Hey, I’ll help you out by posting it below: It’d be justified if they actually read the definition - and applied it to their content. I distinctly remember Lifehacker giddy with joy when the term they claim to espouse made it into the dictionary. Giving tips on keeping unwanted trick-or-treaters at bay is not a lifehack. Offering a “how to” on how to deal with being detained as a shoplifting suspect is not a lifehack. Strategically placing your lettuce on a burger to avoid unwanted seepage is not a lifehack. Somewhere along the line “they” decided that anything and everything could be spun as a lifehack. He’s an expert and if anyone can help grow a productivity movement in the mainstream, it’s him. And it’s so much better that he’s writing about being productive rather than “doing” productive, because that’s what he was all about in the first place (in my mind, at least).ĭavid Allen’s stuff is still a part of my diet, and he’s stayed on course. It caught me off guard…but it shouldn’t have, really. Merlin’s new direction at 43Folders delivered freshness to my RSS feed that usually consisted of lifehackery and the like. If anything, it drew me in that much more. Merlin Mann shifted gears, but did so in a way that seemed imminent. I wouldn’t have gotten to where I am today without having those resources. That site, along with Merlin Mann’s 43Folders and David Allen’s body of work were the catalysts for my writing career. In fact, it’d be one of the places that helped get me into this whole productivity racket. I used to be an avid reader of Lifehacker.īack when Gina Trapani ran things, I got a lot out of the site.
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