“Here’s Something I Didn’t Know Until I Was In My 30s”: Guy Shares 22 More Useful Tips He Wishes He Had Known Sooner
They say intelligent people learn from their mistakes and clever people learn from others' slip-ups but internet personality Sidneyraz thinks that life is a combination of both. The man has dedicated much of his online content to telling people things he wishes he had known before turning 30, and he definitely filled a niche: over 1.3M TikTokers and 2.34 Instagrammers are following him.
Since Sidneyraz is really productive and constantly releases new uploads, we at Bored Panda decided that our earlier article on him wasn't enough and put together a follow-up publication. From the "right" way to open an English muffin to filling up an ice cube tray without splashing water all over the kitchen, continue scrolling and check out some of his latest posts!
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How To Hang Things On The Wall
I can't believe I'm bout to show you this. [...] Take some tape. Place it on the back and mark where the holes are. Take that piece of tape. And put it on the wall. Tap tap tap in the hole pull the tape off. And then hang it beautifully.
Most posts I've been reading here are disdainful, mocking and cruel. Way to go people.
Use strong double sided tape(i use Alien tape)No holes No mess No fuss
nails are perfectly fine for hanging small things....leaves only a tiny hole---unlike screws....
While this "life-changing piece of advice" is more or less common knowledge, nails will not only never stick in this kind of wall, nails are generally unsuited to wall-mounting very much anything except pictures. You would need screws and proper expansion dowels (or better a plasterboard dowl in this case). Apart from that, drilling holes just freehand without measuring first only highlights an exceptional lack of basic understanding.
This Plunger Is Not For Toilets. Sink And Drain Plunger. Not For Use In Toilets. This Is A Cup Plunger Meant For Sinks And Drains
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Load More Replies...Never saw a f****e plunger until I was in my 30s I think? Still don't have one at home, the other works just fine.
Plunger intention is determined by handle length. Have fun cleaning the sht outta that one on the right.
The black plunger works fast and easy for me on the toilet. The blue one, never worked on a toilet for me. I use what works for me. Maybe I was born backwards? Hehe
They now make plastic 'accordion' style plungers which are amazing and so easy to use, no mess either. They have a TON of plunging power. So much better!
I mean... Black one works for me? All that plungers do is create suction, right? Yes, the flat one is maybe designed to work on flat surfaces (sinks) and the fun-shape one will stick into that small hole in the toilet... But! Are you wrong to use them the other way? hell no! They both work!
Sidneyraz told Bored Panda he decided to start this series after people really liked his video 'Here's something you should know about being in your 30s. It's better than your 20s.'
"My most popular videos are ones that have to do with the most common items that people use. Travel pillows, English muffins, trash bags, plungers, and so on," the creator explained. "We all use the same things every day and [without questioning them] because that's how we were taught, but we have no idea why or if it's even right. So when I post a video showing a different way, it blows minds."
Why Capital Letters Are Called "Uppercase Letters". They Were Less Commonly Used Letters For The Printing Press So They Were Stoed In The Upper Part Of The Case
This I knew because I did printing as an option at school - down the basement of one of the school buildings with some old guy teacher. But it was interesting to learn, putting all the tiny letters together.
Oh? I never checked this one out, but I assumed it was because of typewriters. When you had to physically pull a switch that would move up the component of the letter imprint allowing you to input the symbol on the upper symbol on the key ending, which usually was, indeed, an upper case.
How is this a useful tip unless you're playing some type of parlor game.
Always Close The Toilet Lid When You Flush
Nah, always close the curtains before you flash. ;-)
Load More Replies...This has been debunked by Mythbusters years ago, but hey, blabber on about stuff you did not do your research on. (Don't get me wrong, please still close the lid because that's the correct thing to do, but it doesn't alter the dispersion of feces)
Depends on the toilet in question. We had one at work that sprayed like a sneaky fountain, I showed it to maintenance by putting paper over the hole before flushing. Evidence. Oh and it was the disabled toilet, and it didn't even have a lid. Not good.
