Minor tears had built up in stuffed animals, my backpack, my pants… And the trick to fixing them took me less than 5 minutes to learn. After that, I found so many uses for it that I literally started carr…

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LPT – when someone has headphones in, they’re not looking for a conversation.

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LPT – when someone has headphones in, they’re not looking for a conversation. It’s fine to try and engage them once. You can even make a point of getting their attention if it’s actually important. But don’t keep trying to start random chit chat with “hey”, “how’s your night”, “whatcha listening to”, “ever hear _____” And I’m a guy. It wasn’t just a creep trying to pick up a girl. Bonus LPT- when someone with headphones…

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LPT: You can opt out of pre-screened credit/insurance offers

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LPT: You can opt out of pre-screened credit/insurance offers Sick of getting those offers in the mail knowing you’re just going to throw them away? You’ve got the option to opt out for either five years or permanently. Details: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/prescreened-credit-insurance-offers submitted by /u/WhyAreYouSoSmelly

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LPT: If you ever pitch a tent in your backyard for your kids remember to take it down after a few days.

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LPT: If you ever pitch a tent in your backyard for your kids remember to take it down after a few days. My kids have been on me to camp in our backyard. It’s a great way to start kids into camping by starting in the backyard. However, once you pitch the tent and stay in there a night or two do remember to take it down after a few days. Do not leave it for more than a week as it can kill the grass underneath it and bugs/leaves start to accumulate i…

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LPT: Use hot water bottles to dry clothes and warm yourself

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LPT: Use hot water bottles to dry clothes and warm yourself This is probably going to be useless to most people, but, I’ve recently found myself in a pickle. It’s been raining/cold, my turtlenecks are wet, and I need to wear them. I got the brilliant idea to fill up a few plastic bottles with hot water and place them in the sleeves and other wet parts. By tomorrow, the one I need most will already be dry…

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LPT – Put more than one sheet on your mattress.

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LPT – Put more than one sheet on your mattress. Maybe a lot of people do this, maybe not, but having two sheets over your mattress is noticeably better than just one. And three more than two. I’ve not tried four. I’ve got an excellent mattress and it makes a difference. I’ve tried it on cheap mattresses and it is a pretty inexpensive way of improving your sleep. Give it a go. submitted…

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LPT: resist the urge to spend a lot of money by giving old things an upgrade

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LPT: resist the urge to spend a lot of money by giving old things an upgrade Change something about the current item to make it feel like an upgrade. Some examples: 1) change your phone case or screen protector 2) get a clear case for your tablet or E-reader. Display stickers you like and change out the stickers when you want for different moods/seasons 3) apply wood grain, marble, etc. contact paper on top of an old de…

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LPT: Price compare your online shopping effectively, including on used stuff with no good keywords, by using AI photo recognition (Google Lens et al.)

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LPT: Price compare your online shopping effectively, including on used stuff with no good keywords, by using AI photo recognition (Google Lens et al.) Two applications of this tip: If you are perusing Craigslist / Facebook Marketplace or any of the second hand marketplace and are trying to figure out the original pricing of something — even if there aren’t enough keywords to do a search (perhaps the seller just listed “Sleeper couch” with no other info of brand or model) … Use Google Lens…

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LPT: how to fix the new iOS 18 photos app trash fire

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LPT: how to fix the new iOS 18 photos app trash fire Anyone frustrated by the insane number of new folders and random bizarre features, here is your solution. Open the Photos app, scroll to the bottom, and click on the Customise and Reorder button. Apple created this button particularly large for some strange reason… possibly because it knew that everyone would need to utilise it. Just toggle off …

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