20 Oddly Satisfying Things To Soothe Our Stressed Out Souls

Ashley Hunte
A man holding a present and showing the perfect seam on the wrapping paper.
reddit | charlespax

To say the world is an incredibly stressful place is a bit of an understatement. I don't think there's ever a time where it doesn't feel like the pressures of work, life, the news, and everything else is starting to eat away at our souls.

But not everything is doom and gloom. There are still plenty of ways to relax and let some of that stress go. Looking at a list like this, with a bunch of ultra satisfying pics, is a good start.

"My son was in my parking spot."

A car parked next to a deck/garage with around an inch of clearance.
Reddit | Zestyclose-Jacket498

Well, as long as you didn't have any passengers, it works! I can't get over how close the car got to the fencing/wall without actually touching it. Amazing!

"My donut holes in my bowl!"

7 doughnut holes in a bowl, fitting in a 2-3-2 pattern.
Reddit | mortakola

The only bad thing about this presentation is the fact that those donut holes are going to get eaten. It's a little sad to think about, but I guess nothing lasts forever...

"How the cycle handles fit perfectly in the pillars."

A trail in a park. At the end/bottom of the picture, two posts are visible. A bicycle's handlebars sit in between the posts, fitting perfectly.
Reddit | panditrangeela

This is honestly a little random, and yet it's still so strangely satisfying. I'm not really sure how you'd figure something like this out, but at least it makes for a mighty nice picture.

"Moving isn’t too bad when it fits perfectly."

The inside of a moving truck, filled with furniture pieces that fit together perfectly.
Reddit | FearSoftAtty

I mean, you still have to unload all that stuff in the new place. But on the plus side, there are honestly very few things in this world that are more satisfying than a moving truck filled with things that fit together like Tetris blocks.

"This near-perfect line of ice at my garage door opening."

A perfectly smooth line between an untouched snowy driveway and the inside of a garage with its door opened.
Reddit | S3guy

This is a double whammy right here. Not only do we have that satisfyingly smooth line between the snow and the concrete, but we also have a smooth layer of snow in general! As much as I'm ready for winter to be over, I'll miss things like this.

"My kid discovered his Imaginext figures fit on the coffee table."

A coffee table in a living room. Underneath lies a toy dinosaur, and within the side area, several toy action figures stand with their arms raised up, in between the surface and bottom layers of the table.
Reddit | tdarring

If they weren't obviously kids' toys, I'd want to say that those figurines belong in that coffee table. It would make for some pretty interesting decor, that's for sure.

"Installed a new fridge that only had 1/32” wiggle room."

A stainless steel fridge that fits perfectly next to a kitchen counter.
Reddit | OneShortBus

I guess when that kitchen was first made, they measured the counters so that they'd perfectly fit a specific fridge size. And that new fridge happens to be that exact size. A true match made in heaven.

"Not one vehicle crossing the road marker. Picture taken in Mizoram, India."

A line of motor scooters on a road. The next lane over is completely empty, and nobody is crossing the lane division line.
Reddit | MAK5511

You know when you're driving and the person ahead of you is ever so slightly over the line, and it really bugs you? This is, like, the complete opposite of that.

"The leaves on this Rising Sun Redbud tree."

A small tree outdoors. Its leaves create a gradient, from a medium green all the way to yellow, and then orange-red.
Reddit | Congress__Tart

The leaves on this tree are some of the most beautiful and satisfying ones I've ever seen! I'm not a huge plant person, but I'd want to have something like this in my house if I could.

"First one at the store today."

A grocery store aisle with cans of different kinds of beans all lined up perfectly, with none missing.
Reddit | Krypson

Petition to ban all customers from stores. No but seriously, when people stock shelves and make them look this nice, it's always a shame when somebody comes by and ruins it.

"How the snow outlines with the shadow:"

The view from a window. A building's shadow on grass keeps snow on the ground from melting, meanwhile the snow on the ground outside of the shadow has melted completely.
Reddit | BrnInD80s

I love it when shadows do stuff like this. You'd think the sun just stays in one spot all day, though. But I guess there isn't a lot of snow on the ground to begin with, so whatever the sun touches would melt pretty quickly.

"The different shades of egg."

Eggs arranged in a color gradient, going from a dark green-brown to blue, then white, then light reddish brown, then dark red.
Reddit | RampChurch

I think it's so cool how eggs can come in so many different colors! The fact that they can vary so much, you can make a whole gradient with them is just amazing. Another reason to love nature.

"Just finished this."

A brightly colored piece of art made with lines drawn by a single pen.
Reddit | ThatsMrSmeeToYou

Everything about this is ultra cool and ultra satisfying! Not just the way the lines don't intersect, but all the colors used, too! Don't you just love art?

"Made hot coco [sic] small cup and it finished at the brim."

A cup filled with hot cocoa. The liquid reaches the brim of the cup.
Reddit | MysticLuna143

Sure, this looks really satisfying as-is, but OP basically can't move that. Ever. Or else it's, like, guaranteed going to spill. But like I always say, nothing lasts forever...

"These perfect spiral shavings created when I drilled holes in a plastic bucket."

A hand holding green plastic spiral shavings.
Reddit | pm_ur_DnD_backstory

Those green shavings look a lot like pasta, which honestly makes the whole picture so much more satisfying.

I'm not saying I'd eat them, but I'd probably be very tempted to...

"The gradient of my car's tinted roof after a drizzle."

A surface covered in water droplets whose color goes in a gradient from yellow to black.
Reddit | lurkity_mclurkington

This is so cool! The color gradient would be awesome enough on its own, but the water droplets make it look so much more satisfying! I think I may have just found my new obsession.

"Perfectly sliced fruits."

A plate filled with thin and even slices of various fruits, including apples, bananas, and kiwis.
Reddit | mikihak

The fact that these fruit slices are so even is out of this world. Like, even when you use a slicer, they almost never come out this perfect. It's almost too pretty to eat, to be honest.

"Took a while but it turned out great!"

A perfectly clean flagstone patio in a yard.
Reddit | st0nedskater

You can really tell that this patio was recently power washed. As cool as it is to actually watch power washing in progress, it's also really cool to just look at the end result. And I seriously can't look away right now.

"The satisfaction of fixing an 'up-cycler’s' mistake on this vintage statue was worth sharing."

A before and after shot of an abstract statue. The before shows it covered in green paint that's peeling off, while the after shows its original grey colouring in perfect condition.
Reddit | tenglempls

The before is such a mess... but the after is so pretty. I can only imagine it would've taken a lot of work to restore that statue to its former glory. And it paid off!

"Poppop is super excited to share his box wrapping seam."

A man holding a wrapped present and pointing toward the perfect seam on the wrapping paper.
Reddit | charlespax

This is, like, a once in a lifetime thing. Even people who consider themselves present wrapping pros have a hard time matching a wrapping paper's seam up. This is both satisfying and super impressive.