What’s your ‘I can’t believe other people don’t do this’ hack? – 17 useful tips that aren’t as popular as they should be

10.
‘When I’m stressed, I ask myself: ‘Will this matter in 5 years?’ 90% of the time the answer is no’
-WorriedProfession177

11.
‘If you’re depressed and struggling with getting a grip on life in general. Start small like clean out a drawer or clear a small area and then the next day do something else and eventually you’ll notice that you’re able to manage the bigger tasks because the small ones are already done.’
-Bushdr78

12.
‘Intentional time away from screens. I recently started to struggle with online time, as someone that doesn’t have any of the typical vices, I think it shorted the dopamine pathway for me.

‘Started to feel crappy when I shouldn’t, neck was sore from looking down at phone/ipad all the time.

‘Fixed by being intentional with what I pick up my phone/device for. Send an email? Send and put it down. Etc etc.
Not so much for productivity, more for presence. Read a book, brew tea, sit on the porch, think.

‘Life is passing us by, staring into these black mirrors.’
-ProSnuggles

13.
‘“Send text later” function on iPhone has helped me a lot. I’m an early riser and often think “oh so and so’s birthday, text them later” or “text coworker about xyz”, but I don’t want to text them at 430am. I send the “text later” function for 9am or whatever the reasonable hour may be. Has saved my forgetful but thoughtfulness head a lot.’
-Other-Disk-6580

14.
‘Telling my toddler that tv show characters go on vacation so we can take a break from watching them.’
-Ok-Brick-5206

15.
‘Prepare for your morning the night before. Whether it is for your usual morning routine, or a one-off event, lay out everything you will need before retiring to bed so you barely need to think in the morning. Not only is it more relaxing your mind will have the time to think of other small details you may have forgotten.’
-TheRancidOne

16.
‘Use Firefox with ad block. like how do you all stand YouTube with all the fucking ads’
-Tmon_of_QonoS

17.
‘Always set calendar reminders for every bill and subscription a few days before it’s due/renews. It takes 10 minutes to set up and has easily saved me thousands by now.’
-BeautifulShallot7057

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