Yes, but be aware that some skills have heavier autonomy tuning than others when it comes to sims Liking them, and it may cause sims to stop whatever they're doing just to train those skills, even at inappropriate times.

@@SageArdor good to know!

​@@SageArdoryes! My sims who like dancing will literally stop everything they're doing when a stereo is turned on to go dance, even when they're fun need isn't very low.

I can attest to the distraction factor. I don't tend to experience it, though, until I get a long way into a Sim's life...having picked up a lot of likes and maxed a lot of skills. My Werewolf often tries to sneak off and workout when he's supposed to just be working. 😂 I tend to activate the basics at the beginning: Cooking, Handiness, Fitness and/or dancing, then a hobby like cross stitch, I almost always pick writing off the bat b/c it has so many applications...then I pick a science related one (rocket, programming, or gaming), performance related one (singing or comedy) and an instrument and leave the rest unchecked. Same with fashion and music: I'll pick a few basics that fit the character I'm aiming for and let them decide others for themselves in-game. Leaves a surprise for me.

Boring!

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what pack do headphones come in?

@@frog384 fitness stuff. They're probably the best part of that pack

@@timpancakes2011 thanks i might ask for it just for the headphones lol

That sounds genius!

Complete the Master Chef aspiration and leave that food on the counter as it no longer spoils.

So true! It also bothers me that whenever a sim eats a meal from the microwave, they ALWAYS get a bad moodlet from it. Why even put a microwave in your sim's house if it decreases their quality of life??

@@mariekeho You absolutely need to apply all the upgrades to those microwaves.

Honestly, same

Ikr! I always do that but sometimes I feel bad for my sims "Imagine if I had to eat the same cold meal for a whole week?" lol

It feels like to me (I haven't done proper experiments) that dragging dishes to the sinks breaks them more often.

@@johntheherbalistg8756 it does. it's better if you put them in an outdoor trashcan or the money trashcan

@@bluefluffyunicorn8190 Money trashcan ftw! Although, I usually make them do the dishes

@@bluefluffyunicorn8190 My money trashcan no longer gives me money but at least it still doesn't need emptying

Right?! I literally didn't even realize you COULD upgrade the bed 😂

@@mandalorianmama Same

It hasn't been in the game since release

i NEED this trait my sims food literally expires like every hour

You can get a jump start on this in Toddlerhood by "playing with emotion" with certain toys, and on the child prodigy violin upon hitting childhood...which will also raise music skill at the same time. By the time the Sim reaches childhood, using the journal will just be a measure to re-balance the meter if it gets lowered through those rabbit-hole interactions with the kid's school.

Such a good mention! Thank you for sharing this Sabrina :)

If you have Spa, yoga is also an AMAZING way to build emotional control for children and teenagers.

I use seldom sleepy for both the parents so that someone is always awake (they get filthy rich if they can spend all night writing every other night). It's also great for getting house stuff done. I use one of the parents to do all the cooking, upgrades etc, and the other to farm for money by writing, painting etc

ngl, I play a lot with vampire sims, so I usually have one or more sim up while the rest sleep (i like to do mixed families). I have my vamp sims work on skills or homework, or take care of their needs based on what the vamp sims need. It's always fun to have them build their skills so that I don't have to stress so much about them so I can focus more attention on the non-vamp sims during the day time.

Seldom sleepy is the best trait and I save up for it. It’s worth it to reduce the amount of times in a day a sim gets tired. I do also buy never weary or cheat the sleep need for my elders so they can get more hours in before they keel over 💀😅 Always welcome is great too cause you can simulate staying over at friends and family’s houses. I’ll often leave some sims at home and play with a couple at another sims’ house for a few days since I love playing with bug households

I made one of my Sims stop sleeping and instantly regretted it. I don’t want to have to babysit you all the time. Go to sleep and leave me alone for two minutes. 😂 It’s why I don’t mind rabbit holes. That quick break is really needed to keep me from getting tired

Agree! My kids would be in abysmal shape if I didn't keep a focusing element on the kitchen table/desk where they do homework

wow! is that from a pack? I don't remember seeing this table!

@@maiararviegas luxury stuff pack I believe

If you want a Super Sim, it will come in the second generation; spend those satisfaction points to make a perfect and immortal Sim who can mentor that second generation without being distracted by it's own needs.

I want a Petey LP so bad!

Carl of Carl's Sims Guide did one a while back that is still pretty relevant. The secret to a Super Sim is that you only get one on the second generation because you have to make a Sim that's capable of mentoring a child from an early age, meaning that Sim should have almost all skills at max. The best way I've found to do this with no pressure is to start with a Werewolf (picking a knowledge based aspiration off the bat so the buff is always active) since their aging is stopped altogether and they're hard to kill. With plenty of time, explore any wanted careers and university degrees, then I find it most beneficial to become an Educator. This will double the effect of mentorship as you can then mentor as with the purchasable perk but also teach about any skill you've mastered. Always be making clubs. Make one for the family unit, make a couple for the kid's groups of friends. By far the bast way to gain skill fast and passively. Then, create a baby with your preferred Sim, in your preferred way and make raising it priority #1. Hit all the Parenting books during infancy or before and by mid toddlerhood you should have gotten the top notch infant buff (choose a calm baby) and be able to directly control most of the child's upbringing for itself, especially by leaving food in easy to reach spots or loading up the kid's inventory with vegetables so it can feed itself. Follow the aspirations for family and it should lead you to raise a top-notch toddler. Have it join scouts and earn all the badges, use Parenthood interactions to discipline, praise, and guide and use the suggestions in the Simology tab to show you how to get the character traits in range for perks (relying heavily on the journal, musical instruments to unwind, doctor's playset and emotional control toy)...now you can use Growing Together to socialise with other kid's and bond better with parents (DO NOT miss out on building the Treehouse!) This is all fairly straightforward but very "grind-y"...although it does create some really good story moments that you don't have to create for yourself... but should easily get you to Highschool Years...which you could do without, but it does help with qualifications for Discover University. And that's the final step. By the time you get to highschool, your Sims learning capacity and skill capacity should be at levels that will make going to HS a breeze...like graduating as Valedictorian in less than a month easy...so University is just icing on the cake. I'd recommend a business degree as it guarantees passive income returns on investments for the rest of your game. I created a matriarch and patriarch and set them up in a sort of recreation of the X-mansion (X-Men) where I take in teen roommates or adopt kids and raise them to be amazing! : )

