Cheezburger, Brooklyn, NY (2025)

09/25/2025

Nicki Minaj is dropping a new album this Spring😮

09/25/2025

He deserved better smh

09/25/2025

These comments will make you question everything😂

09/25/2025

Ahh the good old days😂

09/25/2025

Tom Hanks must have forgotten his days as a Castaway when he paid tribute to Rita Wilson...

09/25/2025

" ‘Time-Saving Hacks’ Actually Make Us Miss Out On What’s Important

The internet is full of tips and tricks to help you squeeze a little more time out of your day. It's a favorite topic of podcasts, short-form videos, and lifestyle vloggers. They peddle "life hacks" that claim to give us more autonomy over our lives. But their advice is often highly structured. If we wake up early, exercise vigorously, use an AI assistant, follow these simple business tips, rise and grind, hack space-time by changing our sleep schedules, blah, blah, blah. Whatever it is they're spewing, they claim that a whole new world of optimization will unfold for us. Whether or not these influencers actually follow these routines themselves is besides the point. But these so-called hacks are counterproductive and often absurd, and ultimately make us miss out on the things that actually matter.

In a clip that has escalated to meme status, motivational speaker Ed Mylett claims that he “manipulated time” by splitting his day into thirds, therefore somehow tripling his productivity so he can crush others in the marketplace. The outlandishness of the clip was easy to criticize. Commenters wrote, “This is why you don't mix hallucinogens, steroids, and speed kids” and, referring to Mylett’s quip about humans “living in caves” a mere 300 years ago, “[...] I was convinced Shakespeare had a house, but guess not.” Not only does this advice fail to make logical sense because we all still have the same amount of hours in a day, but it also reveals something about the absurdity of these hacks in general. By claiming he could bend time and space to his advantage, he unintentionally revealed just how hollow this kind of advice often is. It also throws the whole motivation behind trying to "hack time" into question. He doesn't do it so he can spend more time with his family, volunteer in his community, or even engage with activities that the average person might struggle to find time for in their busy lives. He follows this schedule so he can "kick your butt."