People Are Sharing “Cheat Codes” For The Game Of Life That Actually Work, And Here Are 30 Of Them

What other people think of me is NONE of my business. I am much happier for it.

This includes stars, influencers and other people, who state "must-dos" and "must-haves", especially of the expensive kind.

Glad I learned this one early

Unless you wait tables in a restaurant

You should choose people whose opinion matter to you and not worry about anyone else's opinion in your personal life and act accordingly and use manners and be polite in your professional life

The easiest cheat code of life, in top of its efficiency!

And sometimes I add a little more as when I say it automatically, it sounds insincere.

my boss uses 'please' sarcastically to ask me to do stuff lol

I find it weird how many people don't know this nowadays.

Yes. Yes, it does.

This is great advice! There was a time in my teen years I was so full of lies that I literally gave myself an ulcer being so stressed out about keeping up with my stories. Once I learned how to NGAF what other people thought I was a changed human being.

I 100% endorse this. If you've effed up go and own up immediately. Then it's never hanging over your head like the sword of Damocles. It can't come and bite you in the a.r.s.e. later. The only rule to go with this is that people have a right to be angry, although I find that instant and genuine sorrow really does help mitigate this.

Tell this to Donald Trump...

Having ethics means having fewer friends who are of higher quality. Most of those people will show up when you are in need; none of the superficial friends will.

If one makes a mistake, be humble, admit it, fix it and move on. Lying is not good for anyone and then people won't trust you in the future. That stays with you a long time.

Wife and i, now 75, grew up in middle class families. We never wanted for ANYthing. Well, ok, each other 🥰😍😉😉 married 53 yrs

So many people get what we call "that gut feeling" and we ignore it, most of the times it's right, start paying more attention to it

Exactly what I have done over the years. Cut our the fat and leeches. Want to spend my time with people I truly like, relax and enjoy our time together.

Easier said than done.

I agree with this, however, these days it is very difficult to do so. I think the best advise in this kind of situation is just to not live ABOVE your means. Stop getting credit cards. Pay cash for everything - it makes you keep track better. Look for bargains when you can. A lot of it is just having common sense when it comes to your budget.

Depends. Cannot harm to check your expense habits from time to time and explore more fitting options.

We learned to live within our means, No credit cards, No lay-by's, no personal loans, no Pay-Wave.

Just do it. Stay as debt free as possible. Here is a little exercise. For one month, pay for everything in cash. Then you will see your frivolous spending. Do you really need the second Starbucks of the day? You have food at home, why get take out? (There are always exceptions, just not every day.) Do the kids really need a fancier phone? Trying to outdo others for kids birthday parties? Once you are handing over cold hard cash, you will second guess yourself. Then sit down and revise your budget. When I travel, I use my card, however, the money is already in the bank account. When the bill arrives, I just pay it.

yes! people are so quick to complain but rarely compliment a good job. i once thanked a bill collector for being a considerate human being and his professionalism. he was kind of shocked and said he had never been thanked before. it was just his job and i still didn't have the money to pay at the time but at least he didn't try to bully me or threaten me with all sorts of nonsensical consequences for not being able to make a payment.

I do it at retail places, so there's no chance for being comp'ed something like an appetizer, etc. I really just want the employee to be recognized by the management. The problem? Now the management tells ME to "go to the survey" and do their work for them. No thanks. IF I go to the form, I let the company know I don't appreciate them having me do their data entry. Not cool, man, not cool at all.

And customer service representatives as well.

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Isn't that the same as being an ignorant a-hole?

Isn't that how psychopaths think?

Over time people make you develop that attitude, even when you don't want to - it only applies to certain people

I'm kinda afraid to have happiness two days in row/feeling happiness more than a day or two cause universe will fine something for me to cry....BP has post this kind of phobia buat cant remember the name

Hey, we are just another species of animal on this planet. Be content with food and shelter.

Schopenhauer’s constant refrain was along the lines of “Happiness is the absence of sadness.”

West: I deserve to be happy - why aren't I? East: Life is difficult and moments of joy are fleeting - appreciate them fully when they come, let them go when the moment is over.

Seek joy, not happiness.

Third time this was posted in the list - c'mon BP...

Here: "Stop worrying." Period. End of sentence. (And YES, as a lifetime worrywart, I *know* it is hard!! But it is still the BEST advice.)

A lot of the rudest people in the world follow this one, so I’m going to have to so “no thank you” to this one…

And maybe realise, that others are probably not thinking about you at all most of the time at least.

What if they think negatively about you because you did something terrible?

Most people can’t get a good night sleep and that’s not for the lack of trying… kids, stress etc

My spine doctor told me that the old adage of drinking eight glasses of water a day was the best thing to prevent the spinal disks from deteriorating. Apparently when we sleep the disks absorb moisture from the surrounding tissues. If one is dehydrated even a little, the disks prematurely start to deteriorate.