Currently doing a Super Sim... She currently have ALL the reward traits and have about 50000 unused satisfaction points, maxed out 5 careers, maxed out all base game skills and several from DLCs and mods, completed all artistic aspirations, most of the knowledge and nature ones, have two degree, about to complete the Villainous Valentine aspiration, spell caster with all perks and 30 points left and know most spells and all potions, is a 5 stars celebrity with the unforgettable trait,... Got her age reset using a potion and giving the Reaper a Reaper toy from Nifty Knitting as well as with a serum from her scientist career. Yes, Top notch toddler, all 4 base game kid aspirations completed, scout activity to level 5, and 3 of the Growing together ones.

@@Kualinar The hardest aspiration to complete, for me, is Neighbourhood Confidante; the other Sims call randomly and you need to have the aspiration active for your advice to register...so I either have to pause every time a call comes in and switch aspirations right quick or I have to leave it as the only aspiration and just wait for calls. 😄

@@BinaryJoe Yes, that one is a bummer. It IS possible to register SOME ticks on that aspiration, but it's crazy hard to do and don't even work one in 10 times. It demands a LOT of social interactions with a single Sim, asking him about EVERYTHING and offering advises relative to that Sim's interests and situation. Always hit & miss, with mostly misses. I've completed it twice. ONLY possible on long life span as it WILL take more than the total life of a Sim on short life span, and, on normal life span, your teen may be an elder before completing it.

Instead, just upgrade expensive beds. The effects stack, so your sims can rest up in no time

@johntheherbalistg8756 I actually started doing that recently

I'm honestly surprised at so many people in the comments wanting to nerf the needs even more. Completely gets rid of the challenge. It's already so easy to take care of Sims. I do find cooking annoying on the Sims 4 (Used to really enjoy it on Sims 2 & 3) but I like the food options. So I give my sims the "Fresh Chef" trait with the cheat so their food never spoils, so I can have them "meal prep" by cooking tons of meals then not having to cook again for a while.

@@Digital111 same i love that trait

Thank you so much for the kind comment Galaxy! :)

You can also start the handiness skill by watching home improvement tv.

@@ajcambern Good to know. I've never really taken a good look at the programs b/c I didn't know about this till someone else in these comments also mentioned the TV shows adding buffs. Thanks for reminding me, too

Isn't there a lot trait that makes everything break every night, giving you tons of handiness practice? The way fixing things goes in the sims is that you get money out of the waste generated by fixing things, so you'd sort of get an income that way. Makes no sense, I'd really prefer they'd change that

@@limiv5272 Yes, the Gremlins lot trait will have them break things at night. Repairing objects, however, gives you parts that you scavenge from the debris, not money, to use for further upgrades, which is good. I'm not sure if you can sell those parts, but I don't see how it would be bad if you could seeing as how it presents both options of not having to pay for more parts (which you'll always need) or getting some extra cash as well as skill points by repairing objects. I think you've misunderstood what repairing and scavenging for parts do.

@@BinaryJoe You can sell upgrade parts IIRC, and even if you couldn't, scavenging them would still save you having to buy some for your next upgrade, hence free money. My issue with this is twofold: 1. It's unrealistic. In reality, you'd have to buy new parts and materials, invest money, in order to repair something in your home. 2. It's one of many things that make getting money in the game way too easy. I mostly just build in the sims, but whenever I play I always wish it was more of a challenge

Awe shucks thank you Odd Creature :D

yes! I love having my sims watch Julia Child on the cooking channel haha

First time I'm hearing of this. Thanks for the tip, my TVs are often very under used.

Omg so true CS!

@@PeteyPlaysIt Thank you for a video full of great tips! Just as useful as the earbuds haha 🙌🏼

Great tip that's not shared enough. Buying a sleep pod for any student Sim is VERY powerful, doubly so when upgraded.

Ooh such a cool tip! Thank you for sharing this :).

What pack is it from?

@@thorasaylor5075 It's from Get Famous pack

@@thorasaylor5075 Get Famous.

Awe shucks thank you so much FormerlyTable! I really appreciate the kind words!

They are! My gallery name is the same as my UKposts name!

Thanks!@@PeteyPlaysIt

I think maybe this is worded strangely? To fulfill a Sim's needs you just click on the corresponding object (shower or bath for Hygiene, Bed for sleeping, games for fun, etc.) and choose the appropriate interaction to fulfill the need. This is done one by one. You may have seen people clicking on the actual needs bar in the Needs panel, which makes the Sim automatically and autonomously choose the way in which it fulfills the need without your having to click on any objects. While in Live Mode, press "o" to show your Sim's current Need levels. Clicking any Need icon in that panel orders the Sim to fill it as described above...again, this can only be done one by one. I'm not sure what you mean by "instead of doing all of them". Other than that, there are certain cheats or mods that will enable you to shift-click the needs bar and automatically fill the need (again, one by one) without any interaction with objects by you or your Sim, but I couldn't name any off the top of my head.