Life Hacks

<p>No matter how good your life is, it could always be better.</p><p>While it&#39;s all too easy to imagine massive magical life shifts that would radically alter the everyday fabric of our existence, it&#39;s cumulative small habits that truly improve our life quality.</p><p>Sure, this might not sound as romantic as a massive overhaul, but it&#39;s encouraging to know there are actions we can immediately take to turn up the volume on our wellbeing and functionality.</p><h2>In <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/13q89i1/people_of_reddit_what_improved_your_life_so_much/" target="_blank">a popular Ask Reddit thread</a>, people shared small changes that improved their life so much they wish they&#39;d done them sooner.</h2><h2>1. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Hippo_pool_party/" target="_blank">Hippo_pool_party</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Actually seeing a Neurologist. I had headaches for 30 years. I went to help with migraines but it turns out the day after I took the first pill, I didn&#39;t have a headache at all. I realized I&#39;d lived my life with a headache every damn day. It&#39;s still weird to me not having one.</p> </blockquote><h2>2. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/livin_ina_simulation/" target="_blank">livin_ina_simulation</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Spending as little time on social media as possible, especially looking at people&#39;s stories on Instagram and comparing myself to them. It used to make me feel like I am not good at anything.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/noodle_blur8/" target="_blank">noodle_blur8</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Not rushing to be in love or a relationship. Don&#39;t settle for any form of BS just enjoy life with cool people who respect you and you have fun with. But I also heard vitamins do wonders for your mental health but I just starred like three days ago so the results are still out for that. Also trying to drink more water and more active but I suck</p> </blockquote><h2>4. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BrainKatana/" target="_blank">BrainKatana</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Regular exercise.</p> <p>Not &ldquo;hitting the gym&rdquo; or &ldquo;working out&rdquo; or anything with major intensity or organization.</p> <p>I just found a place to ride my bike. Makes me feel like a kid again.</p> </blockquote><h2>5. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/inside-toms-diner/" target="_blank">inside-toms-diner</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>I learned to apologize. Used to never admit to my faults and make excuses, but once you do it really helps with your self-worth and perception.</p> </blockquote><h2>6. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/auctionsbc/" target="_blank">auctionsbc</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>CPAP machine for sleep apnea. Seriously, if you&rsquo;re reading this and you&rsquo;re on the fence, do it. It will change your life.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>7. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/314159265358979326/" target="_blank">314159265358979326</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Starting taking supplements. It turns out I&#39;ve got absorption issues with some vitamins and minerals. Iron made the biggest difference by far, reducing the amount of sleep I needed by 4 hours, getting my bipolar under control, reducing headaches, and a bunch more. K2 and a multivitamin cut the amount of sleep I need by an hour and enabled me to lose weight.</p> </blockquote><h2>8. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/fargmania/" target="_blank">fargmania</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Quality shoe inserts...and quality shoes for that matter.</p> </blockquote><h2>9. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Sentellqa/" target="_blank">Sentellqa</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Removing ALL of my socks and replacing them with just one kind.</p> <p>Stop looking for pairs now.</p> </blockquote><h2>10. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Surprise_Corgi/" target="_blank">Surprise_Corgi</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Therapy. Imagine reflecting back on over 30 years of life you missed, because you were the reason you couldn&#39;t allow yourself to be happy. 30 years. You don&#39;t get that time back.</p> </blockquote><h2>11. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SandraVirginia/" target="_blank">SandraVirginia</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Investing in a good mattress. I can actually sleep now and my life is so much better.</p> </blockquote><h2>12. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BurgersAt7am/" target="_blank">BurgersAt7am</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Overnight shifts. As an asocial person on the spectrum, with nothing requiring me to be available during the day, I tried my hand at overnight shift a couple years ago. I am fucking HOME! Being away from customers while making well over $20/hr in retail is pretty f**kin sweet.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>And sleeping noon-8pm every day means that family never asks me to attend dinners or other gatherings, and if they do, I have a solid reason for declining. I should have done this decades ago.</p> </blockquote><h2>13. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jtbc/" target="_blank">jtbc</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Hiring a cleaner. I am pretty messy and having someone come in to clean makes me tidy up, and then the place is completely clean. I always thought I couldn&#39;t afford it, but now I don&#39;t know how I could afford not to.</p> </blockquote><h2>14. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Pratius/" target="_blank">Pratius</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>I took basically all of last year as a dry stretch and man, it&rsquo;s pretty crazy. Between cutting the alcohol calories and filling my time with more exercise/playing hockey, I lost 40 lbs. Best shape I&rsquo;ve been in since I played in college and had trainers and team regimens and stuff. I still drink but it&rsquo;s way less, and with much more mindfulness. Just feel so much better.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>15. From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Wrournerew/" target="_blank">Wrournerew</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Buying a good knife for cooking.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

15 people share what improved their life so much they wish they'd done it sooner.

