Life hacks are a great way to make life easier and do things better. You can do most of them at home or use them to amaze your friends at a party. What is most important as we start 2025 is that life hacks are much simpler than New Year’s Resolutions. Several are well-known, and some are a bit obscure. They are all useful.
This article lists several life hacks and groups them into categories for ease of consumption. Copy them. This article is intended to be useful. It would have been good to learn these life hacks when younger, but be glad you know them now. When this article ends do not cry because it is over, smile that it happened. Smile that you learned these facts.
Life Hacks to Help with Chores
One of our favorite Life Hacks is to change our towels and sheets every Saturday. This way, we always have clean towels and sheets. Also, changing the towels and sheets every week means a steady supply of dirty laundry. Speaking of laundry, do it every day, with at least one load, when you work out, preferably. The laundry is not done until it is folded and put away; therefore, it is complete. Doing laundry daily means you do it in manageable chunks. This is good as big loads are difficult to fold and put away. There are no increasing returns to scale with laundry.
Another idea is to make a list for grocery shopping and build it slowly (keep a notepad on your counter or refrigerator). This will not only ensure you buy the things you need, but it has the positive externality of controlling the cost of your shopping trip. It means you will not get items you do not need,
Life Hacks for Food and Drink
There are several life hacks for food and drink. These party tricks are useful and will amaze your friends. If you put salt on a coaster and a carbonated beverage on it, it stops it from sticking to the coaster, which can be a problem when there is condensation. Also, dulling to carbonation is grease from your nose. Put it on a carbonated beverage like soda or beer) you will get more of the beverage in your cup. That is, after all, the goal.
Speaking of carbonation, exploding soda cans and bottles are a real problem. You do not know if a carbonated beverage has been shaken. To stop the explosion, tap the side (not the top) of the can. How do you control a pour from any container with a plastic top? Take it out and put it back in snugly and upside down.
Switching to edibles, it can be difficult to get the nut out of pistachios. One can use the shell of an already-eaten pistachio to open a new one. The best way to de-husk corn is by cutting off the bottom and then putting it in the microwave oven for twenty seconds to soften the husk. Peel from the bottom. Vegetable peelers can peel forward and backward. Bowls and plates are supposed to go on the outside of the microwave tray. All leftovers, fruit, and vegetables stay fresher if refrigerated in cans instead of Tupperware containers. Hardboiled eggs can be peeled with a spoon. Just tap the shell with the spoon to crack the shell.
Life Hacks to Remember Things
Apart from making shopping lists, you can create other types of lists. You can use a life hack to improve your doctor’s appointments. Formulate a list of questions for your doctor as you think of them. You know you will be asked. Also, follow-up doctor and dentist appointments can occur months in advance (if you are healthy). Schedule the follow-up appointment and write it on your calendar. Keep a calendar for at least a year; you can write down all sorts of things.
People text a lot now. Create a family text that you can use to contact everyone. People often get their best ideas in the middle of the night or while in the shower. Keep a pen and paper there. Speaking of notepads near your bed, keep a gratuity journal. Scientists have proven doing so changes your brain. Another way to improve your brain is to play training games like Elevate.com or Luminosity.com. Doing so is better than fish oils or taking drugs,
Miscellaneous Life Hacks
There are a bunch of life hacks that do not fit neatly into a category but are no less useful. For instance, delete your spam messages and email trash regularly (like every time you shower). Save money. Do not buy books or subscribe to magazines or journals. Use your local library instead.
Why are there tips on umbrellas? To tap the water off the umbrella, of course. Rubbing alcohol removes the smell of perfume, and peanut butter helps remove stuck bubble gum from clothing or hair. The disinfectant is supposed to sit for a while for it to work. This is very important to fight germs. Speaking of germs, when someone in your family gets sick, wipe down doorknobs with disinfectant.
Conclusion
These life hack ideas are copyable to improve your life. They are easier to do than New Year’s Resolutions. It is likely you know more and can add to the list. One final idea is to read books or watch videos that tell you about life hacks. Become a student of theirs and expedite your experience. Oftentimes, a person says that when they learn something new, they receive their wish.
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