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It's no big secret that life is an incredibly tricky thing. 

However, before you berate yourself for failing one more time, remember that it's like that for everyone: Hollywood A-listers, world-class scientists, Instagram influencers who fly to the Seychelles every other weekend, your mom, and even your elderly neighbor who seems so content all the time. 

We're all experiencing life for the very first time, and it would be foolish to believe that we're able to nail it without encountering a few rocky roads on our way – yet, a few life lessons from those who have gone a long way have never hurt anybody. 

What is something that not a lot of people know [and] that if they knew it, would drastically improve their quality of life?” – this web user turned to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities, asking its members to share their go-to piece of advice that would significantly enhance someone's quality of life. The post managed to garner over 1.6K upvotes as well as 1.5K comments revealing only the most life-changing tips. 

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#1

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) When having a discussion with someone you should listen to what they are saying and not think about what you’re going to say when they’re done talking.

looseylewinsky , mliu92 Report

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) You don’t HAVE to become a parent if you don’t want to

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did it once and I don't want to really do it again. It's not what I imagined it would be like. I hated having to deal with the corrupted schools. I do not miss the morning walks to school and back 2 to 3 times a day, morning, noon and afternoons, in -35C wind chills, trying to make sure she has a well rounded lunch she likes and is allowed to bring to school. Parent teacher meetings don't feel any different than what it was like being a kid. Meetings with the principal is just like when you were a kid being sent to the principal's office. Call your kid in sick becomes a game of how well you can convince the secretary your kid is sick enough to stay home. If your kid does poorly in a class or on a test, you feel as much like a failure to your kids. You're scrutinized for your age being a parent no matter your age. Now having kids in your 20s is considered too young. Having kids in your 30s is "getting up there". 40s? Everyone's losing their s**t. Pediatricians don't want to hear your

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#3

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) I realized that I would never talk to someone the way I talk to myself, it was a little light bulb moment. Self compassion is a long road.

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) You are not obligated to stay in contact with friends or family forever. If they make you miserable you are free to walk away.

otherm0ther , H. Michael Miley Report

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Luke Branwen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Family is like an appendix: you have only one, but if they start messing with your health, you cut them off.

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#5

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) It’s okay to not have an established opinion about everything.

JaqenYcar , Bill Smith Report

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#7

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Feeling tired and/or like s**t all the time is not normal and if you do then you should probably see a Dr.

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#8

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Saying "no" is easy. Saying "no" and not needing to explain yourself is even easier.

UnusualWind5 , Scott Robinson Report

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#10

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Personal boundaries. You don’t own anyone an explanation and you don’t have to keep s****y people in your life.

tennesseewaltz , j dunlap Report

#11

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Never cheat on someone. You'll sleep better at night if you're guilt-free.

MrMorsley , Takumi Yoshida Report

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Amy S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed, if you don't want to be in the relationship then leave*, if you do want to be in the relationship then don't cheat! *if you are safe to do so

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#13

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Drinking mainly water and going outside for ten minutes a day will greatly improve mood and health

Choonabayga , Dr. Matthias Ripp Report

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#14

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) It’s okay to be a virgin.

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Rens
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Although virginity is an outdated social construct; it doesn't have any affect on your value as a person.

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Spending time in nature is one of the best things to make you feel better. They don't call it forest bathing for nothing

lhj81 , Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington Report

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GirlFriday
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love spending time in nature and take the time to walk my dogs a different path every single day. I even splurged this year and bought a one year pass to the local nature preserve so I can hike anytime I want and not just when I have hours with nothing to do.

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#16

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Don’t tell your self you’ll be happy when [insert goal here]

Be happy now because it may be all you’ve got

rugzy_dot_eth , mathijs van spankeren Report

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Getting off of social media.

jeffend1981 , Tracy Le Blanc Report

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Axle McDowal
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one is kinda ironic since you know we are on Social media discussing this

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#18

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Most interactions you have with others, particularly strangers, they'll forget about pretty soon after they happen. They have their own s**t going on. Once you realise this, it becomes much easier to ask that stupid question, to complain, or to let go of something embarrassing that happened.

