Another thing I just realized, is I never invest in my sims relationships with their co-workers even though maintaining high relationships with them is listed as a way to boost your performance! Which is definitely a gameplay feature that is worth making use of.
Having a proper sleep schedule is also a thing my sims only learned recently. It absolutely helps to keep your sims happy and to maintain their relationships with the world around them. Before I just used to ignore "time" and my sims would be at home most of the time, eating spaghetti at 2 am and sleeping in until deep in the afternoon. ? that does seem familiar...
