For me it's been adding plants to my desk/office. It makes the room feel more alive and vibrant. I currently have a fiddle leaf fig and a succulent pot, love both of them.
Do you have two ferns from which to work between/conduct interviews?
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#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you Anatomy Wasserman? https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ebfcff/moscow-russia-29th-nov-2014...
I don't know who Anatomy Wasserman is, but I'm pretty certain that will be my "final form"
He's a guy from Odessa whose famous in Russian speaking spaces (and sometimes on Reddit) for having lots of pockets filled with things.
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#63Portable USB monitor for business trips. That second monitor when on the road does wonders.
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#64HM Embody. It's not "comfy", but after six months, a lower back condition that hasn't been corrected, only managed by years of PT improved enough for me to go off pain management. Bonus: It also solved a prostate issue I didn't know I had. RealForce R3S TKL, 30g. I returned a Kinesis 360 and got this instead. None of the reviews helped, and tbf, it's not easy to explain the difference or value of optical programmable…
Back pain is no joke. Great to hear you’re better. Which air purifiers do you recommend?
I've gotten the Winix ones from Costco and they work great. I really notice a difference now that it's getting cold and my windows are shut most of the time.
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#65Portable USB monitor for business trips. That second monitor when on the road does wonders.
For me this is where Apple's walled garden shines - my work laptop is a MacBook and I own an iPad for personal use. The iPad can connect to the laptop and function as a (high quality albeit small) secondary display. And then I have an entertainment device the rest of the time instead of just a monitor taking up bag space.
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#66Ergodox keyboard and vertical trackball mouse saved my arms. Another commented suggested two trackball mice, one for left and right to alternate. Might do that too.
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#67OK, cheating a bit here, but: My Jetbrains IDEs. It's a huge productivity boost for me over VSCode, with batteries included out of the box (great diff engine, gitlens like visual git, built in postman like client, SQL query editor and table browser, amazing indexed searched, awesome refactoring). I've paid for an individual sub for a decade and will probably keep doing it for life. Really great product that's useful every hour of the workday, no matter how I sit or stand.
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#68An ergonomic split keyboard. Suddenly I can type without rotating my shoulders inward. Which in turn means more room in my chest for my lungs to expand. The difference was not subtle. Learning to touch-type on this thing took a while but was totally worth it.
Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?
#69Portable USB monitor for business trips. That second monitor when on the road does wonders.
For me this is where Apple's walled garden shines - my work laptop is a MacBook and I own an iPad for personal use. The iPad can connect to the laptop and function as a (high quality albeit small) secondary display. And then I have an entertainment device the rest of the time instead of just a monitor taking up bag space.
Plus, you don’t even need a USB cable if you’re on the same network.
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#70I don't drive, so getting to and from work is often more work than the actual work, plus, a lot of what I do isn't desk work. I spend a lot more on on-the-go gear than office stuff. * Tile Trackers * Vacuum insulated water bottles, food jars, and a coffee mug * A decent phone * A MOLLE backpack(SOG Ninja) and accessories. * A headlamp (Sofirn HS10, it's tiny and USB-C rechargeable) * Zero drop barefoot shoes * An ult…
How do you normally do your work commute? Bike, walk, public transit? Just curious.