Most of us have probably been given advice at some point in time. Perhaps we asked for advice. Perhaps the advice was offered by a well-meaning friend, family member or even a complete stranger. Often, the advice we receive is not actually helpful, but every once in awhile, there is something we learn that we wish we had known years ago.

We’ve learned lots of tips and hacks of social media sites like TikTok and Reddit, but often you have to dig through the muck to find something that’s really helpful. Twitter user Chris Hladczuk decided to do just that. He dug through Reddit’s Pro Life Tips to find the pieces of advice that are the most helpful, and he didn’t keep this advice to himself. He shared it in a Twitter thread.

Most advice sucks. So I crowdsourced the best from 20 million people on Reddit.Here are 10 life tips you wish you knew yesterday👇

— Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

Scroll down to discover 10 potentially life-changing pieces of advice.

1. Family Treasure1) Get a blank book2) Ask each family member over 50 to write down life advice that their descendants in 500 yrs should know3) Keep passing it downYou now have a family treasure that gets more useful over time.

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

2. Airplane Mode Hack”If you’re stuck on an annoying call, put your phone on airplane mode instead of hanging up. The other person sees “call failed” instead of “call ended”.

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

3. Reframing Your Day”Instead of feeling that you lost the day after a bad morning,Reframe each day as 4 quarters: • morning• midday• afternoon• eveningIf you blow one quarter, just get back on track for the next one.Fail small, not big.” – Gretchen Rubin

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

4. Keeping your Cool”If someone insults you during a meeting, pretend like you didn’t hear them the first time.Politely ask them to repeat themselves.They’ll either repeat the insult and look rude or realize their mistake and apologize.”

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

5. Venting at Work”Be careful who you vent to at work.Just because they listen, it doesn’t mean that they are your friend or have your best interests at heart.”

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

6. If you ever want software online for free, don’t search for “free”.Search for “open source” to avoid limited trial versions and malware.

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

7. “e.g.” and “i.e.” are not the samee.g. = for examplei.e. = in other words

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

8. Email Address Hack • Add “+1”, “+2” before the @ in your email address• Websites will register it as a new email, but still send mail to your normal addressMakes organizing accounts or free trials easy.Example:Primary: Bob@gmail(dot)comBob+1@gmail(dot)com

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

9. On Arguments“What proof would it take to change your mind?”If they can’t give you an answer, then stop wasting your time.

   — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021

10. Anger and Mistakes”Getting angry at people for making mistakes doesn’t teach them not to make mistakes.It teaches them to hide their mistakes.”

    — Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) September 11, 2021