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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/5harkb1te on 2025-05-28 09:21:43+00:00.

And have them do the same for you. This way, if a bag gets lost, you’ll still have some clothes for the start of your trip until your bag shows up.

And yes, you can also use your carry on for this but you can pack a lot more clothes in half a suitcase.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Connect-Opening9150 on 2025-05-28 06:52:45+00:00.

You never realize how useful a tiny fold up is until you need one. Unexpected groceries, soggy umbrellas, lending a hand to someone struggling with extra stuff, it handles it all. It barely takes up space, lasts way longer than those filmsy plastic bags, and you won't feel guilty at checkout for forgetting your tote again. Total small item with big win energy.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/altrightobserver on 2025-05-28 04:50:51+00:00.

This tip saved me when I had to study the Zapruder Film for history class. Enjoy!

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/FleeceKnees on 2025-05-28 03:14:21+00:00.

If you live in an area where you might occasionally visit an IKEA buy several of their big blue plastic bags. They survive anything and can carry as much weight as you can put in them. I use them weekly to bring in my giant grocery loads in a single trip and it saves my hands.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Substantial_Store835 on 2025-05-28 02:53:19+00:00.

Original Title: LPT : After roof installation, ask the team to spray water to check for leaks. It ensures instant fixes (no extra cost) and avoids future delays in after-sales service, where many companies tend to back out.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Chutes_and_Ladders on 2025-05-27 16:09:32+00:00.

My partner's father was an ER doctor, and he told me he had started asking every patient what their greatest fear was about their medical situation. Oftentimes, a doctor hadn't considered your biggest fear because it's not as relevant as you think, and they'll be happy to reassure you about it. On the other hand, it could provide them enough context to think about your diagnosis differently -- your biggest fear hint at what your worst or most persistent symptoms are, despite what you might say they are.

People will often say things like, "I'm afraid to bring this disease home and hurt my family" -- the doctor might reassure you that it's not as contagious as you think.

You may also have googled your symptoms and gotten a worst-case scenario -- a doctor can tell you how that worst-case actually presents differently than your case.

I hope this is helpful, and stay healthy!

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/chem_bro on 2025-05-24 17:16:37+00:00.

I thought this was normal, but the looks on my coworkers faces told me otherwise. Works on a stale slice of bread, a rock hard bagel, ultra crusty French bread, etc. For the really dry ones, a few flecks of water and 10 seconds is all it needs to bring it back. Even if your intention isn't to use the bread for eating but for further processing (French toast), microwave it to get it back to baseline fresh, then process it.

Outside of mold, this pretty much removes the freshness time limit that bread has. The only application this doesn't really work for is if you need stale bread to make something specific like Thanksgiving stuffing.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Necessary_North_2256 on 2025-05-27 07:16:07+00:00.

Only two minute can save you from stress. if you Lose Your Passport Or Get Pickpocketed abroad, having digital copies in your inbox can make you dealing with embassy way smoother. You can prove who you are, what are your plans and get replacements faster.

Bonus tip: Also share a copy with a trusted family member or friend, for being n safer side.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/thelovingentity on 2025-05-27 05:27:37+00:00.

Example: do pigs make a mess when eating -ai

In order to use Google search without AI by default without having to type in -ai in your search query, do this:

On a computer version of Google Chrome: go to the three vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser, select Settings.

In the left column, find the "Search Engine" option, click on it.

Find the "Site search" section, click on the "Add" button.

Insert these parameters into the fields:

Name

Google with AI OFF

Shortcut

google.com/

URL with %s in place of query

{google:baseURL}search?q=%s+-ai

Now make that the default search engine: click on the three vertical dots next to it and select Make default.

Now every time you use google search, it will automatically add -ai to the search query.

Unfortunately, you can't do the same thing on Google Chrome on Android, don't know about iOS.

To add no AI search on Firefox (Android, might work for iPhones):

Tap on the three vertical dots in the upper right corner of your Firefox browser.

Scroll down and select Settings.

In the General section, select Search.

Select Manage alternative search engines.

