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We all know the adage: work smarter; not harder. Yet; there are times when making things harder—deliberately—can be unexpectedly rewarding. In this reflection; we revisit our study published ten years ago in the inaugural issue of Nanoscale Horizons; where we showed—through simulations and analytical theory—that introducing obstacles in charging microporous electrodes can paradoxically enhance energy storage and break the conventional trade-off between stored energy density and charging speed in electrical double-layer capacitors (S. Kondrat and A. A. Kornyshev; Nanoscale Horiz.; 2016; 1; 45–52; https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NH00004A). Herein; we reflect on those original findings and present further examples of the broader principle: that under certain conditions; hindering charging can lead to greater energy storage in systems with low-dimensional (microporous) electrode materials.