life pro tip

English

Etymology

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

Noun

life pro tip (plural life pro tips)

1. A good piece of advice that can be immediately applied in daily life; a lifehack. [from 2010]
   • 2015 September 14, Mehak Anwar, “This Kind Of Church Actually Exists”, in Bustle‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-01-17:

     "Have fun" is one of the most important life pro tips anyone could ever offer.

   • 2020 October 28, Whitson Gordon, “The Most Glorious Video Game Music to Level Up Your Workday”, in Wired‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-11-26:

     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.

   • 2022 April 1, Rebecca Isaacs, “Your Next Phone Needs To Be The Google Pixel 6 Pro–Here's Why”, in Decider‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-09-22:

     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.

Usage notes

• While essentially synonymous to a lifehack, a life pro tip usually involves general advice and a broad change in behaviour, while a lifehack advises on dealing with particular everyday objects or systems; compare the posts on r/LifeProTips and r/lifehacks.

Hypernyms

• pro tip

Derived terms

• LPT (abbreviation)