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Cabeau sleeping mask (unsure, but Amazon might be selling fakes or second one I've bought from it is just smaller). Long USB-C and Lightning charging cables (get braided ones for longevity). Fastest charger in your car. 15 minute drive and your phone is ready for rest of the day. Merino (Icebreaker) underwear and hoodies. You'll never want to wear anything else.
During Covid: an espresso machine (and quality grinder)
If you're more into coffee and are on more of a budget, the Ninja 12-cup makes an excellent cup of coffee. Combine that with Eight-oclock whole bean Columbian Coffee and any cheap grinder. I prefer this to any coffee-shop coffee.
This way you will get the best out of any coffee, you might need to research a bit and practice somedays until you get the right recipe but after that you will get the same result everytime.
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I do love them, but the noise cancellation does bad things to bass and for my real low end stuff, produces a rattle? I turn it off when i want it full volume
The rattle is a defect. Apple will replace them. I got a pair months ago, after using gen-1 AirPods for a couple years. Soon the left AirPod Pro started rattling at certain frequencies. It got worse. I complained to Apple and they sent me a new left ‘Pod. Soon the right one exhibited the same behavior. This time, I could hear the rattle if I tapped gently on it. Clearly something was physically loose inside it. Apple…
I’m in Vietnam right now. There are no Apple Stores, but there are official authorized repair shops. Unfortunately they have to order parts from Singapore.
I’m now without the headphones for two weeks waiting for repair or replacement and I really miss them! My daily walks are just not the same without the podcasts.
Owning my own home has improved my life in every way imaginable.
A pair of walking shoes. Been walking between an hour and three hours every day. Feel and sleep much better.
The best mattress you can afford is the single best investment you can make in your life. You spend 1/3 of your life asleep. Getting more high quality sleep has a direct impact on your mood, general health and personal productivity/effectiveness.
I bought a battery powered yellow light table lamp. Turning off the main room lamps in the night and using this a few hours before my bedtime, allows me to get asleep faster, while still being able to do minor tasks like reading books, office work etc.
Extra device chargers. Now wherever I sit around the house I have a cable nearby, I don't have to be lugging them around everywhere. So worth. A power tower. Simple, doesn't take up much space, but lets me do a variety of upper body exercises on-demand without having to set anything up. A great way to fit exercise into the day without friction. A good rice cooker. Makes the rice perfectly every time without me having…
> A good wardrobe. Started getting compliments on how I dress all the time. I never cared about this very much, and that made me unaware that other people did care. Any advice for someone that doesn’t care about this? I’m currently in this boat - I dress “fine” in the sense that it’s functional but is otherwise pretty plain and boring. Every time I try to improve on this I give up after being overwhelmed by the parad…
I experienced the same thing with paradox of choice. Unfortunately the solution was just to spend a lot of time on it, trying different things and researching options by asking people and doing internet searches and browsing malls and outlets. Going from "no good clothes" to "all good clothes" took me a full year of off-and-on effort.
Most important thing is finding things that fit. I didn't used to know what this looks like, but by trial and error and feedback from others I learned. Personally I aim for things that fit snugly without being too tight. I think a good mental rule of thumb (at least as a straight man) is to think about what looks attractive on a woman-- things that tastefully emphasize her figure. I realized the same goes for men. You want clothes that show your body's lines. This means jeans that aren't baggy, but which show off your legs and gluts. It means shirts that bring out your chest and shoulders or which simply mesh with the lines of your figure.
A really important thing is feedback. Women friends are best for this because usually they're much more aware of style than men are (just how it is). DO NOT ask parents or older relatives; do not ask male friends unless they have notably good style. In general you want feedback from women who you know well enough to trust them to be honest with you.
The /r/malefashionadvice subreddit can be very useful, it's a mine of recommendations, discussions, and guides.
Lastly, a general outline of what I went with, just to give starting ideas:
-I wanted a collection of well-fitting t-shirts. I ended up mostly going with v-necks from Uniqlo, personally-- they're cheap but fit me well. There's a million options for simple t-shirts, from Target to Banana Republic to Tom Ford. Frankly you can go cheap here and be fine.
-I wanted an assortment of well-fitting jeans. I ended up with Everlane, tailored Levis, and Diesel, in different shades of blue and black. I'm still looking for chino pants that work for me.
-I wanted a wide array of button-up shirts. This is important because it's just the cornerstone of modern male fashion. Nothing gets noticed faster than when someone switches to wearing these, imo. I get these from all over: Macy's, Banana Republic, Express, Armani Exchange, Club Monaco, and Levis. Make sure they're not baggy! Wear them over a t-shirt and roll your sleeves up, it's a great look. Leave the top two buttons open.
-I wanted a wide array of shoes. I literally wore white New Balance sneakers for 27 years until moving to NYC and being shamed into diversifying. I found that boots come in many varieties and look fantastic with jeans. I have a pair of Timberlands, some cheap black leather Polar Fox ones from amazon, some suede Steve Madden boots (cadwyn), and some Rockport tennis shoes.
I also got some sweaters and better-fitting sweatshirts. I'm still working on finding a winter coat that looks nice. Scarves are great!
Apparently you live in London, so you're in one of the best places in the world to buy clothing (along with NYC and Paris). You can find anything there.
All in all I think I've spent around $2500 on the full wardrobe, but you could get away with less.