18 Life Hacks From TikTok That Made Me Rethink How I Do Everything

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    Jennifer Tonti
    by Jennifer Tonti

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. How to make painting your bedroom walls this weekend not such a mess:

    @goodlyearth

    A quick painting hack... ##painting ##lifehack ##goodlyearth ##tiktokdad ##handyman

    ♬ Celebrate the Good Times - conner.boi
    tiktok.com

    2. How to ~magically~ make more veggies by just adding your scraps to water:

    @browsbeverlyhills_au

    Growing our isolation garden with food scraps ##foryoupage ##plants ##gardening

    ♬ Jawsh 685 | Laxed [SIREN BEAT] - emmapearson033
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    Check out more food scraps you can regrow here.

    4. How to put on a clasped bracelet all by yourself:

    @jonathanblogs

    Have you ever tried this? It actually works! ##lifehacks ##diy

    ♬ original sound - jonathanblogs
    tiktok.com

    Ok now I really don't need a roommate.

    5. How to make dried-out markers work again:

    @g.westtt

    Try this it works!! 🤯 ##lifehacks ##foryou

    ♬ original sound - firememesg
    tiktok.com

    6. How to get cats to sit where you want them to:

    @twomenandtotoro

    Apparently if you put a taped square on the ground, cats ALWAYS sit in it - here’s the result ##foryou ##fyp ##cat ##cats ##catsoftiktok ##catlover

    ♬ original sound - twomenandtotoro
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    Humans: 1, Cats: 0

    7. How to do DIY temporary tattoos for kids using things you already have laying around the house:

    @pondpuff

    Super easy science experiment! You probably already have all the things you need at home 🤭 ##science ##kidsactivities ##scienceexperiment ##magictrick

    ♬ original sound - pondpuff
    vm.tiktok.com

    *covers entire hand in circle tats*

    8. How to make brownies without having so many dirty dishes:

    @undercover.weight

    Quarantine Cake ##distancedance ##celebratedoctors ##learningtodog ##food ##cake ##easyrecipe ##yummy ##love ##bake ##baking ##cooking ##chocolate ##coronavirus

    ♬ Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters
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    👏 Just 👏 Mix 👏 Everything 👏 In 👏 The 👏 Pan.

    9. How to teach at home on Zoom, using your shower wall as a white board:

    @lisa.t0mat0

    ##quarantine ##teachersoftiktok ##desperatetimes ##biology ##innovation

    ♬ original sound - lisa.t0mat0
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    Uhh, just make sure you have the kind of wall where it'll erase!

    10. How to get the tough chicken tendon out before you cook it:

    @raising_krazies

    Best cooking hack ever! ##cookinghacks ##tiktokmoms ##itsdinnertime ##cookingontiktok ##lifehack ##momsoftiktok ##whatsfordinner ##waitforit ##fyp

    ♬ original sound - raising_krazies
    tiktok.com

    Not all heroes wear capes.

    11. How to get a hard-boiled egg out of its shell easily:

    @zachcreanofficial

    For all my egg lovers out there ##fyp ##foryou ##foryoupage

    ♬ original sound - zachcreanofficial
    tiktok.com

    I am ~blown~ away.

    12. How to open a beer without a bottle opener (while also looking really cool):

    @thatpineapplegirl

    Here’s a tutorial on how to properly do the bottle-opening trick ##fyp ##bottlecapchallenge ##lifehack ##levelup

    ♬ original sound - thatpineapplegirl
    tiktok.com

    She passes the vibe check.

    13. How to let the internet decide what movie you're going to watch tonight:

    @miryyyh

    Here to save u ##foryou ##foru ##lifehack ##hack ##quarantine ##netflix ##quarantine ##lifeathome ##playwithlife

    ♬ Supalonely (feat. Gus Dapperton) - BENEE
    tiktok.com

    Instead of scrolling through Netflix for hours use this site!

    14. How to remove gel polish at home:

    @nichole.ciotti

    How to remove dip polish at home in 5 MINUTES! ##quarantinelife ##nails ##lifehack ##nailtutorial

    ♬ original sound - nichole.ciotti
    tiktok.com

    15. How to make a mask at home from a bandanna:

    @sarcastically.shelbi

    Who is my mother? Wait till the end 😭😂##distancedance ##tigerking ##fyp ##foryou

    ♬ original sound - sarcastically.shelbi
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    16. How to trick your kids into thinking they're at Disney World (and maybe even on Splash Mountain):

    @barstoolsports

    This little girl missed her vacation to Disney due to the quarantine, so her dad made one of the rides at home. Dad of the year.

    ♬ Disney - reggiefisher15
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    The spray bottle effect is just *chefs kiss*

    17. How to make your coffee extra special tomorrow by whipping it up:

    @jasmine.michh

    ⊹ had to try this :p 🌿##whippedcoffee##fyp##foryou##coffee##trending##viral##food

    ♬ ricoco bicc aesthetic - biccpizza
    tiktok.com

    18. And finally, how to pick a cocktail (using this site) based only on the ingredients you have in your house.

    @arf400

    THE BEST THING THATS HAPPENED TO QUARANTINE SINCE TIGER KING (PS Making these for my parents :) ##foryoupage ##fyp ##cocktail ##quarantine ##recipe

    ♬ Original sound - anikaf46
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    You're welcome.