pro-tips
Insider knowledge shared
Pro-tips are practical pieces of advice, originally from professionals or experts but now from anyone sharing useful shortcuts or insider knowledge.
The term comes from gaming culture, where experienced players would share strategies.
It's often used sarcastically for obvious or unhelpful advice: Pro-tip: don't forget to breathe.
Genuine pro-tips offer genuinely useful hacks: Pro-tip: freeze your bananas before they go bad.
Quick improvised solutions
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- best practicesProven effective methods
- life hacksClever productivity shortcuts
cheat codes · trade secrets · know-how · workarounds · techniques · methods · strategies · pointers
Guidance on decisions
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- pointersIndicators that guide
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
guidance · directions · coaching · mentoring · tutorials · walkthroughs · how-tos · step-by-step
Methods reducing task duration
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- productivityOutput relative to input
automation · quick fixes · workarounds · keyboard shortcuts · templates · presets · batch processing · workflows
hacks
Quick improvised solutions
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- best practicesProven effective methods
life hacks · cheat codes · trade secrets · know-how · workarounds · techniques · methods · strategies · pointers · recommendations
advice
Guidance on decisions
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- pointersIndicators that guide
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
suggestions · guidance · directions · coaching · mentoring · tutorials · walkthroughs · how-tos · step-by-step · instructions
time-savers
Methods reducing task duration
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
productivity · automation · quick fixes · workarounds · keyboard shortcuts · templates · presets · batch processing · workflows · systems
pro-tipsamateur hour
Time of inept performance
uneducated guesses · shots in the dark · conventional wisdom · old wives' tales · folk wisdom