Often times, I see people define a function to be used once in a hook. If they don’t do this, then it will be an anonymous function. If the anonymous function is modified, then the function can’t be removed. With a function outside of the `add-hook' call, it looks messy. Hook Helpers are a solution to this. A "hook helper" is an anonymous, modifiable function created for the sole purpose of being attached to a hook. This combines the two commonly used methods mentioned above. The functions don't exist, so they don't get in the way of `describe-function', but they can be removed or modified as needed.