Bronwyn Isaac

No matter how good your life is, it could always be better.While it&#39;s all too easy to imagine massive magical life shifts that would radically alter the everyday fabric of our existence, it&#39;s cumulative small habits that truly improve our life quality.Sure, this might not sound as romantic as a massive overhaul, but it&#39;s encouraging to know there are actions we can immediately take to turn up the volume on our wellbeing and functionality.In a popular Ask Reddit thread, people shared small changes that improved their life so much they wish they&#39;d done them sooner.1. From Hippo_pool_party: Actually seeing a Neurologist. I had headaches for 30 years. I went to help with migraines but it turns out the day after I took the first pill, I didn&#39;t have a headache at all. I realized I&#39;d lived my life with a headache every damn day. It&#39;s still weird to me not having one. 2. From livin_ina_simulation: Spending as little time on social media as possible, especially looking at people&#39;s stories on Instagram and comparing myself to them. It used to make me feel like I am not good at anything. 3. From noodle_blur8: Not rushing to be in love or a relationship. Don&#39;t settle for any form of BS just enjoy life with cool people who respect you and you have fun with. But I also heard vitamins do wonders for your mental health but I just starred like three days ago so the results are still out for that. Also trying to drink more water and more active but I suck 4. From BrainKatana: Regular exercise. Not &ldquo;hitting the gym&rdquo; or &ldquo;working out&rdquo; or anything with major intensity or organization. I just found a place to ride my bike. Makes me feel like a kid again. 5. From inside-toms-diner: I learned to apologize. Used to never admit to my faults and make excuses, but once you do it really helps with your self-worth and perception. 6. From auctionsbc: CPAP machine for sleep apnea. Seriously, if you&rsquo;re reading this and you&rsquo;re on the fence, do it. It will change your life. 7. From 314159265358979326: Starting taking supplements. It turns out I&#39;ve got absorption issues with some vitamins and minerals. Iron made the biggest difference by far, reducing the amount of sleep I needed by 4 hours, getting my bipolar under control, reducing headaches, and a bunch more. K2 and a multivitamin cut the amount of sleep I need by an hour and enabled me to lose weight. 8. From fargmania: Quality shoe inserts...and quality shoes for that matter. 9. From Sentellqa: Removing ALL of my socks and replacing them with just one kind. Stop looking for pairs now. 10. From Surprise_Corgi: Therapy. Imagine reflecting back on over 30 years of life you missed, because you were the reason you couldn&#39;t allow yourself to be happy. 30 years. You don&#39;t get that time back. 11. From SandraVirginia: Investing in a good mattress. I can actually sleep now and my life is so much better. 12. From BurgersAt7am: Overnight shifts. As an asocial person on the spectrum, with nothing requiring me to be available during the day, I tried my hand at overnight shift a couple years ago. I am fucking HOME! Being away from customers while making well over $20/hr in retail is pretty f**kin sweet.  And sleeping noon-8pm every day means that family never asks me to attend dinners or other gatherings, and if they do, I have a solid reason for declining. I should have done this decades ago. 13. From jtbc: Hiring a cleaner. I am pretty messy and having someone come in to clean makes me tidy up, and then the place is completely clean. I always thought I couldn&#39;t afford it, but now I don&#39;t know how I could afford not to. 14. From Pratius: I took basically all of last year as a dry stretch and man, it&rsquo;s pretty crazy. Between cutting the alcohol calories and filling my time with more exercise/playing hockey, I lost 40 lbs. Best shape I&rsquo;ve been in since I played in college and had trainers and team regimens and stuff. I still drink but it&rsquo;s way less, and with much more mindfulness. Just feel so much better. 15. From Wrournerew: Buying a good knife for cooking. 

No matter how good your life is, it could always be better.  While it&#39;s all too easy to imagine massive magical life shifts that would radically alter the everyday fabric of our existence, it&#39;s cumulative small habits that truly...