Load More Replies...In my eyes, a tidy bedroom is wrecked looking if you leave the bed unmade. Same for a nice clean bathroom, if you leave the seat up. Put it down for cryin' out loud. It just looks better!
Pooh/Wee/Toilet lid/Flush. There's a particular order. Don't get them confused.
Addendum. Runny nose/toilet paper/bottom. Seriously, do that in order.
Load More Replies...You're Supposed To Rinse The Whipped Cream Nozzle? Rinse Nozzle Thoroughly With Warm Water
Yup, if you don't rinse the nozzle out you'll get a growth of mold, yucksville!
Doesn’t it tell you to do that in the instructions? You know, on the side of the can.
If you don't rinse it, that stuff will gunk up, and the next time you go to use it, cream will spray all over the place! *I usually just LICK my nozzle clean after each use, hahahah. (PS, no one else uses my cream in my house, so it's ok!)
I rinse all 'spray' nozzles that contain things that I eat or go on my face (whip cream, cheese spread, shaving cream, etc...) Keeping the nozzle clean helps make sure it will work properly next time as well as the sanitary aspect.
Yes some people do that's what I like about bp people on here help one other
Load More Replies...Or, you know, whip some actual cream and learn what real food tastes like.
Sometimes, you don't have time for all that or you're out of bowls and whips. Be nice.
Load More Replies...Of course, Sidneyraz thinks there's more to this life stage than life hacks. "We tend to experience both heartbreak and true joy before our 30s too. There are large ups and downs but, hopefully, they help us to be more empathetic people. They’re hard lessons but needed."
"I’m learning all these things too and I don’t want anyone to feel as alone as I have in the past when I didn’t know something [older folks understood quite well]," the TikToker added.
How To Put Eyedrops In Your Eyes. Eyedrops, Bottom Of The Eyelid, Pull Down, Make A Cup And Then Boom. Not Scary, Doesn't Miss, Perfect Application. That's So Refreshing, I Gotta Do I Again
Nah, tip your head back and drop in. Then it doesn't all run down your face.
I cannot for the life of me control my eye shutting reflex, so if I need eye drops I tilt my head back, pull my lower lid down near the tear duct side, and put drops on that wee spot where sleep forms etc, and flick my head and blink it in. A ridiculously complex way, but the only way to get them in properly and bodily XD
Load More Replies...Way I do it is tilt my head back, I start with the outside corner of my left eye and put a drop in the while my head is still titled back I turn my head to the right so the drop runs across the rest of my left eye. Then I do the right eye outter corner and turn my head to the left. Sometimes if needed I apply a secound drop starting from the inside corner of my eyes too. So I would turn my head left for my left eye then and right for my right eye so the drop can run across my eye. Just always found it easier that way and not have to blink my eyes as much afterwards.
Same. I have this spontaneous and uncontrollable reflex to close my eyes when I have to apply medicine. Seriously. Tried it alone, tried it with other people's help, even doctors (to my embarrassment) can't have it easy with my paranoid eyelids. So I have to do it like that. Corner and slide.
Load More Replies...He's right on this one. I always had trouble applying eye drops, with the blink reflex squeezing out the meds. Then a nurse showed me this way and it works perfectly.
I tilt my head back, pry open the upper and lower lid, drop a drop square onto the ol peeper and release. I get as much of my medication into my eye as I can (otherwise, why bother?). I do NOT touch the bottle to my face/eye. When I was a child, I would put the nozzle into the corner of my eye near the nose and squeeze out a drop, but I think that was to make sure I didn't miss back then.
Tip head back and do it that Us older stoners know the right way
My boyfriend can't use eyedrops because it freaks him out to have something that close to his eye.....so going to try this with him (but then again, he is a VERY stubborn man, so it might not work)
That's how my dad taught me. Still can't do it. Have a weird eye-phobia thing...
How To Stock A Mini Fridge: Load From The Bottom Not From The Top
Oh you mean I should NOT drop my soda/beer half a meter? Genius. That's called common sense.
You're feeling the stupid of this person too, aren't you?
Load More Replies...The first two maybe. I'm sure the last three will survive the 9, 6 and 3 inch "fall".
