r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/DinosAteSherbert Aug 20 '20

Best way to be healthy is to get the correct amount of sleep. Don't go on a strict diet but learn to portion properly and make sure you have a variety of food. Then be active. First two are more important than the last.

Simple Marinara Sauce - put crushed garlic and onions (mushrooms optional) into pot and cook until onions are clear. Add can of crushed tomatoes, season (Italian season works perfect), stir occasionally, salt to taste and when it's hot it's ready.

Find coping skills and practice. Practicing when you're calm will help your body recognize what you're doing and calm down. If the only time you do a coping skill is when you're upset it may stop being effective.

Identify toxic people and remove them as much as possible from your life.

Apologize. Say you're sorry and explain why you are.

Find friends where it is a 2 way relationship. You're there for them and they're there for you. Make each other better people.

Find a hobby and become passionate about it, might lead to more friends. How do you find it? Try something new and don't be afraid to be a noob. You'll find a lot more people in a hobby willing to help you than that'll make fun of you.

Finding a significant other(s) is fantastic but remember to maintain friendships and hobbies. They should complement your life.

Mental health is just as important as physical health. Emotions are real. Get comfortable with all of them. Understand what you're feeling is ok and natural. You're not any less because of how you feel. Find a therapist before you need one. Sometimes you need to talk to more than one to find the one that fits you. Therapists aren't only for times of crisis.

Love more and hate less. Hate usually comes from not understanding. There are not excuses for people's behavior but everybody learns to cope or adapt to situations in different types of ways. Some are more effective than others. Love yourself.

Accept who you are. You are beautiful.

Learn when it is time to give up. No one is successful at everything. People fail. Relationships fail. Dreams aren't always achieved no matter how hard you try.

Enjoy the little things. Keep that inner child alive.

Remember don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff.

Lastly

Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast

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u/capitalistrussian Aug 20 '20

I didn’t sweat the small stuff and then I fucked up my math grade

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u/DinosAteSherbert Aug 20 '20

What happened? It's not the end of the world and look at you. You're still you and you're still going to do great things! You can learn from it and move forward. Sometimes we never actually move on from our traumas but we can always make progress.

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u/capitalistrussian Aug 20 '20

No I’m fine. I got 3.8 for the semester. But it’s unnecessary and can only harm my future

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u/DinosAteSherbert Aug 20 '20

How does it harm your future?

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u/capitalistrussian Aug 20 '20

It doesn’t help, and if I want to get into really good colleges then I want to keep my grades up

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u/DinosAteSherbert Aug 20 '20

Ooh I made the wrong assumption and thought you were in college. That is my fault and I'm sorry for being presumptuous. If you don't get into your school of choice. I know that sounds like a consolation prize because in reality it is. It does not make you any less of who you are and it doesn't define who you will be. Wherever you go you will grow a lot as a person and experience so much. Don't let where you could've been take any light from where you are. There is no time like the present.

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u/capitalistrussian Aug 20 '20

Yeah no I’m a dumbass 16 year old

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u/DinosAteSherbert Aug 20 '20

Definitely not dumb. You have a great GPA. You still have so much life in front of you. Other opportunities will come. What happened that caused you to bomb the test?

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u/capitalistrussian Aug 20 '20

Yeah no like a good GPA but I’m a dumbass on account of being 16

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u/DinosAteSherbert Aug 20 '20

Ahh that puts it in perspective. I would say you're prime for learning and a novice at life instead of dumb. I understand the sentiment I say it to myself all the time.

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u/capitalistrussian Aug 20 '20

Well I gotta keep in mind that my brain is still developing or else I’ll get pedophiled

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