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Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

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Re: Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

#151

A dog. Overall for around 100 bucks a month in food/trifexis the value a dog brings to your life is massive. People will constantly talk to you so youre socializing. There's a creature that loves you unconditionally which is a really cool feeling. Theyre a ton of fun so it's hard to be bored. They're good for getting exercise as they always want to play. And more. Theres studies that say owning a dog increases your l…

What breed of dog? How much is the insurance?

Re: Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

#154
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For voice recordings - Izotope RX8 elements. Found it for $9 right now. Aggravating mouth noises be gone. Magnetic charging cables. Some can't take advantage of the higher speed charging (only connecting V+ and ground), but it's unreasonably nice to have cables throughout the house that can support all of your devices. A comfortable mouse with enough buttons. A comfortable keyboard that just works, even if you don't…

where can I get Izotope RX8 elements for $9 ? that is a really good deal

Well, hell. Apparently I got in on a sale. I just purchased it directly from Izotope's store. It's not showing the discounted price for me now.

Sorry about that.

Re: Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

#155
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Amazfit Bip watch. Consistently 23 +- 1 day of battery life, 20,000 watch faces at `amazfitwatchfaces.com`, shows me all my notifications, tracks my heart rate and sleep patterns, has GPS. I paid $60 for Bip in 2018, and after it broke after 2.5 years (design flaw fixed in later production units), I bought used Bip Lite as replacement since I always use the GPS on my phone, not on the watch itself. Amazon Kindle Pape…

Amazfit Bip also does not leak your data when used with Gadgetbridge.

Re: Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

#157

Custom fit earplugs that even allow sleeping on your side. They don't pop out by themselves and greatly reduce traffic noise (and fan noise during hot summer nights).

The biggest disappointment with my OnePlus Buds was the inability to listen to music while laying on my side. That, together with how buggy bluetooth is everywhere besides Apple products, makes me really hate the technology of wireless headphones/earphones.

Re: Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

#158

A white noise machine -- our bedroom overlooks a busy street, so there's constantly random noises in the middle of the night. Big improvement in sleep quality! We got a Dohm Classic, but you can just get an app for your phone if you like.

Seconding the white noise machine. It helps me falling asleep and staying asleep.

Re: Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

#159

Ear-plugs for when I sleep. I used to wake up at the slightest noise, which made me extra groggy the next day. Now I can sleep soundly.

Which ones?

Have used industrial ear plugs for years. Great for traveling.

Re: Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?

#160

Custom fit earplugs that even allow sleeping on your side. They don't pop out by themselves and greatly reduce traffic noise (and fan noise during hot summer nights).

Could you recommend some? This would be very useful inside a motorcycle helmet.
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