r/lifehacks is a subreddit with 14.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses tired, annoying, struggling, request, and lifehack, and they frequently recommend/review planner app, job sites, and smart bulb.
Lifehacks: Uncommon solutions to common problems.
Popular Themes in r/lifehacks
#1
Solution Requests
: "is there any way to stretch jeans that are a bit too tight around the waist?"
14 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "If you get oil on silk, don't wash it, cover it in cornstarch and leave it overnight"
11 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Stinky shoes from thrift store"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "A simple heat hack more people should know: fan + damp towel"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/lifehacks
#1
Tired
24 posts
#2
Annoying
19 posts
#3
Struggling
15 posts
#4
Request
7 posts
#5
Lifehack
: "Lifehack or am I the last goon to know this? You can convert foam and liquid."
5 posts
#6
Cleaning
4 posts
#7
Tools
3 posts
#8
Hack
: "Moving Hacks"
3 posts
#9
Smell
2 posts
#10
Phone Calls
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/lifehacks
Planner App
14 reviews
#1
ClickUp
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Notion
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Todoist
4.0★ from 1 review
Job Sites
6 reviews
#1
MISSION
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Gatorade
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
iced towel
5.0★ from 1 review
Smart Bulb
6 reviews
#1
Philips Hue
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Wyze
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Govee
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/lifehacks
#1
Removed: Wrong subreddit
: "What tools do you have around the house to make your life easier?"
14 posts
#2
Removed: Frequent/Recent Repost
: "In the process of pulling myself out of a major depressive episode, and I need your best ways to kill as many flies and gnats as possible"
10 posts
#3
r/howto
: "How to get rid of new stagnant smell in closet?"
7 posts
#4
Removed: Food Hack
: "Life hack use parchment paper to line Tupperware"
6 posts
#5
Removed: Not a lifehack
: "I tell people I’m a curious person so that they don’t get upset or confused when I ask them a lot of questions"
5 posts
#6
Removed: Medical Advice
: "Energy life hacks when you’re banning yourself from caffeine?"
5 posts
#7
Removed: Product used for its purpose
: "Stuck on a flight with a baby that won’t stop screaming? Listen to a live album."
3 posts
#8
Removed: Spam
: "A simple heat hack more people should know: fan + damp towel"
3 posts
#9
Removed: Software
: "Spent my entire Sunday fixing my mess of an appointment schedule and I’m tired"
2 posts
#10
Removed: Product used for its purpose
: "How to beat the shower sweats"
2 posts
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Yearly
+72k members(0.5%)
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Last updated: August 5, 2026