This isn’t laziness. It’s elegance. A shortcut acknowledges that your attention is a finite resource. It says: You shouldn’t have to remember where the system hid the brightness slider. You should just adjust it.
Here’s a short, punchy piece on the theme: shortcut for opening settings
So here’s your challenge for the week: Just one. Assign it to a gesture, a hotkey, or a hidden icon. Use it for three days. You’ll notice what you stop feeling—that tiny, grinding friction of navigating a maze just to flip a single switch. This isn’t laziness
Because the best interface isn’t the one with the most features. It’s the one that gets out of your way. And a shortcut to settings? That’s the ultimate door out of the labyrinth. It says: You shouldn’t have to remember where
That’s where the magic of a direct shortcut comes in. Not a generic “open settings” command, but a deliberate, one-tap or one-key escape hatch to the exact pane you need: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Display, Notifications.