一直以来，我都非常羡慕电脑高手们，时常在我面前罢工，弄得我焦头烂额的电脑到了他们手里立刻就变得服服帖帖的了，也不了解他们对电脑施了什么法术。而且，他们还会时不时地写个什么微信小程序帮助清理垃圾文件啊，提升运行速度啊之类的，这类对大家来讲真的是不折不扣的life hack1。

The term life hack is derived2 from the technical hacks3 that programmers and other geeks have set up for themselves to make their lives easier. This usually means methods of organizing data, little utilities to synchronize4 files that automate5 daily tasks, etc.

Life hack（生活帮）这个短语刚开始指的是技术员和黑客们为了便捷自己而创建的一些技术性的快捷工具，一般是梳理数据、同步处置文档的小工具等自动完成一些平时任务的工具。

Today, life hacks are basically anything that is a solution to an everyday problem, frustration6, etc. As a result, were seeing the term used to describe solutions to losing weight, public speaking, doing your professional job better, time management, etc. As such, the current useage probably more accurately7 reflects the term itself.

目前，life hack可以指任何能解决日常遇见的问题或麻烦的办法。因此，大家会看到这个短语被用于形容解决减肥、公开讲话、提高工作表现、安排时间等等方面问题的办法。由此，目前的这类使用方法倒是更准确地反应了这个短语本身的字面意思。