The peel is thicker and attached firmly to the root, so cutting off the root end first will save a lot of time and effort peeling garlic.
you can avoid stripping the peel into tiny sticky pieces or digging grooves into the clove while you gouge or scrape off the peel from the top or side.
this is another lifehack I would have appreciated learning years earlier.
literally exactly how I reacted.
Sure, lots of other ways. Use some imagination next time you are in the kitchen. So far I haven't found a better way, but I've tried lots of things and I'm open to someone finding something I haven't yet that is better.