The fact that life hacks exist proves two things that we're doing just about everything wrong, and there are a bunch of people out there living in the future. Thanks to the Internet (and namely Reddit), however, all the geniuses living in 3020 have a way to share all their surprisingly useful knowledge about hacking the world around them with the rest of us Luddites. As you might assume, the name "life hack" comes from the hacker worldâ€"think computer nerds and programming geeks. It's related to creating digital shortcuts that allow IT professionals to get shit done faster in life. Pulled from the computer screen to the real world, these hacks are smarter ways of making everyday activities and work more efficient. And the best part? They usually rely on things you have lying around the house.