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rawwwse t1_je6gln1 wrote
Reply to comment by marshall262 in LPT: A lot of people don’t know this but if you have a Costco membership, they offer car insurance that has unbeatable prices. by ninaunst
I feel dumb asking, but… Where does one start on this “shopping around” thing? Insurance is just one of those things I feel like I’m stuck with.
Had a terrible experience with my auto insurance co. (Nationwide) a few years back, but never changed it because they also insure my home, and I figured it would just be too big of a pain to shop/compare/switch both ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
stitics t1_je6gedx wrote
Reply to comment by gththrowaway in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
I don't think I agree that not asking (or "not being able to ask") indicates a poor relationship. I think what would indicate a poor relationship would be needing to ask, and/or feeling like if you didn't have the information somehow you weren't worthy, as opposed to the person just not considering it your business.
edit to clarify: by "needing", I mean feeling the need to... Not that they aren't volunteering the info without you asking
Waiting-For-October OP t1_je6gben wrote
Reply to comment by ChrisGeritol in LPT: When someone is mean to you, it’s 100% about them and their ego, and 0% about you. They are just miserable with their own life and want you to feel bad about yourself as well. Just kill them with kindness and remember that you are better off and not a miserable person like them. by Waiting-For-October
And only a miserable person would flip off a stranger. The honk may be necessary (although from your tone, I assume you honk when it isn’t necessarily needed)
Waiting-For-October OP t1_je6g4j5 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT: When someone is mean to you, it’s 100% about them and their ego, and 0% about you. They are just miserable with their own life and want you to feel bad about yourself as well. Just kill them with kindness and remember that you are better off and not a miserable person like them. by Waiting-For-October
It sounds like you know exactly what being mean is lol
stitics t1_je6g0rq wrote
Reply to comment by Remington700ftw in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
Statistically that's probably true about most women, and I would even agree it's not weird to expect it of most of the people you know.
IMO, what's weird, about this subject and others, is to have the audacity to feel entitled not even necessarily to an answer, but even to fielding the question uninvited.
Waiting-For-October OP t1_je6g0od wrote
Reply to comment by RaveSupreme in LPT: When someone is mean to you, it’s 100% about them and their ego, and 0% about you. They are just miserable with their own life and want you to feel bad about yourself as well. Just kill them with kindness and remember that you are better off and not a miserable person like them. by Waiting-For-October
That isn’t mean (well your comment is lol) when your boss scolds you for being late for the 18th time that isn’t mean. When your co-worker makes a nasty comment about your hair, that is mean.
crossplanetriple t1_je6fz7z wrote
“Hi can you clarify XYZ? You mentioned previously/In the user guide it actually states ABC. I want to make sure I heard you and understood correctly.”
knockinforthesugar t1_je6fnjc wrote
Reply to LPT: Do not fall for the whole pursue "working for your dream company" idea. You will be so much better off if you have a wonderful, respectful, considerate boss at some normal business who actually values and respects you/your work, and allows you to become successful and proficient in your field. by Dismal_Body_2731
Yeeep and not to mention many of the bad employers prey on this dream mentality.
keepthetips t1_je6f8kt wrote
Reply to LPT: When getting gasoline at a pump that has GSTV the second button from the top on the right side mutes it. by Secret_Necessary1143
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stitics t1_je6f77k wrote
Reply to comment by dubdoll in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
Isn't five a little young to be making a decision of that magnitude.
/s
stitics t1_je6f0qk wrote
Reply to comment by Uranus_Hz in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
This has nothing to do with what you've said.
I just wanted to say I like your username.
stitics t1_je6ejiz wrote
Reply to LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
LPT: Mind your own fucking business. If they volunteer some information, they've invited you to chat about that.
Note: This is not pregnancy/children specific
[deleted] t1_je6eenh wrote
Reply to comment by RaveSupreme in LPT: When someone is mean to you, it’s 100% about them and their ego, and 0% about you. They are just miserable with their own life and want you to feel bad about yourself as well. Just kill them with kindness and remember that you are better off and not a miserable person like them. by Waiting-For-October
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jotsea2 t1_je6ea99 wrote
Reply to comment by Jesse0100 in LPT; Wash Your Ziplocks, Save Money and Reduce Plastic Use by 0-Give-a-fucks
Which is why I use a bidet.
