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, life hack, lifehack, annoying, and cleaning, 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
: "No pill-cutter? Try this"
25 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Using vinegar to get gum out of jeans"
24 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Paid $16 at CVS for a passport photo they took with a $20 camera. Never again."
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "What are some of your best quality of life purchases under $300?"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "DIY Hack"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/lifehacks
#1
Tired
: "I’m Tired of my sweatiness"
26 posts
#2
Life Hack
: "(Life Hack needed) Any good lifehacks for preventing laptop charger cables from fraying at the ends?"
24 posts
#3
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
#4
Annoying
19 posts
#5
Cleaning
: "Cleaning the smell of smoke"
18 posts
#6
Struggling
15 posts
#7
Looking For
11 posts
#8
Life Hacks
: "a compilation of Life Hacks"
9 posts
#9
Hack
: "Easy fuse testing"
8 posts
#10
Smell
: "How do I eliminate the Smell from my sneakers"
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
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"
34 posts
#2
Removed: Frequent/Recent Repost
: "Easy fuse testing"
24 posts
#3
Removed: Not a lifehack
: "Smart Way To Remove Clothing Tags"
13 posts
#4
Removed: Medical Advice
: "everyone says side sleeping is better but How to sleep better as a side sleeper? still feels tricky"
6 posts
#5
Removed: Spam
: "Does anyone actually keep their paper appliance manuals, or do we all just have a "junk drawer" full of mystery booklets?"
5 posts
#6
Removed: Food Hack
: "Easy way to make poached eggs"
4 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: Software
: "Use a checklist app when packing for a trip"
2 posts
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Yearly
+58k members(0.4%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026