An HRV monitor (whoop, oura, garmin watch) that let me see how much stress I was putting my body when eating unwell / drinking. Has changed me to a much cleaner diet
ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
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#12Kindle, 1password
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#1310 packs of USB c chargers. I'm the kind of person that will limp along chargers and my phones always dying. Not anymore because I have usb chargers and more usb chargers.
Same for toilet paper. Only subscription I have. Comes 2x a year in a giant boz
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#14The Thermapen One meat thermometer. First I had to get over the arrogance that I could 'feel' when meat was the right temperature, then I had to invest in a product that, while being wildly more expensive, actually encourages me to use it all the time.
Pork, chicken, steak. I now have a sub-second answer to when the food is cooked.
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#15Leatherman Wave+
Do you have the Leatherman Wave bit kit? Gamechanger: https://www.leatherman.com/bit-kit-set-127.html
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#16Wolfcraft folding trolley (sack cart). It has a solid axle so it can still take heavier loads, unlike cheaper folding models. Good when your parking spot is a long from from your front door, such as in an apartment block.
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#17A mechanical keyboard.
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#18The Tushy bidet. It completely changed my morning routine. By cleaning my backside, I now flipped my wprkout + shower schedule to evening before bed, which is far more efficient and I, overall, feel more hygienic, and it's gotten me to workout far more regularly and do much less useless web browsing and procrastinating nonsense in the evening. In the mornings, now, I get straight to the things I want to get done in the day.
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#19Noise cancelling headphones have been a revelation. I can now work in an open plan office without blasting music etc in my ears. I can drive my old cheap car on the highway without lots of annoying noise. Etc etc. The benefits are many.
driving with headphones, especially noise-cancelling, is pretty concerning. you might be blocking an ambulance making lots of "annoying noise," (and yes, they do take the highway) so maybe invest in better seals for your doors and windows?
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