Life hacks are some of the things or realities we found, and are living by that are profitable to us in our dealings and in life as a whole. A necessity maybe, to many. Perhaps, this could be viewed as a “cheat code” to life. Well, as the name suggests; life and hack. As different people that we are, we probably have different or diverse life hacks we've learnt, which are serving us well in life. These are the very things that could make life and what we do more productive and effective.
People can have similar or the same life hacks they've been using, and they all work well for them. It's important to learn or discover one or two life hacks and allow them to shape one's interactions with life. They could be the reason a person would do some things or not and a whole lot. These are sometimes shaped by our experiences in life. That's why people have diverse life hacks they see that they need to live with and keep using as they sojourn through life.
My mind goes back to some of the things I do, which I must say have been helpful to my life. Be it in my skill, personally, financially, and otherwise, all in a bid to ease things or become effective/productive. I'll be mentioning one or two of these. One of which is recording the things I need to do immediately they come to mind. As a digitally inclined person who is online or on the phone for a good portion of time, I find my phone's note pad very useful for this very purpose of recording.
Most times, I'm doing one thing or another. Involved with different things, it could be that it's when I'm in the middle of other related or unrelated things that an idea, inspiration or information will pop up concerning another. Whether I'm on the phone or laptop, or doing other things, I try to head to the notepad and put down what just came to mind real quick before it evaporates. I've found it very useful, because sometimes, after weeks or even months, all I have to do is go there and pull out the idea or information.
In the same vein, to remind myself of things I need to do or get done, I could use a screenshot. This is especially when I see it online. Of course, that's the reason it will be a screenshot. It might be information I'll need to go back to, or something I need to read or something I wish to save, all for future perusal because I'm probably busy and engaged at that moment. And sometimes, by scrolling through my gallery, I'm reminded of these things I was supposed to do. Having a to-do list or folder has been helpful too.
Another life hack to mention is keeping in one place the things I consider to be useful for my needs whenever I'm going out. Beyond saving time and avoiding delays, this is an important life hack for productivity and daily living for me. For times when I needed something while going out, and I couldn't seem to find it because someone took it without my knowledge, it doesn't go well as it affects my time. I like the idea of knowing where I kept something and going there to get it without any drama or delay.