Good suggestion. First thing I do is go through my notifications and zap all the people that responded to me. That usually takes care of the zap requirement for hat maintenance. Then I can freely peruse and zap as I see fit without trying to meet a quota. 

grayruby

siggy47

biggest nobrainer ever

the idea, not you, lol

fishyness

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I think that if you donate a chunk of sats in the morning before you do anything you can stop thinking about your hat. Just go to rewards at the bottom of the page.