Unlock Life’s Hidden “Cheat Codes”: 42 Surprising Hacks That Change Everything
Ever catch yourself wishing life came with a secret stash of cheat codes? Imagine if, just like in your favorite video game, you could hit a magical combo when rent skyrockets or a cold drags you down—poof!—and suddenly, all’s right with the world. While we’re still waiting on our personal starship (someone, please make it happen), real-life cheat codes do exist—and no, they don’t involve hacking the system or bending time. They’re those clever little life hacks that make everything from relationships to cooking feel just a bit easier—and sometimes downright awesome. Inspired by the gems shared by witty Redditors on r/AskReddit, we’ve rounded up some of the sharpest, quirkiest tricks that might just have a wizard cheering you on from the sidelines. Ready to level up your life? Dive in and discover the hacks you never knew you needed… until now. LEARN MORE
If you’re anything like us, you might randomly start daydreaming about just how awesome things would be if life were more like our favorite video games. The plotlines would be better, we’d feel empowered, and it’d be extremely convenient to see our stats and abilities whenever we want. And if things get too tough—our rent increases a bunch or we find ourselves frequently ill—we could simply type in a ‘cheat code’ and find our problems disappear, effortlessly.
Though real life is as far from video gamey as things can get (look, I really want my own personal starship), cheat codes actually do exist in real life. It’s small things that you can do throughout your day that drastically improve the quality of your life. And though it’s not actually ‘cheating,’ the positive results can make you feel as though you’ve got an angel or a wizard in your corner, backing you up.
The insightful folks over on r/AskReddit have shared a whole bunch of cheat codes for life in a series of fun and informative threads. Bored Panda has compiled the very best posts to give you a boost in whatever part of your life that might feel lacking, dear Readers. From relationships and cooking to parenting and health, there’s a hack for pretty much every situation. Upvote your fave tips and tricks, and pop by the comment section to share your own advice that’s so powerful, you can’t keep the secret all to yourself.
Oh, and in case you’d like a crash course on excelling at work and navigating tense job situations, we’ve got you covered. Check out Bored Panda’s recent list of workplace cheat codes right over here, when you’re done reading through this article.
Bored Panda reached out to fitness coach Anna Armagno Toussaint for her advice and ‘cheat codes’ when it comes to taking care of our physical and mental health. Read on our full interview with the fitness expert below.
Cutting toxic people out of your life has zero consequences and will make your life 100% better.
Be polite to people who can help you over the phone. I’ve had people bend over backwards to help me just because I was nice.
People don’t think about you as much as you think they do.
If you’re a parent and want to enjoy some time undisturbed use the cheat code “I’m gonna take a nap and when I wake up we’ll all do chores together” on your kids. They’ll want to let you sleep as long as possible to avoid doing housework, so they’ll leave you alone to actually nap or do other things like read.
If you want an answer to something, don’t just ask. No one answers. Instead you deliberately put in the wrong answer: “Is THIS how you do something? xyz”. People just love to correct you. They just hate answering straight questions for unknown reasons..
When you are really angry at someone, write why you are down on a piece of paper and sleep on it. If you are still angry about it in the morning talk to them about it. This has saved me from making a big deal out of relatively small things.
Books, they are the real cheat codes for life. in a few hours reading you get information that took years for the author to get.
My favorite books are ‘A brief history of nearly everything’ by Bill Bryson, ‘And then there were none’ by Agatha Christie and ‘A brief history of time’ by Stephen Hawking
Plant food, but focus on perennials.
Spring hits, food just starts growing. Everyone is starting seeds, and I will have asparagus in about a week. My garage is filled with Jerusalem Artichokes. I have thousands of strawberry plants out of the 4 that I bought.
Given everything that’s going on right now, I think a lot of people would really benefit to having food growing on their land instead of just useless grass lawns. Keep some lawn, sure, but maybe also plant some potatoes or something. Everyone’s freaking out about a food crisis and I just keep giving food away to neighbours. I also just do this as a hobby, I work full time. I just decided to replace some lawn with food, and it’s been really helping out people around me as they panic about being locked up and having nothing to eat.
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