What’s the most overrated life hack everyone swears by, but which makes life more complicated? – 17 less than helpful tips

10.

‘Most tips on how to prepare food in a slightly less efficient way: “Remove a mango rind easily! All you need is a knife, spoon, glass, plate, a colander, your first born child, and three blind mice…”

My dude, mangoes and avocados are soft fruits. You can just scoop them out with a spoon.’
-MoobyTheGoldenSock

11.

‘Downloading almost all apps. Web version is fine and doesn’t eat all my storage…’
-IJAvocado

12.

‘Unplugging all your normally “always-on” appliances, then plugging them back in to use them, then repeat…all to save 75 cents worth of power in a year.’
-ByWillAlone

13.

‘Waking up at 5:00 am. If it works for you, cool, but not everyone is an early morning person.’
-cheesyshop

14.

‘That way they fold fitted sheets. It’s just as easy for me to ball them up and toss them in the closet.’
-FreakyStarrbies

15.

‘Kitchen gadgets. Nearly all of problems they “solve” could be done just as easy with a quality sharpened knife’
-lithiumpyrite

16.

‘Putting everything in your pantry into jars

Yes it looks nice but it’s not practical.

• It usually takes up more space (especially when running low) but also usually isn’t big enough to handle a refill before you’ve completely run out.
• you lose all your use by dates
• you don’t have a reference for which brand you bought last time in case you want to buy similar again (or different)
• they break if dropped’
  -RJrules64

17.

‘Life hacks in general. They’re all about implementing protocols all day long that consume your mind, time and sanity.’
-tykraus7

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