15 Simple Things You’ve Been Doing the Hard Way

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Have you ever done something one way, only to discover an easier way to do it in life? You're not alone!

For example, Redditor u/felis_disapproves asked, “What's something you did ‘the hard way' for the longest time because you didn't know there was a much easier way?”

And 3.3k Redditors admitted things they had done a more challenging way until shown otherwise. So here are the top answers voted by your peers.

Redditor ethottly shared, “Parchment paper. No more scrubbing off baked-on cheese and sauce. If it goes in the oven, I use parchment paper.”

Parchment Paper – 715 Votes

Texan1964- shared, “If you hold down the “0” (zero) button on an iPhone, it will bring up the “°” degree symbol.”

iPhone Symbols – 800 Votes

Another Reddit user, tomyownrhythm, admitted, “When I was a kid, I was terrible at nail clippers. I knew to put my nail in the chompy bit at the end but didn't realize that the handle/lever folded out.”

Clipping Your Nails – 810 Votes

FullbordadOG shared, “Write some random word in a text message. Hold the space bar for a second or two. Then, slide your thumb back and forward on the space bar, and the cursor will move. It makes removing one letter in a long, misspelled word easy.”

Cellphone Spacebar – 950 Votes

Redditor antivirals_ admitted, “It took me a while to figure out you simply collapse a comment/thread on Reddit by simply tapping not long pressing.”

Collapsing Reddit Threads – 1.2k Votes

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