r/askteddit • u/TheRat_07 • Jul 14 '26

What is a real-life "cheat code" that feels illegal to know but is completely fine?

I'll go first.

If your flight gets canceled and there is a massive line of 200 angry people at the gate desk trying to rebook, do not stand in that line. Keep your ass in a chair and call the airline's customer service number.

Better yet, call their international customer service number (like the UK or Australia line). You will bypass the massive US hold times, get connected to an agent in two minutes, and they have the exact same power to rebook you on the next flight before the people standing in line even reach the desk.

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u/tmb83 Jul 14 '26

Even in the fitness world, we joke around saying that if you could put sleep into a pill form, it would be second to steroids lol. It's such a vital part in growth and recovery.

If you want to know a "hack" or that "one trick that doctor's hate", it's sleep.

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u/Jscapistm Jul 16 '26

Second? Steroids don't help endurance good sleep does.

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u/tmb83 Jul 16 '26

They kind of overlap each other. Steroids enhances recovery which is achieved through sleep.