I mean, you just have to wait for carbonation to resettle in your drink. It's probably fine to load it from the top.
I think it's no coincidence that Sidneyraz started this series in his early 30s.
Robert Taibbi, a licensed clinical social worker with 48 years of experience, primarily in community mental health, said that research on adult development tells us that our lives move in waves: several years of relative stability and focus, then several years consumed with bursts of unrest.
"Part of the challenge of [the early 30s] comes from the fact that your life has actually settled. For many of us, the 20s were filled with tremendous changes – finishing college or some higher ed, deciding on some major or career path, venturing forth. If not doing more schooling, moving into jobs that may or may not become a possible career. Relationship-wise, either a lot of dating or even marriage. Regardless, lots of activity and anxiety," Taibbi wrote in Psychology Today. "Now you are likely somewhat settled – in the marriage or the job/career. You have the time to catch your breath and take stock of where you are in your life." Which can include creating a TikTok account and telling others what you've learned!
How To Get A Raise: Wrote Down Good Things You Did. Connect Each Good Thing You Did To Money Earned For The Company Or Proficiency Increase. Present In Professional Way. Submit To Hr
I read the mug as Hotdog Ohw, and I think that is the most interesting thing about this entire article.
I agree entirely, and this one in particular is totally inaccurate, at least for any business I’ve worked for.
Load More Replies...That's all fair until the "submit to HR" part.... HR is a problem creator, not problem solver or people helper.
well in switzerland (and a lot of other countries that don't exploit their employees) we have an evaluation with our bosses once in a year. i have to set goals for the upcoming year and we discuss my performance of the past year and if i reached my goales that i set. based on that i get a raise.
Korea here. Each company is different on this matter. Ours has annual evaluation twice (but the raise is happening only once a year), and, in the past years, we had to write a report, just as described by this post entry. Then it switched to some kind of weird online form to fill, then it was only interviews. We'll see what's next.
Load More Replies...And HR sends you their professional report about all the times you messed up and cost them money so you'll end up working for nothing for the next 3 years.
You're a male. You don't have to do anything to get a raise. Help your female coworkers get one.
Better submit it to your manager, not HR. When was the last time you worked?
You Can Hold Two Levels Of Drinks With This
That thought was literally going through my mind when I saw your comment, laughed & upvoted you.
Load More Replies...Does anyone else get the feeling that this guy just wanted his face all over the internet?
However, that doesn't mean that life gets easy when you enter your fourth decade. In fact, this time can come with added pressure to hit adult milestones.
"One of the main words I listen for in a session is 'should,'" Megan Bearce, who sees many 30-somethings, told Vox. "I should have a child, I should be married by now, I should love my job.".
You Can Qualify For A Higher Home Loan If You Buy A Multi Family Property And Live In One Of The Units. That's It
We started out with a 2 family house. Our tenant's rent paid off our mortgage.
Load More Replies..."Can I get a mortgage on a $350 000 house?" "With your income? Certainly not, but we will give you a mortgage on a $1 million multi family property."
If this is your first home, ask yourself if you're honestly responsible and knowledgeable enough to be a good landlord. Chances are...
If youve never owned a home before look into NACA First-time Homeowners Program. You have to sit through a seminar for a few hours while they walk you through what they do and the steps to buying a home but after that you get a counselor that guides you through every step of the process AND they will pay your down payment and closing costs. And in some areas they will pay you more if you buy a house in a certain town.
It's true. You count the potential income from the property as current income on your loan app
One Packet Of Instant Ramen Is Two Servings Of Instant Ramen
I'm sure I've heard before that serving sizes are a sneaky way for food manufacturers to make it "look" like a (for example) packet of crisps (potato chips) is less calorific/ has less saturated fat etc than it actually does. So when you glance at the nutrition it says something like 198 calories so the consumer assumes that for the entire bag. However there's usually a little * hiding somewhere and when you look at that it says "per 30g serving". As the bag in total is 90g it's actually 594 calories.
It's the other way around! Two packets of ramen are one portion. They are not fooling no one.