Reuse is part of the solution. Trying to minimize your impact is what we strive for. OPs advice isn’t entirely bad.
[deleted] t1_je6e715 wrote
Reply to LPT: When someone is mean to you, it’s 100% about them and their ego, and 0% about you. They are just miserable with their own life and want you to feel bad about yourself as well. Just kill them with kindness and remember that you are better off and not a miserable person like them. by Waiting-For-October
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ChrisGeritol t1_je6du0m wrote
Reply to comment by Sweetpants88 in LPT: if your job hunting, leverage chat GPT to generate custom cover letters to each job you apply for. by Sweetpants88
Ask chatgpt to teach you English.
TheGrimDweeber t1_je6dm6s wrote
Reply to comment by Gombreezy in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
I’m a woman, and I don’t get the question too often, not sure why. But when I do, and I say No, I really love it when they (usually complete strangers) say:
“Oh, just wait until you hit 30. Your biological clock will start ticking then, and you will change your mind.”
I love grinning at them and going:
“I’m 33 already, I think my clock might be busted.”
I suspect the same thing will happen once I hit my 40’s, and people will shift to “Before you know it, you’re 40, and it’ll be too late! That’s when the panic will start to set in!”
I got shite genes, but the one thing we got right, is visible aging. I mean, we all die long before the national average, but whatever. And we don’t even make pretty corpses, because of the bad genes fucking us up in our final years. But at least we look younger for longer!
KaNGkyebin t1_je6da0m wrote
The best thing you can do is go for a walk after work. Don’t need to run, doesn’t need to be for very long, but get outside and stop sitting down.
Multitude of benefits but the biggest for me include that set cool down time from the workday and mood improvement.
Jesse0100 t1_je6d93r wrote
Reply to comment by jotsea2 in LPT; Wash Your Ziplocks, Save Money and Reduce Plastic Use by 0-Give-a-fucks
They need to be eliminated. Small plastic boxes are cheap and reusable. Washing sandwich bags is the same as using both sides of toilet paper.
ChrisGeritol t1_je6cw41 wrote
Reply to LPT Request: What's the best way to move furniture and boxes across states? by montezuma300
Budget or Ryder trucks are way cheaper than U-Haul in my experience. You hire movers to load the truck and other movers to unload the truck at the destination.
But seriously, if you have no idea how to move, I doubt you can pull this off.
ALSO, having a reservation for a rental truck does NOT mean you will get one. They overbook and you can be super-screwed and get a shrug from the company.
love2go t1_je6chks wrote
Reply to LPT Request: What's the best way to move furniture and boxes across states? by montezuma300
If moving yourself and towing a car, get the trailer that has all 4 of your car's wheels off of the ground.
keepthetips t1_je6ccpd wrote
Reply to LPT: Should you have an issue with a small appliance in your office or home office under warranty, be careful what you say when speaking to the warranty department for a replacement. by muadeebpaul
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ChrisGeritol t1_je6cavo wrote
Reply to LPT: When someone is mean to you, it’s 100% about them and their ego, and 0% about you. They are just miserable with their own life and want you to feel bad about yourself as well. Just kill them with kindness and remember that you are better off and not a miserable person like them. by Waiting-For-October
Dumbest shit I've ever read. If you are a pathetic driver and I honk and flip you off (am mean to you), it's 100% because you're a shitty driver.
RaveSupreme t1_je6br3r wrote
Reply to LPT: When someone is mean to you, it’s 100% about them and their ego, and 0% about you. They are just miserable with their own life and want you to feel bad about yourself as well. Just kill them with kindness and remember that you are better off and not a miserable person like them. by Waiting-For-October
This is stupid and just teaches people to never be accountable for their own actions. Sometimes a person of authority (mom, boss, cop/security, spouse, ANYBODY really) will yell at you and that’s okay. We all make mistakes that can be fixed. But don’t for a second blame them for your mistake. This is such a nuanced conversation and to treat it as something so black and white shows how naive you are and how little life experience you have
Jesse0100 t1_je6gs0l wrote
Reply to comment by jotsea2 in LPT; Wash Your Ziplocks, Save Money and Reduce Plastic Use by 0-Give-a-fucks
The problem is that plastic bags are porous and can have microbes living inside the walls. Everyone knows that bidets are great though. Unfortunately they are very rare in the US. Everyone here uses toilet paper.