/r/lifehacks/

r/lifehacks

14.6M members
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, lifehack, annoying, struggling, and cleaning, and they frequently recommend/review planner app, job sites, and habit tracker.
Lifehacks: Uncommon solutions to common problems.

Popular Themes in r/lifehacks

#1
Solution Requests
: "No pill-cutter? Try this"
19 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Using vinegar to get gum out of jeans"
19 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "What are some of your best quality of life purchases under $300?"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Paid $16 at CVS for a passport photo they took with a $20 camera. Never again."
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "DIY Hack"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/lifehacks

#1

Tired

24 posts
#2

Lifehack

: "i saw this a while ago and saved it for when i needed it... today i can say that this Lifehack saved my gym shorts!"
21 posts
#3

Annoying

19 posts
#4

Struggling

15 posts
#5

Cleaning

: "Cleaning up who you follow is one of the highest ROI 20 minutes you can spend online"
14 posts
#6

Life Hack

: "(Life Hack needed) Any good lifehacks for preventing laptop charger cables from fraying at the ends?"
13 posts
#7

Hack

: "Passive income Hack"
12 posts
#8

Life Hacks

: "Life Hacks die einfach Sinn machen"
9 posts
#9

Request

7 posts
#10

Tips

: "Give me all your moving and small space maximizing Tips!"
7 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

Habit Tracker

4 reviews
#1
I Am Sober
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Loop Habit Tracker
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Habitica
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/lifehacks

#1
Removed: Wrong subreddit
: "Paid $16 at CVS for a passport photo they took with a $20 camera. Never again."
25 posts
#2
Removed: Frequent/Recent Repost
: "Easy fuse testing"
17 posts
#3
Removed: Not a lifehack
: "Smart Way To Remove Clothing Tags"
15 posts
#4
Removed: Spam
: "Does anyone actually keep their paper appliance manuals, or do we all just have a "junk drawer" full of mystery booklets?"
7 posts
#5
Removed: Medical Advice
: "everyone says side sleeping is better but How to sleep better as a side sleeper? still feels tricky"
5 posts
#6
Removed: Food Hack
: "Easy way to make poached eggs"
3 posts
#7
Removed: try /Howto
: "Smelly shoes - everything clean"
3 posts
#8
Risky! Potential Injury!
: "Use a lace to temporarily save that cable"
2 posts
#9
Removed: Product used for its purpose
: "Packing less items in bigger boxes"
2 posts
#10
Removed: 1 in a million
: "How do I get a Chupa Chup lollipop off the stick cleanly? Want to help my dad enjoy his favourite candy"
1 post

Member Growth in r/lifehacks

Yearly
+49k members(0.3%)

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Last updated: June 6, 2026