A package of ramen has about 300 - 600 calories. Which is completely OK for a one person meal. This would bring the calory count for one portion to 150-300 calories while filling half a cup, which is not even close to a sufficent meal. Unfortunately there really are a few manufacturers who print this "2 servings per package" rubbish on their products.
Yeah, it’s a bit much if you’re eating a whole pack of ramen three times a day, but like most dinner and even lunch meals have 600ish calories.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the bags of cereal/granola I have for breakfast. The bag says "Contains 8 servings" but in reality I get lousy 3 bowls worth.
You're Supposed To Open English Muffins Up With A Fork? Split Using A Fork. Fork, Insert It, Gently.
Been eating them all my life and never done that. They're not hard to split open with your fingers.
But some random tikfucker says otherwise, so it must be true! They know everything! /s 🙄
Load More Replies...You're supposed to spell you're with an apostrophe and an e. The apostrophe replaces the a in you are.
Wow, never knew that! I make them for the Mrs for breakfast (not really an english muffin fan myself) and I use a butter knife to split them. Because I have it out to butter my toast. What does it matter that tool, if any, you use to split a muffin with?
I'm English and never heard of an English Muffin wtf is it ? must be an American thing just to make it sound more fancy
A good example of this is a study where researchers asked folks in their 30s and 70s which of these groups they think are happier. Both groups answered the 30-somethings, but when they were asked about their own subjective well-being, the 70-somethings scored higher.
So when you hit your 30s, remember that it's probably a good idea to not only give but seek some good advice as well. And don't compare yourself to others. Continue building your life. You're on the right track
Your Airpod Mic Is Not Connected To Tiktok. Sound Yes, Mic No
How can I upvote this comment a million times?
Load More Replies...Be There Or Be Square. If You're Not There Youre Not Around
I am guessing that this guy was partially handicapped if he had issues with these things before his 30's. I am also guessing that browsing TikTok and posting screenshots is now considered legitimate professional content on this site. Good times.
Agree entirely. This is pretty much all stuff which is blinding obvious to any primary school kid.
Load More Replies...As someone who struggles DAILY with depression, anxiety, and EFD this is actually good advice.
Here's some useless trivia that I'm gonna share because of his shirt🍍Pineapples upside is how swingers let other swingers know they swing
This has been around forever Remember the song "Its Hip To Be Square"
This doesn't make sense. If you are not there, you are not 'a round,' you are a square. I don't get it?
No, that’s what it says. It’s not you’re not “a round” it’s “you’re not a round” - you aren’t around and you aren’t a (thing that is) round. Squares are not round. If you’re a square, then you aren’t a round thing.
Load More Replies...The Length Of The Tape Measure Is On The Tape Measure. Let's Measure The Inside Of This Cabinet. Well, That's 30 Inches + 70 Mm That's About 2 3/4 Inches. That Means The Inside Of This Cabinet Is 33 Inches Long
I’ve read the title several times. The asteroid can’t come soon enough.
Load More Replies...Please don't mix measurement systems, you'll give yourself a seizure. If the length of the tape carcass is given in metric, do the whole thing in metric. If you really really want it in imperial, divide by 25.4 at the end, you'll get a more accurate figure including fractions of an ince. 70mm is 2.7559in, but that's not to say everyone's tape measure has a 70mm carcass.
I’m confused. I grew up with both systems. Surely any imperial tape measure would have length of the size of its case in an imperial measure, not a metric one.
Yes....nobody in their right mind mixes the two measurement systems.
Load More Replies...Combining metric and imperial measurements is a recipe for desaster, like in NASA's 1999 Climate Orbiter Fiasco, costing them 125 millions of dollars. Apart from this, this is not even mathematically correct (it should be 32,75 inches, whcih might very well matter if you really try to fit some device or to cut out a shelf). But maybe the time is just right for the U.S. to finally join the rest of the world in switching to metric.
Is he talking about the actual plastic housing around the tape? Cause otherwise, I just pull the tape out and look at the numbers on it.
Yes. He's talking about how long the plastic housing is, not how long the tape is. I was also confused at first.
Load More Replies...First you have to choose - either imperial or metric system. What the hell is "30 inches + 70 Mm"?
