Guy Shares 27 Things He Didn’t Know Until He Hit 30

Learning is a lifelong process – it never ends. But one thing about knowledge is that it comes gradually.

You can't run until you learn how to walk. The same book doesn't feel the same when you are 16 and 30, does it?

However, consider how much easier your life would have been if you had known some things sooner. The list goes on and on: mastering the art of zip lock bags, organizing your sheets, easing indigestion, calming an iPhone alarm, and so on.

TikToker Sidneyraz is on a mission to help us reclaim our lives by offering relevant, low-key, and sometimes downright humorous lessons for everyday life. Sidneyraz tells viewers, “Something I didn't know until I was in my 30s,” in a series of viral videos and enacts the events in amusing household scenarios.

It turns out that some things are so painfully obvious that we are surprised we haven’t thought of them sooner. But you live and learn.

You know, it is always better to learn from other people’s mistakes than your own. Unfortunately, not many of us do that, and we kind of want to check things for ourselves, hoping we will get different results.

Take a look at the advice this TikToker has shared—maybe it will come in handy.

1. "Not Being Hungover Is Better Than Being Drunk"

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2. "Dishwashers Have A Filter You're Supposed To Clean"

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3. "Hiring Movers Is Worth It"

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4. "You Can Change Which Way The Refrigerator Door Opens"

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5. "Salt Stops The Oil From Splattering In The Pan, Apparently"

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6. "How To Squeeze A Lemon"

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7. "Fruit Lasts Longer If You Take It Out Of These And Put It Into Something Airtight"

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8. "Travel Pillows Go In Front"

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9. "The ABC Song And Twinkle Twinkle Are The Same Tune"

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10. "How To Line This (Bread Tin) With Foil: Flip The Pan Over, Spread Foil Over, Make The Shape Over, And Now It's Easily Lined"

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11. "You Can Store Avocados In Water To Keep Them Fresh Longer"

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12. "There Are Tags On The Bottom Left Corner Of Fitted Sheets?"

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13. "How To Clean The Microwave: Take Some Lemon Water, Microwave That For A Minute And A Half, And It Should Wipe Out More Smoothly"

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14. "You Can Pick Up Flour With A Whisk, Apparently"

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15. "How To Put Trash Bags In The Trash Can"

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16. "How To Wrap A Towel Around Myself"

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17. "If You Keep Rotating, Nothing Will Drip Down The Sides"

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18. "You Can Use A Pistachio Shell To Open A Pistachio"

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19. "How To Use A Can Opener"

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20. "You Can Add Tinfoil If You Don't Have The Right Size Battery"

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21. "How To Fill The Cooler"

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22. "The Drawer At The Bottom Of Your Oven Is Not For Storing Pans; It's A Broiler"

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23. "Cheese Graters Lay Down"

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24. "Where The Instant Pot Lid Goes"

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25. "You Can Flip The Pan Over Instead Of The Thing In The Pan"

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26. "You Can Stop A Pot From Boiling Over By Putting A Wooden Spoon On It"

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27. "There's A Shiny Side And A Dull Side To Tinfoil, And The Shiny Side Is Supposed To Touch The Food? Shiny Traps Heat Better, Dull Doesn't"

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Someone said that people should live like they are going to die tomorrow and learn like they are going to live forever. We couldn’t agree more.

Every little bit of knowledge you gain is priceless, and everything you learn to do around the house will feel like a small victory—you will love it. And it will make you want more.

And that is how you learn.