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life pro tip en · NOUN

Etymology

Derived from pro tip. Popularized on the r/LifeProTips subreddit of Reddit, created in 2010.

Meanings

  1. A good piece of advice that can be immediately applied in daily life; a lifehack.
    • One simple life pro tip for improving focus is to change your workspace when your productivity starts to dip. 2026, “Change Your Workspace to Regain Focus”, in Life Pro Tip:
    • Life pro tip: if you're into taking lots of photos and video, spare yourself the hassle of storage and opt straight for the 256GB model. 2022 April 1, Rebecca Isaacs, “Your Next Phone Needs To Be The Google Pixel 6 Pro–Here's Why”, in Decider, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2022:
    • "Have fun" is one of the most important life pro tips anyone could ever offer. 2015 September 14, Mehak Anwar, “This Kind Of Church Actually Exists”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2023:
    • Plenty of research actually suggests music can help you get into that "flow state" required for more productive work, particularly fast-paced instrumental music that doesn't distract you with lyrics. […] This "life pro tip" has been going around the internet for a while, but in my experience, not all video game soundtracks are well tuned to this purpose. 2020 October 28, Whitson Gordon, “The Most Glorious Video Game Music to Level Up Your Workday”, in Wired, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:

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pro tip

wikipedia: Reddit