LPT: when you drop something over an open drain… Don’t chase it! Instead, train yourself to immediately cover the drain hole with your hand. I must have saved at least 5 things from the drain demon this way! submitted by /u/FiguringItOutAsWeGo

LPT: How to enjoy my life again I find that my days remain the same, working or preparing for my exams. Even in rest days I don’t know what else to do. I do love painting, calligraphy, playing games with friends, but I have stopped doing them for about 2 years. I can’t control myself being anxious about my future such as career, childbirth, fulfilling dreams, retirement and th…

LPT: hotel stays LPT: if you need to last minute cancel a hotel room (or really any kind of reservation) and they’re going to charge you a cancellation fee because of short notice, see if they will reschedule you for no charge. Pick a date further out, reschedule your reservation, and then call to cancel it after you hang up. You’ll save the cancellation fee and…

LPT: Tip for AirTags If you have “floater” AirTags that you use here and there for different things, ALWAYS rename them with their new location as soon as you move them. Then, when you need an AirTag last minute for your luggage or your kid on a field trip, you can look on your phone and see that one of the Tags is named “kitchen drawer.” Back story: I once lost an …

LPT Rehydrate Carrots & Celery If you have carrots or celery in your fridge that are going limp try this. Clean, peel and cut the carrots or celery and put them in a bowl of water inside your fridge. Within a few hours they will actually rehydrate to almost like new. Beats throwing them out and you’ll have a quick and easy snack without having to do any more work. submitt…

LPT – turn off the vibrate/sound notifications for text messages Most people check their phone frequently enough that they won’t miss things and having no tactile notifications can help ease anxiety associated with your mobile phone submitted by /u/dakp15

LPT: Don’t Use Your Middle Name When Booking A Flight Just a little life pro tip I picked up recently: don’t use your middle name when booking a flight. I know, I know, it sounds weird, but hear me out. So, I was booking a flight the other day, and I decided to use my full name just like it appears on my ID, including my middle name. Turns out, it caused a bit of a headache. When I got to the airpo…

Lpt: agree with someone if you want to prove them wrong Pick a small thing you can see their perspective on and agree with it. This will open up their receptive meter and they are more likely to listen to you prove they are wrong. I do this all the time with people, they end up thinking their idea was my idea. submitted by /u/yellowabcd

Lpt: validate a person if you want to get youe point across If you want a person listen to whatever you want to say, compliment them or make them feel good before you ask anything. Or if a person is trying to talk to you about something but you disagree. Rather than outright disagreeing, validate one thing you agree with or at best see their point of view on, then you assert your opinion. This could actu…

LPT: Dusty old shed that needs to be cleaned out? LPT: Before diving into that dusty old shed, set a bug fogger off in it the night before. Not only will it get rid of the spiders but it will also chase away most furry and scaley creatures. Also works for crawl spaces, but make sure you turn off your HVAC and seal the vents (Glad, Press’N Seal works great for this). submitted by /u/Xish…

LPT : Ask people about how they are doing TODAY I first read this somewhere about a decade ago, so it’s not original to me. When you ask someone “How are you?” add “today” to the end. A la: “How are you today?” I do it all the time now and it’s great! People give more meaningful answers and even if they are quiet, they notice my question more. I now add it to my answers too. If people ask “…

LPT: Footwear – don’t underestimate insoles!! OK, I’ve seen so many ‘BIFL’ and other such requests for footwear recommendations from people who spend the majority of their workday on their feet and pretty much every response ignores the importance, and potential cost savings, of using decent orthotic insoles. DISCLAIMER: I am not medically trained or have any affiliation with a particular b…

LPT: If someone is not smiling do not tell them to smile. Alright first of all I would like to say that I don’t mean if you’re a parent who’s child is being ungrateful you shouldn’t be upset with them. I believe we should be grateful for everything. If someone you know but don’t live with (that could be anyone, like your friends or your extended family) isn’t smiling for some reason don’t tell them to …

LPT: Watch YouTube shorts vids as regular vids by changing URL If you’re watching a shorts video, the part of the url immediately after the .com would say something like this /shorts/abcdefg123 Change that to /watch?v=abcdefg123 Now you get video controls and display like you’re watching a normal video. Seek, volume, play speed, comments, related or suggest videos, etc submitted by /u/ProExpert1S5…

LPT Request: Waking up to Alarms Hi everyone! I’ve had trouble waking up to alarms for my entire life as I’m quite a deep sleeper, and I have tried SO many things to try to fix it (setting multiple alarms, setting only 1 alarm, raising the volume, setting a routine so that my body is used to the time I wake up, etc), but it has gotten worse in the past few years. I’ve had multi…

LPT: You can prevent pulling a muscle by stomping on the ground with your foot I MEANT A CRAMP IM STUPID SORRY I’m not really sure if this will be particularly helpful or if it actually works for other, but it does work for me and helped me so much the past year or so. So basically, I used to get cramps so often when I was lying on bed or sitting on a chair for basically no reason as far as I could tell, and it was genuine…

LPT REQUEST What to do in your time off (mid twenties) I’m a 24 year old male, I’ve recently landed an excellent job, it’s my first professional work since graduating which is great! However I think 24 is a bit of an awkward age. Whilst I enjoy my job, we work with new people each day so forming friendships is near impossible. I’ve since lost touch with everyone I went to school with gradually throu…

LPT: Should = shame. Say “I want to do this” instead of “I need to do this”. Another post on here reminded me of this way to cut down on guilt. submitted by /u/PeegeReddits

LPT – do not IMDb a movie or tv series while watching. I might have just ruined Fallout for myself. I’m watching the new Fallout series and one of the characters looked familiar so I went to IMDb to see where I might have seen this actor/actress before and in doing so, I gave myself a spoiler. submitted by /u/steverin0724

LPT Request: How do you train your ability to memorize? Title’s supposed to be self-explanatory. I’m planning to start studying a subject that has a lot of long ahh latin terms and whole share of processes. How do I get better at memozing? submitted by /u/RikaMBB