If there’s one self-help craze that’s stuck around longer than any other, it’s that of so-called ‘productivity hacks.’ Google’s Ngram shows the phrase gaining initial traction sometime circa 2006, then rocketing into the stratosphere right up to the current day. Most productivity hacks, however, verge on clickbait, mass-produced pap, or else smack of our overworked American hustle culture.  The general premise is sound: doing things more efficiently saves you a few seconds here or there, which over time lets
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