Select + Add search engine

Input these parameters:

Name: Google with no AI

Search string URL: google.com/search?q=%s+-ai

Select Save.

Go back to Search settings, then select Default search engine, select your newly created Google with no AI.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/RoundestBrownAround on 2025-05-23 22:43:00+00:00.

There’s this podcast I really like, but I think one or two times I fell asleep listening to it and now anytime I listen to it my eyes start to get heavy and I feel like sleeping, even if it’s the middle of the day. When I switch away to music or something else, I almost instantly feel more awake. At this point I feel like I honestly am classically conditioned to fall asleep when I listen to this podcast. This is especially frustrating for driving since I like to listen to it while on a long drive but obviously don’t want to fall asleep at the wheel.

Anyone got any tips on how to reverse this?

Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Nefiji on 2025-05-26 16:50:16+00:00.

Original Title: LPT: You making mistakes was, is and always will be a never-changing constant throughout your life. How you react to or treat yourself for making mistakes, on the other hand, is a freely fillable variable.

Most people automatically and subconsciously fill this variable in their childhood and youth, based on how their parents and close ones reacted to or treated them, but also themselves, when mistakes did happen. If you were lucky, this might have been radical acceptance, forgiveness, constructive criticism as well as optimism that the frecuency of this particular mistake can be reduced in the future. If you were unlucky, then it might have've been getting shamed, being treated like a failure, anger and self-loathing.

If you can recognize the latter behaviour in yourself when making mistakes, then try to realize that it's nothing more than what has been taught to a former version of yourself, a version which was still learning from other people on how to act and view the world. You have the power to refill this variable with any behaviour or assesment you want, if you put the work in. Just remind yourself everytime you make a mistake that:

A) Mistakes will always be a part of life, so that's nothing that you can ever change

B) Your way of responding to mistakes is not set in stone, and actually is a part of life that you specifically have control over

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/zihuizz_ on 2025-05-26 11:41:07+00:00.

Hey LPT,

We all carry internal "stories": "I'm not good at X," "I always mess up Y," "I'll never achieve A." Sound familiar? The crucial thing is, many of these narratives were written years ago by a younger, less experienced version of you, often based on old fears or limited information. That "past self" did their best, but they didn't have the wisdom or experience you have now.

The LPT here is to consciously question these ingrained stories. Ask yourself: Is this still true for the person I am today? What current evidence supports or contradicts it? What if I allowed myself to write a new, more empowering chapter?

Updating these old "mental software" scripts is incredibly freeing. It allows you to operate from your current strengths, not past limitations, and fosters a more accurate, compassionate view of who you've become.

What old "stories" about yourself have you realized were no longer true, or are you currently trying to rewrite? I'd love to hear your experiences – I think many of us carry these without even realizing it.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/BitterWalnut on 2025-05-26 06:38:09+00:00.

Whether it’s an angry email to your boss or a tough conversation with a loved one, drafting your thoughts privately can help organize your feelings. Wait a little (an hour, a day, depending on intensity) before delivering the message. Often, you’ll find upon re-reading that you want to tone it down or tweak the wording. This pause prevents saying things you might regret and helps you communicate more effectively. (This has saved me from sending a couple of emails I’m really glad I never sent in their original form.)

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/LongjumpingPlay on 2025-05-26 00:03:35+00:00.

It’s too easy for scammers to get your number. If you’re receiving a large number of calls from unknown numbers, use a feature on iPhone to automatically silence them and send them to voicemail. If it’s important they’ll leave a note and you can call them back and then save their number.

Settings -> apps -> phone -> silence unknown callers

Not sure if a similar feature exists on android, hopefully someone else can chime in

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Rixter89 on 2025-05-22 18:22:53+00:00.

I blow my nose a lot when I get an upper respiratory infection and my nose gets so raw it makes me want to cry. I used to just use whatever lip balm I had but most of the time it's not thick enough. Lanolin or Vaseline is much thicker.

