Short: Loads of life hacks you are given on the internet are bad. Either to niche in use, fragile, expensive, or plain unhelpful; often a list of “XYZ great life hacks” are just a waste of time. Here are some – actually helpful! – life hacks.

 Sources:

(1)   Mcbuttercup on Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/11b7nle/actually_lifehacks/

(2)   Thetopcow on Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/ibcyc5/i_thought_that_this_would_be_valuable_information/

(3)   [unknown] on Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/cvadg3/put_a_rubber_band_around_the_inside_of_the/

(4)   Dazed_and_MoreBooze on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/129hpms/how_to_fix_a_curved_rug

(5)   Lucidillusions on Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/qypsdb/how_to_sew_in_a_straight_line/

(6)   Deadfermata on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/10mf1zn/folding_tape/

(7)   Palifaith on Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/ev0del/get_rid_of_superglue_using_salt_and_water/

(8)   Veritasium on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWVAzS5duAs

(9)   GenialeTricks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfWx_pDwMoo (most their “tricks” in this video are rubbish though)

(10)  FocusOnline Post: https://www.focus.de/wissen/wenn-zwischendurch-mal-zeit-ist-life-hacks-10-schnelle-tricks-die-leben-deutlich-leichter-machen_id_24272323.html