9 Science Approved Life Hacks To Make Everything Better

Get to know some of life's little cheat codes.

By Stevie Shephard /

Life is hard but, luckily, there are a few little cheat codes available here and there that will help with the whole sorry mess. Whether you're having a big night out or a quiet night in, whether you're hitting the gym, or trying to curry favour with your boss, it pays to have a few little tricks up your sleeves. And what are the best kinds of tricks? Why, science-backed ones of course. This way, you're not just following the advice of some dude on Tumblr who reckons that putting your wet iPhone in rice is practically splitting the atom, these science-backed hacks have the full might of the scientific community behind them. That's the good thing about science. It can be used to put men on the moon and internet in every home, but it can also be used to make sure you sleep like a baby and get that promotion at work.