lifehack

Thân thiện

A person uses a simple lifehack to organize their desk.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make one's day-to-day activities more efficient: The act of applying clever, often simple, techniques or shortcuts to improve productivity, save time, or solve common problems in daily life.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • She learned to lifehack her morning routine by preparing her clothes the night before.
  • You can lifehack your grocery shopping by using a list app to organize items by aisle.
  • He tries to lifehack his commute by listening to educational podcasts.

Advanced Usage

• As a gerund/noun concept ("lifehacking"): The general practice or philosophy of seeking efficiency hacks.
  • Lifehacking has become a popular topic for blogs and YouTube channels.
• Reflexive use: To apply these techniques to oneself or one's own habits.
  • Over the years, he has successfully lifehacked himself into a more organized person.

Variants and Related Words

• Lifehack (noun): A specific tip, trick, or technique itself.
  • Using a binder clip to manage cables is a brilliant lifehack.
• Lifehacker (noun): A person who frequently uses or creates lifehacks.
  • She's a real lifehacker, always finding ways to streamline her workflow.

Synonyms

• Optimize: To make the best or most effective use of a situation or resource.
• Streamline: To design or provide a simpler, more efficient method.
• Systematize: To arrange according to an organized system.

Related Phrases

• To hack one's life: An informal variant with the same meaning as the verb "to lifehack."
  • He's always looking for new ways to hack his life and save time.

Related Idioms/Concepts

• Work smarter, not harder: A proverb that encapsulates the core idea behind lifehacking—achieving better results through clever efficiency rather than just more effort.
  • The principle of "work smarter, not harder" is at the heart of every good lifehack.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make one's day-to-day activities more efficient