You may complete the task faster. The shortcut actually might get you there quicker.
But there is a reason for the “longcut.”
For many important life outcomes, seeking a hack, bypass, or a quicker workaround is wasting time and potentially derailing our progress.
Eating better.
Getting physically fit.
Feeling better emotionally.
Saving for retirement.
Building stronger, more meaningful relationships.
Faster, speedier, and more efficiently don’t help a whole lot in the achievement of these aspirations.
It’s not that hacks or shortcuts aren’t helpful. They can be when we know when to seek and use them.
For some of life’s most important aspirations, though, the most helpful hack is reminding ourselves that there isn’t one.