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 hack, 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
: "Use safety pins to quickly and cheaply reduce the waist size of pants with a hook and bar closure"
21 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "My trick for falling asleep quickly"
18 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Stinky shoes from thrift store"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "A simple heat hack more people should know: fan + damp towel"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/lifehacks
#1
Tired
24 posts
#2
Annoying
19 posts
#3
Struggling
15 posts
#4
Request
7 posts
#5
Hack
: "DIY Hack"
7 posts
#6
Lifehack
6 posts
#7
Cleaning
4 posts
#8
Paint
: "Use a rubber band around a Paint can to wipe your brush and keep the rim clean"
3 posts
#9
Paint Can
: "Use a rubber band around a Paint Can to wipe your brush and keep the rim clean"
3 posts
#10
Smell
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
: "Life hack request for avoiding laziness/bed rotting on vacation days"
28 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"
25 posts
#3
Removed: Medical Advice
: "A quick sleeping hack that has worked for me most of the time"
10 posts
#4
Removed: Not a lifehack
: "It’ll be done quick and you won’t have to worry about it in the future!"
5 posts
#5
Removed: Product used for its purpose
: "Packing less items in bigger boxes"
3 posts
#6
Removed: Spam
: "The tech industry’s competition has even spilled over into panhandling"
3 posts
#7
Removed: try /Howto
: "Smelly shoes - everything clean"
3 posts
#8
r/howto
: "How to safely remove a rusted, stuck wheel when you have a flat tire."
2 posts
#9
Removed: Product used for its purpose
: "Stuck on a flight with a baby that won’t stop screaming? Listen to a live album."
2 posts
#10
Removed: Food Hack
: "A wooden spoon over a boiling pot actually helps stop it from boiling over."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/lifehacks
Yearly
+71k members(0.5%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026