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socalmikester t1_j9zymaf wrote
Reply to comment by Le0ne__ in LPT: You wouldn’t care what people thought of you, if you knew how much they didn’t. by [deleted]
its more like "ive seen this before, i know how to handle this asshole now."
Jon_P1o t1_j9zyitr wrote
Reply to comment by fwburch2 in LPT: If you always listen to music or the radio when you drive, make sure to do occasional drives without sound to listen to your car for a few minutes. There could be something quietly scraping, grinding, or dragging and you would never hear it until it’s too loud and too late. by The_Big_Crouton
Additionally, or for me at least, being in the passenger seat
papi-putin t1_j9zycr6 wrote
You can't convince me op isn't a chatbot
pokenerd07 t1_j9zyaqf wrote
Hayben906 t1_j9zy8gj wrote
Reply to LPT: If you always listen to music or the radio when you drive, make sure to do occasional drives without sound to listen to your car for a few minutes. There could be something quietly scraping, grinding, or dragging and you would never hear it until it’s too loud and too late. by The_Big_Crouton
This is great advice I have to remind myself to do this from time to time. Especially having an audio system it’s hard to hear your car when it’s having issues.
wasaduck t1_j9zy7w5 wrote
Reply to comment by effinx in LPT: Don't look at your clock when waking up during the night to increase your quality of sleep. It's a lot easier to fall back asleep when you don't keep track of the sleeping time you still have left. by migudude
It sucks when it IS 5 minutes away though.
Expensive-Cow5368 t1_j9zy5xf wrote
Reply to comment by nafk in LPT: When calculating something such as rent or pay, a month is 4.345 weeks by MikeTorsson
Stupid smarch weather!
BysshePls t1_j9zy15s wrote
Reply to comment by animellama1337 in LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena
I'm so sorry you're like me, but this hit me so good in the funny bone 😂 I just leak around the edges until the pressure explodes.
ConnieKai OP t1_j9zxxwd wrote
Reply to comment by DroolingSlothCarpet in LPT: If someone is talking loudly over speakerphone in public and you want them to shut up, join in on their conversation. by ConnieKai
Volume. It really depends on the situation. I totally hear you though.
DroolingSlothCarpet t1_j9zxubi wrote
Reply to LPT: If someone is talking loudly over speakerphone in public and you want them to shut up, join in on their conversation. by ConnieKai
How's a person with a phone, the other party on speaker, any different than two people being side by side?
I mean, I think what they're doing is stupid but, do tell.
steelbros1 t1_j9zxl1i wrote
Reply to comment by Dirty_Old_Town in LPT: If you always listen to music or the radio when you drive, make sure to do occasional drives without sound to listen to your car for a few minutes. There could be something quietly scraping, grinding, or dragging and you would never hear it until it’s too loud and too late. by The_Big_Crouton
As a mechanic, I absolutely hate this idea. Nobody touches my car.
Lave_nas t1_j9zxkhs wrote
As someone who got stripped of emotions due to depression, I envy you. Stay the way you are! It feels amazing to be happy and be able to be vulnerable and cry whenever you need it! Don’t strip yourself of something that makes you!
nafk t1_j9zx9pm wrote
People that found this helpful going to be big mad when they find out that if we really had 13 months in a year many things in life would be 10x easier. 365/13=28.
ConnieKai OP t1_j9zx7lr wrote
Reply to comment by the_original_Retro in LPT: If someone is talking loudly over speakerphone in public and you want them to shut up, join in on their conversation. by ConnieKai
I did actually. They laughed, apologized, then took their phone off speaker. I imagine your approach has a lot to do with it too. I tried to make it lighthearted.
Hazel-Laurensanity t1_j9zx4n0 wrote
Ok but to actually answer the question just in case it helps someone at some point.
- feigning eye contact: look at their nose. If they're close enough, figure out what color their eyes are. How many times have they adjusted glasses/hair/whatever but always stick to something above the neck so you don't look like a cracked out dragula butchering the conversation partner with your eyes.
- aside from their voice, try to see what else you can hear and what's causing the noise. If it's annoying enough, take advantage of the next pause to mention needing to check out whatever it was.
I could.go on but my phone is about to die and honestly, ATLA had a spirit world monster that required absolute emotionlessness to face it without getting your face stolen so..I recommend trying to find at least that episode since it goes more in detail and stuff.
Also this is not meant to further one's desire for social withdrawal or other isolationist tendencies, nor is it intend for use with any illegal activities or otherwise harmful objectives. This is, at best, an attempt at acting advice,.emotional preservation assistance, and a wedge to drive between yourself island inherent toxicity of others. I really agree with almost everyone suggesting seeking out a professional, but I also understand that for one reason or another, that's not always an option for everyone. Instead, I suggest you use any advice given here for voiding emotional expression as an accessibility aid and not a strategy in and of itself. I hope this helps, and I sincerely hope things get better for you, OP:)
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the_original_Retro t1_j9zwqeg wrote
Reply to LPT: If someone is talking loudly over speakerphone in public and you want them to shut up, join in on their conversation. by ConnieKai
LPT: If you want to get punched or slapped, do that.
Betting OP never actually did this themselves, they're just advising other people to do a /r/shittylifeprotips entry.
LPT: If you want a lower probability of getting punched or slapped, ask "Pardon me, would you mind taking that off of speakerphone?", or just walk away to a different place if that's possible.
Iz-kan-reddit t1_j9zwc4l wrote
Reply to LPT: If a small business gives you discounts or free item/service to resolve a genuine issue you had with them, don't mention it in public reviews/forums, people will try to take advantage, they'll use your review as precedent and an excuse to be a shitty customer by InevitableNothing460
There was a problem with my order/service, but they did a great job of resolving it to my satisfaction.
keepthetips t1_j9zw3w8 wrote
Reply to LPT: If someone is talking loudly over speakerphone in public and you want them to shut up, join in on their conversation. by ConnieKai
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Absolei t1_j9zvvi5 wrote
Reply to comment by timmyboyoyo in LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena
Because what if someone got you something that they're really excited to give you, but it's just not something you want? If you show your disappointment to them, all it does is discourage them from getting you things in the future and makes them feel bad.
Absolei t1_j9zv9xf wrote
Reply to comment by aim_so_far in LPT Request: How to lose emotions from your face permanently? by todiecena
I don't think that's the situations OP is in. Honestly, it just sounds like they're a sensitive person who really feels things deeply and in consequence, they show their emotions more often than others. This is very much not bad! It just means that they've got higher empathy and stuff. These other people are the ones in the wrong and you're acting like them.
gxbcab t1_j9zv7mi wrote
Find a large laundromat with extra machines and then just do all your loads at once. I used to go to a laundromat that had about 50 machines, and I could usually do 3 loads at once and get all of my laundry done in a couple hours. Just know it gets expensive. I believe they charged me $8 per load pre-COVID.
Joe_Primrose t1_j9zv27v wrote
Reply to comment by Triasmus in LPT Open both draws when putting away your washing up by [deleted]
I have the cutlery drawer topmost, utensils in a drawer below. I'm in the cutlery drawer about 5-10x as much as the utensil drawer. Not that it's particularly important. I never even gave it second thought before.
[deleted] t1_j9zynbg wrote
Reply to LPT: Don't get married just because you are afraid to die alone and want someone to take care of you when you're old. This only works if you die ahead of your spouse or your kids can put their own lives on hold to become eldercare for you. by zazzlekdazzle
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