People Are Sharing “Cheat Codes” For The Game Of Life, And Here Are 35 Of The Best Ones

And being nice makes you feel better. It’s a body-chemistry thing.

Whilst 100% true, it's a shame this is considered a cheat code.

Even aside from the free [stuff], this right here is the only cure to the doom and malaise we feel these days. Please please PLEASE be the person that restores someone else's faith in strangers. Let your default reaction be helpfulness and kindness.

As a person working in customer service I can say I bend/break rules/policy more for people who are nice than I'd do for jerks. If you are jerk I will follow rules/policy to the t, you'll get a bare minimum, but if you are nice I will actively suggest ways to get you more benefits and bend few rules here and there. I will actively go out of my ways to get you a better deal without you even asking for it.

It works for me too. Treat people the way you want to be treated. It's simple.

*takes notes*

That's a sign of disorganization on the company's behalf, or they liked your style. Would never fly where I work

so lying...?

Using dishonest tactics is probably why they have to change jobs that often.

I hire my staff and often assist others with their hiring process. While the receptionist may not know if you have an interview, once forwarded to me is where this 'hack' would end.

Also, some people need time to get started when they reply. One of my colleagues needs two or three seemingly mindless sentences to get to his actual answer, but he tends to be right. Sadly, some people in the past didn't give him that time and it really crushed his confidence so now he just doesn't offer input for fear of being cut off impatiently. Really sad.

See, I'm somewhere between the two - if I don't really know the person I prefer to stay quiet, but with people I'm very familiar with I'll be quite chatty. However this often leads to me trying to say meaningless stuff to my family etc while I get my answer sorted in my head

I'm an introvert and I wait to see if anyone else is going to say the same thing I want to. If they don't and I have time without interrupting the presenter I'll say something, if the presenter keeps going then I won't say anything.

*then

I find that a lot of (I know, not all) introverts are not introverted when they are at work and discussing work related things. My wife for example, is bubbly & friendly person to her customers, a firm & strong minded woman to her superiors and colleagues, but can't do small talk with them during a break or socialise out of work.

Yes! It's not what you know it's your persistence, your curiosity, your kindness. And notice when they are doing the right thing, and thank them or acknowledge their responsible choice. Otherwise they only get negative feedback. And it's adorably sweet when, in return, a wee voice pipes up "good job mummy you peeled all those carrots nicely" ❤

Also remember to tell them how proud you are of them for the things they accomplish. My middle baby has been working hard lately to lose the little bit of weight she put on and I told her how proud I was of her for sticking with it and working out every day. I could tell how much she appreciated me noticing.

I was always told "you're smart, but lazy" ehehehhehe (more from teachers than parents, though)

By itself being smart is not really a good indicator of ability. Being knowledgeable in what you do is far more important. Smart, in my experience, has proven itself to be the ability of the smart individual to be able to regurgitate what they know at moments notice. Knowledge, from my experience, has proven itself to be the ability to act on what you know in the moment at hand...even if this particular moment doesn't exactly line up with what you were taught. I've know far too many well papered idiots to give credence to "smart".

Or you can say, "you are using your brain very well today". Because everyone has a brain but not even smart people use them well all the time.

No one is expected to know everything, and it's rather obvious you have to ask if you don't know. Why some people are ashamed to ask and not to talk shït is beyond me. Better to ask than to be another walking example of Dunning-Kruger.

It can be shyness and/or embarrassment X

I admit that I will move out of the country and assume a new identity to avoid asking a person their name after I should have known it BUT the few times when someone else asks me my name for a second time, all I can think is "They actually respect me and care to get it right. Approved!"

Problem is, often "smart" kids are made to very bad if they don't know. I had a teacher ask something in 6th grade, and then make fun of me for not knowing because "you're the smartest one in here, how do you not know?" Would've helped if I had ever heard of what he was talking about. Often got the same attitude if I asked for help

I have said for years that one of my greatest strengths is that I'm not afraid to look stupid. The world is an open book when you aren't afraid to ask smart people questions about the things you don't know.

I know a lot of random facts so whenever someone says a random fact that I know I now say you’re right instead of I know and it makes them feel so much better

When children share "their wisdom", it is great to see how they react when you ask them: How do you know that ... and then actually listen, when they tell you. It feels great for them, to be "smarter" than the adults form time to time ... or just to realize, that even adults don't know everything!

I just say “yep”

This “approach” reduces the degree to which your knowledge is made apparent while making the other person feel good. Along the same lines, when someone says something false (and somewhat insignificant), you should say “you’re right”: The other person will feel better, and their idea about how much you know can’t change.

You're right

gotta try this at home!:D

My students.... Sitting muscles=same as fart muscles

:^D

Plz remember that some kids (like me) can actually have a harder time paying attention while doing stuff like this ^u^ other than that this is a great idea!