Only normal people would measure it in Cm and add 7 Cm. That makes it easier to convert the outcome to unfree units if you feel that desire.
I'd add 7 cm in the end if I where you. Also with a lower case c unless you're talking about Celcius meter. ;)
Load More Replies...Really good tape measurer have a small window to see the length plus the tape measurer. And "about" is not good enough if you are cutting shelves.
How To Tie A Trash Bag: Don't Tie These Together. Hold Them Up, Make A Knot. Wrap Around The Knot, Through The Loop Creating A Nice Tight Seal
For most people, yes. However, there are more rural areas where you actually have to travel to a central location to dump your trash. This post is about making a nice tight seal (hence preventing smells and leaks). I already do what he’s suggesting, because my trash will sit inside (or in my car) until I’m ready to drive it to the main dumpster. I can’t leave it outside or the raccoons and other critters will get into it. :)
Load More Replies...I twist the top and use the strings to wrap around the upper part of the plastic ... makes a tight seal
There are certain trash smells that necessitate tying a bag sooner, rather than later.
Load More Replies...What? It's way less nasty with a bag. And not everyone has to share a bin
Load More Replies...How To Use A Lighter: When Lighting Some Thing That's Below. Don't Light It This Way And Go Down. Turn The Lighter Around And Light It That Way And Go Down. Greatly Reduce Your Risk Of Boo Boo Owies
Is that how he lights his bong? If it is, it may go part of the way towards explaining his post.
Wrong, you overheat the metal casing around the flame base and it burns your hand. Metal gets hot when you heat it, doofus.
Look how fixated he is on the flame🔥I think he's a closet firebug
I'm a cooking teacher and you can't imagine how many people ignore this
You Can Light A Sparkler From The Bottom!
I can light a sparkler in the middle as well. I can also light it at both ends. I can light the whole package at once if I want to. What's the point?
You can light a sparkler from the bottom, but why? If you use it by itself, you would have to hold the lighter (see above) where your fingers should be, thus probably just burning your hand without acutually archieving anything. If you use it as a decoration (e.g. sticking it into a cake or similar), lighting from below is not really an option, as access is more difficult. "Just because you can" nearly never is a good reason to do something.
Sure, you can... if you don't mind the entire tip falling off 2 seconds later
You can light a piece of string from either end too. More "duh" from some guy that just started smoking pot? All this common sense is baffling.
How To Fill An Ice Cube Tray: You Don't Fill It Flat, You Fill It At An Angle
Don't tell me what to do! I will fill it the way I DON'T want to, thank you very much!
Load More Replies...I fill mine in the freezer tray with our water jug. That I way I don’t spill water everywhere moving the tray from the sink to the freezer. I don’t have the steadiest hands
Not easy when you are short though! The freezer tray is above the height of my shoulders so that's pretty difficult for me
Load More Replies...The water fills a cup and flows down and fills the other cups. Have you never done this?
Load More Replies...Yes, doing so means it won't overflow or have the cubes freeze together
You Tap The Side Of The Can, Not The Top, To Stop It From Exploding
Also, you wave a dead cat around at midnight, run in circles and shout "Hokuspokus beveregicus" to stop cans from exploding...
A new take on a completely wrong principle. Cornell University disproved the can-tapping myth in 1999: "Results: For shaken cans, there was no statistically significant difference in the mass of beer lost when tapping compared to not tapping (mean difference of -0.159g beer lost with tapping, 95% CI -0.36 to 0.04). For unshaken cans, there was also no statistically significant difference between tapping and not tapping. Conclusion: These findings suggest that tapping shaken beer cans does not prevent beer loss when the container is opened."
Top works too. I jave done it since i was a kid and it works every time.
To scare the bubbles into submission, obviously.
Load More Replies...Tag Is An Acronym For Touch And Go
Nope. This is common fake news. Here's Snopes' review from 2018. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tag-acronym-touch-and-go/
It's not even a backronym, because it's a word. And that's not its etymology.
Don't confuse me with your community college words lol
Load More Replies...Absolutely not true. The origins go way back to Middle English, basically meaning to touch or tap, and is known as tig in many parts of the UK, not tag.
