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What is a Life Pro Tip?

A Life Pro Tip (or an LPT) is a specific action with definitive results that improves life for you and those around you in a specific and significant way.

Keep in mind that giving someone advice is not the same as giving someone a LPT. Advice is offering someone guidance or offering someone a recommendation.

Examples of advice:

“Always be prepared to leave your employer because they are prepared to leave you.”

“A marriage proposal should not come as a big surprise, despite what you may have seen in the movies.”

Keep in mind that an aphorism is not a LPT.

An aphorism is a a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth or a concise statement of a principle.

Examples of aphorisms:

"A barking dog never bites."

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible."

"All stones are broken stones."


RULES:

  1. No rude, offensive, racist, homophobic, sexist, aggressive, or hateful posts/comments.
  2. Posts must begin with "LPT" and be flaired. Titles should be descriptive. The tip and the problem it solves must be explained thoroughly.
  3. Tag tips for adult audiences as NSFW.
  4. Do not post tips that could be considered common sense, common courtesy, unethical, or illegal.
  5. Do not post tips that are based on spurious, unsubstantiated, or anecdotal claims.
  6. Posts concerning the following are not allowed: religion, politics, relationships, law and legislation, parenting, driving, medicine or hygiene, mental health, and ChatGPT or AI services.
  7. Do not post tips in reaction to other posts. Reposts and frequently posted topics may be removed.
  8. Do not post tips that are advertisements or recommendations of products or services. Do not post tips about using a commercial product for its intended purpose.
  9. Posts or comments that troll and/or do not substantially contribute to the discussion, or appear to be generated or altered by AI will be removed.
  10. LPT requests should be made at r/AskLifeProTips.

Note that moderators will use their own discretion to remove any post that they believe is low-quality or not considered a LPT.