Edit: I also use Lanolin for homemade chapstick. Most of them out there are to thin for me and it's nice being able to make it whatever consistency you want. Lots of recipes out there but I do Lanolin, beeswax, Vaseline, coconut oil and honey. You can add essential oil too.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/kriznelrok on 2025-05-25 18:46:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/maybe-someone-idk on 2025-05-25 16:49:27+00:00.

So many weddings and other larger events involve large amounts of flowers that just get used one day and then discarded. Know that you can donate flowers to terminal departments at hospitals or hospice care centers. They will place them in patient rooms.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/thelegitvanessa on 2025-05-25 15:14:55+00:00.

I used to dread cleaning, folding laundry, etc. Now I only do them while listening to podcasts I love — turns the whole thing into something I lowkey look forward to.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Happy-Fruit-8628 on 2025-05-25 07:05:46+00:00.

Your brain resists starting, not doing. Telling yourself “I’ll just do 10 minutes” lowers that mental barrier. Cleaning your room? Studying? Writing an email you’ve put off all day? Just commit to 10 minutes.

9 times out of 10, once you begin, momentum takes over and you keep going. But even if you stop at 10, that’s still progress — and progress > perfection.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/i_want_that_boat on 2025-05-24 17:40:58+00:00.

This sounds like common sense, but it's really not. Different insurance companies cover different meds. If you have specific issues for which you need coverage, search the potential insurance name with "formulary 2025" and search their formulary for any and all meds you take or anticipate needing. I do prior authorizations for a doctor's office, and I can't tell you how many times a patient gets new insurance without considering whether their current meds are covered.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/LeonidasTheBlue on 2025-05-24 17:03:13+00:00.

So recently I had to say goodby to one of my ivy plants that I kept indoors after a long battle with spider mites.

I'm currently living in Hungary and here you can only buy spider mite killers that can be sprayed onto the leaves. Last year there was a chemical you could mix into the water used for watering, but it got banned.

So my ivy lost all of the leaves and the whole plant sadly died after several spraying with mite killer and even after I repotted it. I also washed both sides of each leaves one by one with water using a soft brush. Today as I was bringin the pot down to dump the whole thing into the bin, I noticed several of these little fuckers were chilling under the curved rim of the pot in a web. While I was searching on the internet to find out what is the best way to kill these pests none of the websites I came across suggested that they can survive so long even without leaves to suck on. Now I think I know the reason how they could reappear even after several sprayings.

Tldr: if you think you killed all of them, check under the rim, I'm quite sure you will find a few survivors under.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/ApartmentForRentt on 2025-05-24 11:02:13+00:00.

This has helped me more times than expected, including recently getting pulled over and I didn’t have my wallet on me (I know I know, dumb move). When I told and showed the officer a picture of my license on my phone and he waived the “driving without a license” fine ($125).

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Jaded-Distance-692 on 2025-05-24 10:08:17+00:00.

We have all been there, you are at a group hangout, maybe a work event or a casual get together, and that one person just keeps throwing shade your way. Little jabs, sarcastic comments, trying to make you the punchline in front of others. The best move? Don’t react. Don’t argue. Don’t even give it the attention they are clearly fishing for. Instead, stay cool. Stay polite. Laugh it off or change the subject. When you don’t engage, two things usually happen: They get uncomfortable because the spotlight turns on them, not you and Everyone else starts to notice who’s really being weird or rude. It’s honestly one of the classiest power moves you can make, because while they are busy trying to look clever, you are showing confidence and control without saying a word. Let your calm silence say, You are not worth the energy.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Sea-Classic-8767 on 2025-05-24 06:51:13+00:00.

Being helpful is great, but always being instantly available can unintentionally send the message that your time isn’t valuable. Instead, set healthy boundaries respond when it’s convenient, protect time for yourself, and say no when necessary. People usually respect those who respect their own time. This builds stronger, more balanced relationships and helps you avoid burnout while still being dependable when it really matters.

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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Mrkayne on 2025-05-23 22:29:51+00:00.

I’ve found that it’s like watching a movie/tv show. It occupies your mind enough, that it lets it relax and calm down. Three nights in a row, I haven’t even been able to get through the entire alphabet, before I’ve fallen asleep.