Real Life Cheat Codes

Recently, some Redditors shared their best real-life “cheat codes.” Here are the top-voted pieces of advice that stuck with me (some paraphrased):

• Treat everyone with sincere kindness and gratitude, especially those who rarely get thanks—like custodians, admin staff, or customer service folks.

• When your inner critic pipes up, just announce, “Oh look, the asshole is here.” Giving that negative voice a name can help you laugh it off and move on.

• If you get stuck on a problem, take a break—go for a walk or sleep on it—then try explaining it out loud, even to a rubber duck. Sometimes, just voicing the issue is enough to spark a solution.

• Clean your house before you go on vacation.

— CD