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Ten Real World Cheat Codes To Make Life Easier

We're all having a hard time, and we could really use an easy mode right about now.

3 days ago · 27.3k reads ·

You're not the only one struggling — many of us can't keep up with the jacked up economy, stressful working conditions and vital services that seemingly don't care if we live or die. We can't fix society, but we can make it a little bit less awful.

Redditor u/itsliightz hit up the AskReddit community to find out if there are any low-effort ways of improving their life. Thankfully, there are plenty of small tricks that can help.

Here's a cheat code: Don't scroll through thousands of comments in a Reddit thread. Instead, just read the best ones we've already curated.

It's easy to prevent sending an email too soon

You can drastically alter the way people conceptualize you by changing how you speak about other people

Asking nicely for a fee to go away will get you further than you'd expect

Counterintuitively, admitting to your mistakes makes you seem more competent

Cutting out sugar in your drinks is an easy way to drop a few pounds without much effort

You can change the topic of discussion without having to say anything

Don't wait to praise someone, but take a cooling down period before you criticize

Change the way you react to your alarm, and mornings won't be so painful

Reframing your request to strangers on the internet might get you what you need

You can avoid useless arguing on the internet while still getting something out of obnoxious comments

Via u/itsliightz.

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The Discourse

Ten Real World Cheat Codes To Make Life Easier

It's easy to prevent sending an email too soon

You can drastically alter the way people conceptualize you by changing how you speak about other people

Asking nicely for a fee to go away will get you further than you'd expect

Counterintuitively, admitting to your mistakes makes you seem more competent

Cutting out sugar in your drinks is an easy way to drop a few pounds without much effort

You can change the topic of discussion without having to say anything

Don't wait to praise someone, but take a cooling down period before you criticize

Change the way you react to your alarm, and mornings won't be so painful

Reframing your request to strangers on the internet might get you what you need

You can avoid useless arguing on the internet while still getting something out of obnoxious comments

Comments

The Discourse

It's easy to prevent sending an email too soon

You can drastically alter the way people conceptualize you by changing how you speak about other people

Asking nicely for a fee to go away will get you further than you'd expect

Counterintuitively, admitting to your mistakes makes you seem more competent

Cutting out sugar in your drinks is an easy way to drop a few pounds without much effort

You can change the topic of discussion without having to say anything

Don't wait to praise someone, but take a cooling down period before you criticize

Change the way you react to your alarm, and mornings won't be so painful

Reframing your request to strangers on the internet might get you what you need

You can avoid useless arguing on the internet while still getting something out of obnoxious comments

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