People who want ideas of shortcuts, here's the best one....do what works for you. That's it. Plain and simple. How I do things and what makes life easier for me may not work for the next person. Of course there are some tips and tricks out there are super helpful and interesting, but they don't save time. Honestly, they don't. What it boils down to is taking the time to do things right in the first place. My father used to say, "Anything worth doing is worth doing right." Then he used to added, "Don't do the job half assed". It wasn't until I grew up and moved out on my own that I finally got this. My thought was, "Half assed is better than nothing". That's true...until you then have a pile of of stuff that you only sort of finished. I'm trying to teach my kids the value of doing things right the first time. That means changing my behaviors as well. As adults, we gauge our time, energy, etc. We also know that we will eventually get to whatever it is we need to do. Kids model our behavior though. When I toss my shoes in the middle of the hallway because I don't want to take the time to put them next to the door, they see it and then they do it. There is at argument that they are children and should do what they are told instead of what we do. True enough, but actions speak much louder than words.
Sometimes in life, there are no shortcuts. For me, cleaning is one of them. I can pin a billion "household hacks to make cleaning easier", but none of them will work as well as a good old fashioned deep cleaning. Or, I can hire a live in maid. Oh, wait, that's just in my dreams...