lifehacking
Efficiency tricks collection
Lifehacking is finding clever shortcuts, tricks, or unconventional methods to improve efficiency in daily tasks or personal productivity.
The term emerged from tech culture, where a hack is an ingenious workaround.
A lifehack might be using a binder clip as a phone stand or batching errands to save time: I've been lifehacking my morning routine to get an extra hour of sleep.
Ranking by importance
- focusConcentrated attention point
- batchingProcessing in sets
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- schedulingAssigning times to events
efficiency · sprints · deadlines · throughput · output · execution · kanban · sprints
Regular sequence of actions
- triggersCauses or activates
- cuesSignals prompting action
- streaksLong thin marks
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
consistency · accountability · tracking · ritual · automaticity · willpower · habit-loop · systems
Slight adjustment process
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
- workaroundsIndirect solutions to problems
iteration · refinement · troubleshooting · debugging · calibration · customization · configuration · setup
Impetus toward a goal
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
reflection · journaling · reframing · decision-making · intentionality · minimalism · essentialism · leverage
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- workaroundsIndirect solutions to problems
- jury-riggingImprovised temporary repair
makeshift · unconventional · ingenuity · tinkering · experimentation · trial-and-error · bootstrapping · frugality
Mobile software, briefly
- gadgetsSmall mechanical contrivances
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- spreadsheetsTabular data documents
- notionImprecise mental impression
Evernote · Trello · calendars · timers · wearables · dashboards · checklists · note-taking
prioritization
Ranking by importance
- focusConcentrated attention point
- batchingProcessing in sets
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
scheduling · efficiency · sprints · deadlines · throughput · output · execution · kanban · sprints
routine
Regular sequence of actions
discipline · consistency · accountability · tracking · ritual · automaticity · willpower · habit-loop · systems · defaults
tweaking
Slight adjustment process
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
workarounds · iteration · refinement · troubleshooting · debugging · calibration · customization · configuration · setup · templates
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
goal-setting · reflection · journaling · reframing · decision-making · intentionality · minimalism · essentialism · leverage · constraints
improvisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- workaroundsIndirect solutions to problems
jury-rigging · makeshift · unconventional · ingenuity · tinkering · experimentation · trial-and-error · bootstrapping · frugality · low-tech
apps
Mobile software, briefly
- gadgetsSmall mechanical contrivances
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- spreadsheetsTabular data documents
notion · Evernote · Trello · calendars · timers · wearables · dashboards · checklists · note-taking · shortcuts
lifehackinggoing with the flow
Accepting situations without resistance
spontaneity · unexamined life · complacency · acceptance · organic living
lifehackingtraditional methods
Long-established ways of doing
orthodoxy · standard practice · traditional wisdom · apprenticeship
lifehackingslow living
Intentional deceleration of daily life
deliberate practice · the long way · patience · deep work · taking one's time
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