TEEN HACKS

Life hacks, top tips & advice for teenagers.


Get Motivated With These Motivation Tips

Getting started is the hardest part. To step out of procrastination and to step into the long-awaited to-do list. Whether it’s responding to emails, washing the dishes, heading to…

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Our Best Bedtime Routine: A Guide

Ending the day in a relaxing way helps sleep better and provides a sense of routine. But, it’s easy to fall into the habit of doomscrolling before bed, going to bed late, or rushing to prepare for bed…

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How to Make Your Home Happy

Our space places a big role in our state-of-mind: happiness, productivity, and how calm we feel. Taking some time to optimize your space for feeling happier is time well spent…

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Connecting With Kids & Teens – the Easy Way

How can you connect with kids and teenagers? See our easy advice for making meaningful connections and hacks for parenting teenagers. Social connection is one of the keys to feeling happier…

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Want to Be Less Drained? These Hacks Actually Work

Do you ever feel just a bit mentally exhausted? These hacks help feel less drained and have more energy – boosting healthy relationships and mood…

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Beating Brain Rot

Have you ever wondered, what is brain rot? Delve into social media rot and advice for how to beat brainrot! Brain rot is that ‘icky’ feeling that we might experience after scrolling on our phones…

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How to Feel Less Lonely

We all feel lonely sometimes. Even in a room filled with people, we can feel alone, misunderstood, or overlooked. Perhaps you’re simply not connecting with people; going through…

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Your Guide To Better Body Image

Do you ever feel bad about how you look? This includes feeling bad about your body, face, skin, hair, or any other part of you.  We get it! Everyone (even those you look up to), feel insecure…

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School Morning Routine: The Best Way To Start Your Day

With school coming soon, waking up early and feeling energized during the early hours of the day can be difficult.  Taking control of the morning and building in ways to…

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Be More Productive With These Hacks

We’re all busy. Sometimes, just the sheer thought of our to-do list is overwhelming! Rather than getting started, we sit and worry about all that needs to get done. Nonetheless, navigating our day in…

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Mid-Year Personal Reset Guide

With the year halfway through, now is a fantastic time to take a breath.  Take a moment.  Take a step back.  Evaluate how this year is going.  It’s never too late to get a feel for how…

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College Advice: How To Prepare For The Future

Graduation season is coming to a close, and with one chapter ending, another chapter is on the horizon. However, the idea of change can be very scary…

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What Do Dogs Think About Happiness?

If you are a dog lover, you can relate to the feeling of unconditional love your dog puts forth. Living with a dog over these many years has helped me formulate many life lessons…

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Feeling Behind In Life? Try This

Do you ever feel behind? People are sharing milestones you haven’t even considered, or accomplishing ideas that you could only dream of attempting.  No matter who you are, or your age, we all…

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How To Get Over Embarrassment

You say something you think will be funny, but nobody laughs. You wear something totally different from everyone else. We’ve all done something EMBARRASSING…

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How To Balance Your Social Life

Life can feel like a whirlwind! We need to keep up with school and extracurriculars; homework, and studying. We also want to spend time with loved ones. How can we balance spending time…

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Feel Confident With These Style Hacks

Have you ever heard of color psychology? Or perhaps, Dopamine Dressing? The clothing we dress in has an impact on our mood. Yes – certain clothes can trigger happiness hormones…

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Try This Room Makeover For A Happy Room

To start each individual day on a positive note, we can begin with making micro-improvements to the space where many of us spend a lot of our time: our bedroom. See below our guide…

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Your Best Year Yet: Thoughtful Reflection Questions

How can we reflect on 12 months full of experiences, emotions, change, growth, and development? Ask yourself he five below questions to better understand how you’ve grown over the…

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How To Practice Self Acceptance

Nobody is perfect! We often nit-pick ourselves, as we know our flaws and insecurities more than we know those of other people. Rather than nit-picking your flaws, shift that same…

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How To Stop Scrolling

Cutting social media out altogether is often not the solution to the negative aspects of it. Rather, let’s focus on using it mindfully, and setting up barriers with these tips…

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How To Be Less Tired At School

Napping in class is something that many of us are guilty of doing, however, this often results in upset teachers, and missed lessons. The challenge is that as teens, we tend to go to sleep later…

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Our Top Tips For Anger Management

Anger is a normal emotion! It’s a response to a threat – sometimes smaller than necessary. Despite the fact that anger is normal and natural, we can’t take it out on other people. These are our top…

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How To Believe In Yourself

No matter who we are, we all struggle to believe in ourselves at times. Whether we question our physical strength, ability to overcome a challenge, make new…

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Do THIS Before You Go To Sleep!

