Tech/Software/Development. Apparently exceptional, or very good, I don't know.
Broad and deep knowledge, strong systematic thinking, experience, good intuition, seeking to improve my tools, docs, workflows, mindful and proactive of how we work together, and in including others…
I don't know if work as an escape is a good or bad thing. At least I got that going for me.
Plus labor cost and transport. Repair locally and labor is much more expensive than in remote production. Repair remote-located for cheaper labor cost and you have to manage two-way transport, case management, with more concerns and distance, potentially increasing the mentioned issues of complexity and uncertainty mentioned.
Skilled or trained labor can be cheaper in remote locations, but that adds other concerns. Depending on the device under repair, customers may feel irritation when it leaves the country or "trusted countries" and with the time it takes.
I don't consider them hacks. They're tooling and intended use. Even if most people don't know them. They were designed deliberately.
Using keyboard input is not a clever misuse of unintended functionality. It's intended design.
I hack websites through browser extensions. Adblocker, css inject, platform extensions. But even that is only hacking in the context of the original content. As a product it's its intended purpose. So I wouldn't call it life hack.
Mouse gestures, keyboard key combinations, alt access, alt keypad character input, YouTube Sponsorblock, adblock, search bookmarks are - I guess - my most used.
What's your favorite things that you've gotten good at? [in those alternatives]