Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

Post by explorigin » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 8:20 PM UTC

melenaos wrote: post #222

explorigin wrote: post #77

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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.

Don't trust automated coffee machines for filtered coffee. Buy a V60 (ceramic), use your normal kettle and start making poor over 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.

Post by frank2 » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 8:31 PM UTC

CodinM wrote: post #115

vijay_nair wrote: post #99

Supplements, especially L-DOPA (amazing mood improvement and libido boost), L-citrulline (libido and energy boost) and niacin. There are other supplements¹ in my stack but these three stand out as the effects are near immediate, measured in mere minutes/hours. ¹zinc methionine, L-taurine, Ashwagandha, Boswellia serrata, fish oil, cod liver oil, vitamins B1, B2, B6, B9, B12, C , D, K, calcium, resveratrol.

L-DOPA as well as L-Citrulline are Rx only, so you're either outside of US/EU or you suffer from some condition that requires that medication.

Post by tmaly » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 8:36 PM UTC

dusted wrote: post #422

In order of impact I noticed: 1. A condensing dryer (used to hang washed clothes on a line and have to take them down again when dry) 2. An extra car, old station-wagon with trailer hook + trailer. It's nice that it's old and crappy so I don't care when it's getting dirty, scratched or dented, it will be decommissioned when it breaks down (used to borrow car every time we needed to transport something larger than fit…

Post by mleonhard » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 10:09 PM UTC

benhurmarcel wrote: post #399

mleonhard wrote: post #355

Shave your dry and oily (unwashed) face with an electric shaver. I have sensitive skin. I used disposable razors for years and had got painful and disgusting blisters on my neck. I switched to a $40 Philips 3-head shaver and the blisters reduced. Then someone told me the secret to irritation-free shaving: shave dry, before washing. The oils on the skin protect it from damage by the shaver. I started to shave before m…

It varies for each person. For years I shaved using a Philips 3-head shaver and had my skin red from irritation. It's much better since using wet (soap) shaving with a disposable cartridge razor. I tried DE razors, which didn't create irritation but even after years I couldn't consistently shave without cuts. I just use Mach 3 cartridges now.

Post by gtirloni » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 10:47 PM UTC

jermeh wrote: post #51

gotem wrote: post #8

Noise-canceling headphones. I recommend Bose QC35 IIs. You don’t realize how loud the world normally is until you take them off.

I own the Sony version of them, the wh-1000xm2. They have xm3 and I think xm4 now and they are all highly praised. I bring them with me basically everywhere. They're especially incredible when flying.