Many of us struggle with falling asleep sometimes from time to time. The stress or chaos from our day can make it difficult to unwind. However…

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Our Top Study Tips To Surviving Finals

Finals are the final stretch before summer! How can we get through this period of time without feeling too overwhelmed? Find study strategies, time management tips, stress hacks, and…

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Hacks And How To Say No

The act of saying no is easier said than done. We may feel guilty for not being willing to do something, say something, or go somewhere. How can we say no and…

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How To Get Over Awkward Moments

It happens to everyone. You tell a joke and nobody laughs. You don’t get the outfit memo. You forget someone’s name. Everyone experiences awkward moments! However…

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How To Fall Asleep Quicker

We live in a busy world, filled with constant activity and things to do. At the end of a long day, when we go to finally rest, it can take a while for our brains to unplug, relax, and at last, rest. See our sleep hacks, and…

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How To Tell If Someone Likes You

Do you ever question if your friends really like you? If they genuinely enjoy spending time with you? We break down how to tell if someone really likes you as a friend. Firstly…

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Happiness Around The World: French Happiness Hacks

Despite their reputation for being cold and unhappy, many French people are quite happy. According to local interviews, observations, and research, here’s what brings happiness to France…

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How To Have An At Home DIY Spa Day

We all know the importance of downtime! An at-home spa day is budget friendly and it’s also the perfect way to unwind, refresh, and recharge…

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How To Not Care What Others Think

Want to not care what others think of you? Discover our confidence tips, and life hacks all on the topic of embracing your authentic self and not caring what others think…

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How To Be Motivated

We all lead busy lives. Even the most motivated of people can sometimes struggle to keep up with the constant flow of demand that comes with life. Discover our top hacks for being more motivated, including…

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Our Back To School Guide

Back to school season is here or approaching for many. of us. Although school may be dull at times, it still has it’s fun moments. Make this your best school year yet with our ultimate back to school guide!

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Happy Hacks From Barbie

Barbie is an inspiring and iconic figure, and she’s been around since 1959. In this BITS post we break down all of Barbie’s advice on finding more happiness. These tips include…

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How to Cancel Plans

We love our friends, but sometimes we just don’t feel like hanging out. However, we don’t want to hurt our friends feelings. These are our hacks for canceling plans, starting with…

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How to Get Over Awkward Moments

We’ve all been there, we do something embarrassing, and then for hours or even days we relive that awkward moment. How can we stop re-living awkward moments? This BIT holds all the answers! 

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How to Fall Asleep When You’re Not Tired

POV: it’s been a long day, and you’re so excited to finally go to sleep. But as you lay down, you get a sudden burst of energy. Do this to fall asleep…

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How to Organize Your Room: For Teens

The answer to every teens ultimate question: how to organize my room quickly? Discover our top tips (plus a few secret hacks) in this BIT. Featuring…

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Want A Good Start To The Day? Try This

Are you tired throughout the entire day? Starting our mornings off in a positive way can help us have a better day and feel less tired. Our first (super easy) hack is…

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How to Like Your Body

As teens, our bodies are constantly changing, and it can be hard to always be happy with how we look. We list our top tips on to how to like your body, and can truly help you find ways to like yourself just as you are…

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How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Without A Date

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. In this BIT we share our advice on how to feel special and have a fun Valentine’s Day without a date…

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Celebrity Secrets – To Being Happier

Find out how to be happier with advice from top celebrities! Including Zendaya, Kendall Jenner and more…

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How to Stop Feeling Angry

Does this sound familiar? Your blood is boiling, your fists and jaw are clenched, and your heart is racing; you’re angry. However…

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Tips For the New Year For Teens

The New Year is here, and with that, the opportunity for a fresh start. Try doing these four tips to be your best and happiest self this year…

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How to Stop Caring What Others Think

As teens, we care so much about what our friends, classmates, and teammates think of us. Discover our top tips to stop caring, like…

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How to Have A Better Morning

Starting our day off on a positive note helps us feel happier throughout the entire day. Our top tips to have a better morning are…

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How to Have the Best School Year

How can you have the best school year yet? Below, we list our top 3 tips, plus some playlists for school…

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Tips For Less Stress – From Navy SEALs

Navy SEALs are an iconic example of resilient people who manage their stress and anxiety. We can also learn their skills…

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How to Have A Better Day

We all have bad days. But it’s never too late to switch gears and have a better day.  See our top tips on how to have a better day…

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What Celebrities Do To Be Happy

Do you ever wonder how celebrities keep it all together? They’ve found hacks that help them find more happiness in life…

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Self-Love Tips for Teens

Do you struggle with loving yourself? We are our own worst critics, but we’re amazing individuals who deserve to feel amazing!

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How to Be More Productive

Productivity is something we all want to achieve, however it can be really hard to get everything that we…

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Confidence Boosters

It’s very common to feel unconfident, and most people, especially teens experience it. Everyone feels this way at times…

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