AlterEdward , Gareth Williams Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a hard time remembering this. If I do or say something that I feel was stupid, I mentally beat myself up for hours.

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Empathy. If you can empathize with why someone is acting or feeling a way it makes the world easier to navigate. It helps you give grace to others and reduces your stress as well. You also see that not everyone has walked the same path as you and even if they did, they had a different view.

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#20

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Incremental progress is realistic progress. If you're only going to find satisfaction in progress that takes large or extreme jumps to achieve, you'll just find long stretches of depression between a few days of satisfaction.

Surprise_Corgi , Tony Alter Report

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Michael Sanders
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What relevance does this pic have? To be patient collecting bottle caps?

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#21

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Instead of saying something about yourself, ask the person a question about them or a follow up question about what they said last.

idiotsincars22 , Alexander Henning Drachmann Report

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) You don’t have to wait until bills are due to pay on them.

brucemaguse , Bill Smith Report

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zak
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I pay my credit card down to zero like 4 times a month (I use it for the cash back rewards and fraud protection). Generally, this will keep your credit score from decreasing (from having less available credit), even if you pay it in full every month.

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) If you're fat and lazy (Like I was), you can use your laziness to your advantage by convincing yourself that you're too lazy to get up and get a snack (I'm still lazy but I'd stopped having to get a snack every few moments thanks to that.)

ABrownieKink , Shannon McGee Report

#24

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Always round down your paycheck. You made 433 this week. So 400.

Always round up your bills.

Take you highest monthly bills times 12 and that's an estimate for how much you need to live.

Then take the lowest pay month and times that by 12. That's how much you make a year. Roughly.

Bills fluctuate(heat electric etc)and your pay isn't always the same. IE sick days etc.

This is the difference between what you can buy and what you can afford. If your pay is below or slightly over to those yearly bills you need to cut stuff or another job.

This will help you estimate your financial status before it becomes a bigger problem.

wraithwraven , 401(K) 2012 Report

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LonelyLola
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is actually some pretty sound advice! thank you :)

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#25

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Put an end to working more than 40 hours per week.

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Huck Finn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That would sadly put an end to my employment. Which would then put an end to a paycheck. Which would then put an end to paying my bills. Which would then put an end to having a home. Which would then make me homeless. I think I'll just keep working my 40 hours, thanks for the insight though :)

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#26

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Having a good sleep schedule. Going to bed AROUND the same time every night and waking up at the same time every morning. I know this isn’t feasible for everybody but it really changed my life and my productivity through the day

Sudden_Ad_756 , Taro the Shiba Inu Report

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Shelby Moonheart
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now that I have to take transplant medicines every day every twelve hours, I can't ever sleep in again. But I can take my meds and go back to sleep. :)

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Just stepping back and appreciating the world. Too many operate on autopilot 24/7 that they miss out on simple things.

KidOmen , Adam Bautz Report

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Lemonia Van Tongeren
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Little things like squirrels on a fence or a pretty leaf from a tree. So many beautiful things for free!

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#28

In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) White vinegar has 1001 uses

bk15dcx , Sean MacEntee Report

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add it to your laundry, cleans glass, mirrors, tile, disinfects, cleans floors without streaking.

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#29

Pee after sex! Used to have so many uti's until I learned that and haven't had one since! It's so easy and useful idk why this isn't more well known

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to think I was abnormal and weird for needing to do that. Sometimes you have to have a washroom break in the middle of sex. That should be okay, too. If your partner has a problem with that then he's a lousy sex partner and a jerk. Possibly an abusive, controlling, selfish jerk.

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In This Viral Thread, People Are Exchanging Tips And Hacks For Living A Better Life (30 Answers) Exercise is good for keeping your body healthy

Not into ripped bodies?, not into team sports or sport culture?, not into gym lifestyle?

Exercise anyway, doing something you enjoy, it's good for you

Stunning-Hedgehog932 , zombieite Report

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