r/LifeProTips is a subreddit with 23.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses lpt, life advice, struggling, looking for a job, and looking for a new job, and they frequently recommend/review rechargeable batteries, blocker, and ad blocker.
Tips that improve your life in one way or another.
Popular Themes in r/LifeProTips
#1
Advice Requests
: "LPT - If you are examining nursing homes to place a loved one, look at the fingernails of the residents living there at the moment. Long fingernails (especially on men) would likely indicate that the home is either understaffed or does not care enough to do such a small task"
25 posts
#2
Ideas
: "LPT: hang a slightly damp towel directly over an oscillating fan to hack a cheap AC"
3 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "LPT: Never buy a new Apple Pencil; get a broken one and replace it for $30"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "LPT: Tolerate healthy discomfort"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "LPT how to prevent car a/c huge maintenance costs"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "LPT: Before investing time or money in any business idea, spend one hour reading 1-star reviews of your top competitors. You'll instantly know customers' biggest frustrations, what NOT to do, and what would make people switch — all for free."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/LifeProTips
#1
Lpt
: "Lpt When purchasing seating at an arena, buy in block shapes, not in lines."
364 posts
#2
Life Advice
: "LPT: How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool: External Reviews"
21 posts
#3
Struggling
19 posts
#4
Looking For A Job
10 posts
#5
Looking For A New Job
9 posts
#6
Annoying
8 posts
#7
Travel
: "LPT: Travel a lot of with the family? Travel router"
7 posts
#8
Communication
: "LPT: When trying to reconnect with an old friend, send them a specific memory instead of just saying "How have you been?""
7 posts
#9
Sleep
: "LPT - When you just can’t turn off or wake up at 3am and can’t fall aSleep. Try this: Keep your eyes open in bed It sounds counterintuitive, but if you want to hasten Sleep try lying in bed in the dark with your eyes open"
6 posts
#10
Decision
: "LPT: When you're stuck on a Decision, stop asking 'will this work' and ask 'what would have to be true for this to work'"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/LifeProTips
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#1
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#2
Energizer
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#3
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Blocker
20 reviews
#1
Brave
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
uBlock Origin
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
SmartTube
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Ad Blocker
11 reviews
#1
Brave
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
uBlock Origin
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#3
AdGuard
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Flair Used in r/LifeProTips
#1
Social
: "LPT When purchasing seating at an arena, buy in block shapes, not in lines."
39 posts
#2
Miscellaneous
: "LPT - If you are examining nursing homes to place a loved one, look at the fingernails of the residents living there at the moment. Long fingernails (especially on men) would likely indicate that the home is either understaffed or does not care enough to do such a small task"
39 posts
#3
Productivity
: "LPT: If you need help from someone, make it easy for them to say yes."
28 posts
#4
Careers & Work
: "LPT: If you have to leave work for an appointment, don't tell your employer what it's for"
19 posts
#5
Home & Garden
: "LPT: The rules for buying a grill during a summer holiday sale are the same for buying something during Black Friday"
18 posts
#6
Traveling
: "LPT: Before you move somewhere long-term, visit during its worst weather, not its best. You can survive a bad summer. A bad winter you didn't see coming will quietly wreck you."
11 posts
#7
Arts & Culture
: "LPT: When you move abroad, the first question to ask locals isn't where to live or what to eat. It's "What do foreigners always get wrong here?""
10 posts
#8
Food & Drink
: "LPT: If the milk you buy often goes bad because you don't drink that much or have a small family, try lactose free milk. The milk will have an expiration date of 30-90 days instead of weeks."
10 posts
#9
Computers
: "LPT: If you ever need to download an obscure software from github, you're looking for the "releases" tab"
9 posts
#10
Electronics
: "LPT: When videocalling someone, put your face bubble close to your camera"
6 posts
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Last updated: June 15, 2026