LPT request: How to be kinder to self New to therapy. Learning more about Internal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It’s a lot of talking. But today my therapist reflected back that I talk to myself very harshly, critically, you name it. I never really recognized this before but our session was cut short. How do I be nicer to myself inside my head? submitted by …

LPT Request: How to remind employees that you are their boss without sounding rude or unappreciative. I have an employee who means well but always oversteps their role and it is very frustrating. They are relatively sensitive and tend to take any criticism very personally and become upset. submitted by /u/CORPSE_PAINT

LPT REQUEST How to make your voice project further and louder submitted by /u/CaucasianJamess

LPT Request: How to take advantage of a free web server? So I have a free web server, and a free site, and a free CPU (yes, a single core) that no one seems to use that I can ssh into. Pretty cool, except I already got a website (freely hosted by github). Anyway, what can I do with this? submitted by /u/SS4L1234

LPT: Never expect people to tell you the value of what you have. Those pawn shop moments where the guy comes in and let’s a seller know what something is and what’s it’s worth never happens. People will try everything in their power to get what you have for as little as possible. They will wine, groan, or play it off as they don’t want it but are burning on the inside to have it. Those stories about someone b…

LPT Request: How to stop worrying that I’m bothering people. Sometimes I’m worried I’m bothering everyone in my life. Texting someone two times in a row is something I rarely do, because i’m afraid of bothering them. Some people can do that no problem, i want to learn to not fixate on how often I’m interacting with people and more on the use of it. Same with calling people. submitted by /u/SlugMess…

LPT: has anyone had this problem ever? I am a bit fat (trying to lose weight lol) but it’s been kind of a problem bothering me throughout my childhood until now (I’m 18 yrs old). Every time I go somewhere that has a lot of people like a mall or sometimes restaurant I just feel like people laugh at me. Idk if it’s because I’m fat and most people are skinny. I notice it’s mostly teenag…

LPT: Heat Hack – Wet the Top of your Shirt. Cool trick, especially if no air conditioning — wet your shirt with water. Its surprisingly effective. The heat & humidity just seem to go away. Fast and cheap solution. I just wet the shoulders (top third) and ring it out in the sink. Maybe wet a hat as well. Try it. submitted by /u/5-toe

LPT: advice for meeting someone in a high power position Tomorrow I have a meeting with someone very powerful and this can be seen as a bit intimidating to most people. We’ll just go over my interests and my CV and things in that area. I’m really scared I’ll mess up though or won’t come off as impressive. Does anyone have any tips/advice they can give me? Any research to do? Things to talk about to im…

LPT request. how would i adjust to having older classmates? I(15) will be going into my last few years of school, my peers will often be 18 or 19 around. they would have known eachother for years so they would already have their friend groups sorted out by then. i doubt my old friendship making strategy of being somewhat better at understanding a certain subject than the average and having a monopoly o…

LPT: take time to spend with your pets My cat died way too young last week, and what hurts me more than the fact that he is gone now, is the fact that I did not spend enough time to play with him the last weeks of his life, because I was so busy with work. And I will unfortunately never get a chance to set this right. Do not make the same mistake. Spend time and play with your pets, …

LPT Request: how to support someone with PTSD when they self isolate & thinks no one cares about them submitted by /u/tinyflowersongs

LPT: IKEA tote bags for moving Moving a short distance, these blue tote bags hold a ton and are only $1! I’m currently moving between apartments within the same building and these bags have been a lifesaver! submitted by /u/Little-Category3254

LPT It is a lot harder to say “no” to someone in person. A tip I have found is when you call doctors/dentists offices or if you need a refund or some bit of customer service… it is a lot easier for the person on the other end of the phone to just say “We don’t have an appointment” or “a refund is not possible”. But if you just show up at your doctor’s office… or just show up somewhere where you ne…

LPT: Taking isn’t always a bad thing In my 19 socially awkward years on earth, I have learnt one thing about interacting with other people. If someone offers to share something with you (food, money, help etc) it can be more polite to accept than decline. I used to be so self-conscious about accepting food and support offered because I thought I was being greedy and impinging on so…

LPT request: how do you turn off your brain and just go to school and study I am starting school in August and I want to learn how to turn off my brain so I can just go to bed early, wake up early, do what I need to do. I feel like I’m stuck in a cycle of working, working, working drinking lots going to bed sleeping lots and then drinking until I have no more money for food/partying. I think school will be good for me,…

LPT Request: How to survive the heat waves? We live in a flat without AC. Whenever we get home, it’s unbearably hot. Opening windows will only get the hot air inside. We’re probably buying a cooling fan in the near future, is there anything we need to know about that topic? Any other life hacks to make the heat a bit more bearable? submitted by /u/etrana

LPT request: how do you deal with relatives who wont stop pestering you to get married I (29M) have been living overseas away from my family for more than a decade and this coming september, i will be flying back home to my home country for my annual visit. However, one thing that worries me is how annoying my relatives can get with their questions about how i am still single. Some relatives even act like they’re sorry for me bein…

Best practices to resist road rage Hi everyone. I’ve had an unpleasant experience yesterday. Some young passenger in a gigantic range Rover was not satisfied with how long it took me to overtake a slower car on the highway, so when I went back in the right lane and the Range Rover passed me, thedriver honked me and the passenger flipped me off. It put me in an unprecedented stat…

LPT: Wear a dark shirt for your passport picture I work at a place where it’s part of my job and been getting a lot recently for the summer. The background is white so unless you wanna look like a detached floating head, don’t wear a white shirt for the picture 🙂 submitted by /u/FroggiJoy87