Let's face it: we could all be a little more effective in our everyday lives. We deal with many problems that could be solved with easy-to-do hacks, but some of them are so outside the box that we would've never thought of them on our own. But thankfully, there are creative people out there who did. So we assembled their best tips and tricks for dealing with common issues everywhere, from your home and wardrobe to your office and beyond.

Use Your Phone Camera to See Into Hard-To-Reach Places

This guy wowed us all when he came up with the brilliant idea of using the selfie camera on his phone as a periscope. He used it to check what was up with all his cables without having to go through the trouble of turning everything around or squatting into uncomfortable positions just to see them. This is definitely something we could all learn from and apply to our lives.

This also applies to the back camera! You can definitely use your back camera to gain a visual on some hard-to-get-to locations, especially ones in tall places. Give it a shot!

Turn Your Thumb Into a Ruler

Mark an inch on your finger. You'd be surprised just how useful this can be for certain tasks around the house. Sewing, for instance, is made that much easier. Measuring things (obviously) becomes a piece of cake when you have the actual measurements on your hand; there is no need to scramble around for a ruler. This is just one of those straightforward and practical life hacks that'll actually help you out.

Just be careful not to get the measurements wrong, or else you could be looking at a whole lot of trouble. It's important to be as precise as possible when it comes to these things.

Bobby Pins Will Solve Your Knot-Related Troubles

Most of us know what bobby pins are; they're those hair clips that seem to only sell in 100-count packs and somehow end up all over your bathroom. But it turns out they're good for more than hairstyling. The next time you find yourself struggling with a knot, fuming with rage, wondering why on Earth you can't manage to get it untied, try fetching a bobby pin. That should do the trick.

This little life hack is definitely one of those tricks that will save you a lot of unwarranted stress and rage. There's nothing more infuriating than not being able to do something very trivial.

Know What Tools Are in Each Drawer Without Ever Opening One

Instead of tirelessly and endlessly going through thousands of things in these drawers to find the specific tool he needed, this guy decided to glue a little sample of each tool at the front of each drawer. That way, he could easily tell where everything was without opening a single one. If you ask us, whoever had this brilliant idea experienced a serious stroke of genius.

If you're anything like us, then you waste time scouring draws in search of something that probably isn't even there in the first place. Thanks to this person, we'll do that no more.

Keep Cables Organized for Eternity

Look at how organized those cables are! Wow. Don't you wish your cables were this organized? There's only one way to truly keep those cables in place: plastic zip ties! Okay, maybe it's not the only way, but it is one of the cheapest, most cost-effective ways to do so. And when done correctly, it looks super neat. And the good news is that it's pretty difficult to mess up this hack.

On a completely unrelated note, it seems as though the older we get, the more organized our cables should be. For some reason, it just bothers us more.

Take Advantage of the Rain

So we don't know what kind of ancient hunter-gatherer spirit got into the bodies of the people who posted this, but they found a creative way to respect nature while using it to their advantage. They hooked up their gutter to the garden, creating an effective and eco-friendly watering system for their plants. The best thing is that it's easily replicable. Anyone can do this; all it takes is a little bit of time and effort.

Oh, and plants, a gutter, and a little rain. The system utilizes excess rainwater to water the plants, just the way nature intended. And we bet it cut down their water bills, too.

How to Connect Two Ziplock Bags to Make a Larger One

Ziplock bags are one of our favorite modern inventions. They are so practical and useful. But sometimes, you need a really big Ziplock bag, and you just don't have one handy. Do not fear - someone came up with this genius solution. Take two Ziplock bags and turn just one of them inside out. Then, you can connect the two Ziplocka to each other, and, voila, you have a larger ziplock.

Now, you can fit all sorts of gadgets inside these practical bags. For example, if you need to take your work-from-home day to the beach, now you know how to protect that keyboard.