“Being polite increases your odds of getting what you want.”
We all have life hacks that we’ve either learned about or picked up throughout our lives.
“Being polite increases your odds of getting what you want .”
“Clean while youre cooking.”
“Talk positive about people behind their backs.”
This is a literal win/win.
“Have friends generationally older and younger than yourself.”
“Automated phone systems dont understand nonsense.
If you oughta speak to a person answer the prompts with things like ‘chicken nuggets’ or ‘shoelace.’
It will assume an error in its language system and route you to a person.”
“Listening > talking.”
“People like talking about themselves more than they like hearing about you.
Ask them about it every once in a while.
People are always surprised and appreciate your interest in them.”
“Worked at a call center for a credit card company.
We didnt have to ask a supervisor or anything, and we just pushed it through.
I have done this multiple times now for my own cards.
Dont pay late fees!”
“When your alarm goes off in the morning, do not think.
If you sit up immediately and start getting out of bed, it becomes a reflex.
No more lying in bed for hours ‘trying to wake up.’
Now I hear my alarm, and my brain is alert and ready.”
“When job hunting, one does not need to fulfill ALL of the requirements listed.
Most job applications are “wishlists” of what an employer wants.
Having 6070% of the skills necessary is often enough.
“The second button on the right is to mute those annoying ass gas pump TV adverts.”
It’s incredibly cathartic.
you might read the original thread onReddit.
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