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What is a Life Pro Tip?

A Life Pro Tip (or an LPT) is a specific action with definitive results that improves life for you and those around you in a specific and significant way.

Keep in mind that an aphorism is not a LPT.

An aphorism is a a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth or a concise statement of a principle.

Examples of aphorisms:

"A barking dog never bites."

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible."

"All stones are broken stones."

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https://mander.xyz/c/appliedpsychology

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  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    Binzy_Boi @lemmy.ca

    LPT: Want to remove old sticker adhesive from a hard or plastic surface? Use a thick oily substance like peanut butter or mayonnaise to help get it off!

    I've used this trick to get old price stickers off my VHS cases (plastic ones, not cardboard), and to remove branded stickers off glass spice jars I want to reuse and relabel. Always works like a charm after letting it sit for a while.

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    NataliePortland @lemmy.ca

    LPT: You can use Google Maps to measure your yard or any area

    Go to Google Maps and find the place you want to measure. Use "Layers" to switch to Satellite view. Then in the Layers menu select Measure. Now you can drop points around the border of the area to be measured! The total area in distance and square footage (meters) shows up!

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    NataliePortland @lemmy.ca

    LPT: how to burn your scented candle evenly and avoid 'tunneling'

    Have you ever had this problem with a candle where the wax burns unevenly? A tunnel begins to form around the wick and the wax never melts from the sides. You end up wasting half the wax of your expensive scented candle.

    There's a simple trick to that. You want to allow the entire surface of the candle to melt before you blow it out. This is especially true for the first time you light it, but helpful on consecutive burns as well. Not all candles are created equal, and sometimes it takes a little encouragement to melt the surface. In those cases I will use a bit of aluminum foil to create a teepee around it to trap the heat in.

    It usually will take 2-4 hours to achieve this which is the ideal length of time to be burning a scented candle anyway. Burn it too long and you create soot problems. This happens when the wick burns up too much and it starts to fray and curl up at the ends. It's recommended that you blow it out, and after the wax has cooled you can use scissors or even a sp

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    Kit @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    LPT: When starting a remote or hybrid job, ensure your employment contract is specific about your WFH schedule so you can't be forced back into the office later

    Many businesses are returning to the office, which is resulting in workers who prefer fully remote or hybrid work to resign from their positions. If they had asked their job to include specifics about the remote/hybrid policies in their work contract, they would be locked into those policies and could not be forced back into the office.

    Never take for granted that the terms of your employment will stay the same unless there is a signed contract ensuring it.

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    Ryan @feddit.uk

    LPT: Grow edible plants!

    This impacts on your mental health positively by caring for something and you get to appreciate how you connect with your food.

    Studies have shown kids that get involved in growing their food have incresed intelligence and test scores and they are more likely to eat their veg if they have grown it.

    Growing your own food can be done in small areas with pots or vertical options such as netting or grow towers ect.

    Growing your own food is becoming increasingly important with the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis. Now is a good time to learn some skills!

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    JCSpark @lemmy.ca

    LPT: Whenever you see a non-skippable ad, close your eyes and mute your device.

    From now on, every annoying ad will be a little respite for your eyes and mind.

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    JCSpark @lemmy.ca

    What is your favorite "rule of thumb?"

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    JCSpark @lemmy.ca

    LPT: Take a mental break. No new business on a Friday, no logistics or planning on a Sunday.

    The end of the week has come, the last thing to do is initiate new business, a new conversation or a new idea on the day that is the close out from the week.

    Anything new brought up on a Friday can wait until Monday for a discussion or a plan. If it can get taken care of right then then go ahead, but further conversations needed, start Monday.

    Then plan whatever you want to do on a Sunday the week ahead. These boundaries help give your mind a break from logistics and planning so it can have a day of rest to just be.

    The body might be happy out and about but the mind really wants a day off from figuring life out.

    Without a new project to worry about over the weekend and logistics for Sunday taken care of ahead of time, your mind can take a little rest.

    Additionally, on weeknights adopt a no logistics after 9pm policy. Your brain will thank you for not trying to figure everything out just before bed.

    u/foreveryqueen

  • Life Pro Tips @lemmy.ca
    Kokomheart @lemmy.ca

    Always tell a child who is wearing a helmet how cool you think their helmet is. It will encourage them to always wear it in the future.