While some people have grown jaded by the use of the word “life hack” in internet culture, I’ve always seen life hacks as a modern adaptation of a time-honored practice. They serve a similar role to that of the tips and tricks that used to be shared in almanacs such as Poor Richard’s Almanack, published nearly 300 years ago by Benjamin Franklin.
Life hacks are nothing more than tips, strategies, and heuristics that we’ve picked up along the way to help us navigate the world a little more easily. A life hack can make a task feel more manageable or amplify our efforts to produce better results.