The game 'tag' is essentially where you touch someone and run away after you TAG them, hence, touch and go
Load More Replies...You tag something to mark it. Just like tags on clothing and everything else. The acronym is coincidence.
Quirky fact, but I don't think this one is going to help me out much, hahaha!
How To Hold Scissors. You Would Think Index Finger, Thumb. But That's Wrong. No You Wnat Thumb, Ring Finger. That Way, You Have More Control
What he described is the way hairdresser holds scissors. But you will not see me holding them like that while cutting through fabric.
Load More Replies...Reading the rest of his bullsh*t, it IS a child's scissors.
Load More Replies...I would end up cutting my pointer and middle finger somehow.
I will heavily disagree, on behalf of your seamstress grandmother and mine.
Load More Replies...That’s how you hold hair dressing shears (ex hairdresser), and the holes are spaced to allow you to use them that way, you’d break a finger trying to cut with your ring finger and most other scissors. I sew and craft, and have never held another pair of scissors this way, only my shears. They’re designed that way because they need barely any pressure (your ring finger is your weakest), and total control, and it’s also more ergonomic. You need leverage for most things, hence for normal scissors you use one or more of your stronger fingers, ffs most scissors come with big spaces for exactly that reason.
don't they teach us how to use scissors in like... preschool? (us)
It's a hard competition, but this one is the crappiest tikfuck excerpt I've ever seen on BP.
Either this guy is pretending to be the epitome of retarded or he actually is this stupid. Either way, he looks dumb as sh it.
Load More Replies...I'm undecided if this is satire or not. Or is cringe in stile now?
Load More Replies...Next on TikTok: videos on how to breath, how to open your eyes, how to open an unlocked door without using a sledgehammer..."most people live into their 40s without knowing how to do it"! Seriously: these kind of videos obviously have their audience, but regurgitating them is not really convincing.
PLEASE BP, stop with this TikTok bullshit! Enough is enough. This has gone too far.
TikTok. Idiots giving advice to idiots. What a time we live in.
The spelling and punctuation of these posts just pisses me off. Also, I just know that Bored Panda is going to censor "pisses", and that p!sses me off even more.
I stand corrected - apparently "pisses" is not on the BP censorship algorithm.
Load More Replies...Doubtful....he'd have more practical knowledge if that were the case. I'm gonna guess he was actually grown in a test tube in a lab somewhere and has only been alive for 15 days.
Load More Replies...In the land of Tik Tok idiots, the one- brain-celled man is a genius.
Load More Replies...NEXT UP: If you unzip your pants before going to the bathroom, you don't get all wet!!!
No, gotta do the how to properly use a zipper episode first.
Load More Replies...It's a hard competition, but this one is the crappiest tikfuck excerpt I've ever seen on BP.
Either this guy is pretending to be the epitome of retarded or he actually is this stupid. Either way, he looks dumb as sh it.
Load More Replies...I'm undecided if this is satire or not. Or is cringe in stile now?
Load More Replies...Next on TikTok: videos on how to breath, how to open your eyes, how to open an unlocked door without using a sledgehammer..."most people live into their 40s without knowing how to do it"! Seriously: these kind of videos obviously have their audience, but regurgitating them is not really convincing.
PLEASE BP, stop with this TikTok bullshit! Enough is enough. This has gone too far.
TikTok. Idiots giving advice to idiots. What a time we live in.
The spelling and punctuation of these posts just pisses me off. Also, I just know that Bored Panda is going to censor "pisses", and that p!sses me off even more.
I stand corrected - apparently "pisses" is not on the BP censorship algorithm.
Load More Replies...Doubtful....he'd have more practical knowledge if that were the case. I'm gonna guess he was actually grown in a test tube in a lab somewhere and has only been alive for 15 days.
Load More Replies...In the land of Tik Tok idiots, the one- brain-celled man is a genius.
Load More Replies...NEXT UP: If you unzip your pants before going to the bathroom, you don't get all wet!!!
No, gotta do the how to properly use a zipper episode first.
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