AirPods Pro without a doubt. It's the only item in my life that if it broke, I would immediately buy a replacement. I used them in the office to isolate myself from other people and when I'm walking outside to isolate myself from cars.
Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?
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#22A silent (fanless) desktop computer.
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#23I 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…
What is a neck wallet? Have never heard of something like that
Just a wallet on a lanyard to hang around your neck, assuming it's like ones I've seen. I've seen used in less safe countries to avoid pickpockets, not sure if there's other reasons. The benefits of a fanny pack without the style.
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#24The Aeron actually works great for me, but I realize each person's body is different. In my case, it relieves pressure on my lower back, where I've had a lot of bone density loss due to a medical condition.
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#25Walking pad (TR5000-DT3). Keeps me fit for the last 2 years and all back pains are gone since used daily.
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#26I'll second what others said about chairs and nice keyboards. If you're going to spend a lot of time using it, it might as well be a good one. Some other things that helped me with a mainly work from home life:
- A very large desk with a ton of space to tinker with things. I got an corner desk, with one wing holding an electronics workbench, and the other kept clean for working on my 3d printer or camera or taxes, etc. PC is in the center
- Monitor arms, they are just night and day better than stands
- More monitors, I went up to 3, but I've been thinking of adding more or swapping one with a lg dual up
- Stream Deck, really nice to add macros to your workflow. It's also got nice integrations with Teams and Discord for helping with calls
- Wireless headset, I use a steel series one. Very nice to be able to get up and get water or a snack during a meeting and not miss anything
- EInk notebook, I hate typing notes, and this replaced my pile of scratch pads
- Nvidia Broadcast, noise cancellation you can apply to both yourself and the shit audio your boss's laptop mic makes
Not a purchase, but I've taken the time to make some simple scripts to improve my workflow lately and it's been great. I have one that I use multiple times a day that just turns on my webcam and light, then opens OBS in virtual cam mode. When I close OBS it turns off the cam and light. It may just change 4 clicks to 1 click but it's quite nice in practice.
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#27I hate the price tag but the apple studio display just works. The speakers are nice, the camera works without input, it plugs into my MacBook and I didn't need to change the settings to keep it closed and running. Maybe I'm living in 2005 where all this sounds impossible but I find it really makes it ten times easier to show up to work and just get working instead of fiddling with settings each morning.
Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?
#28I 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…
Are you Anatomy Wasserman?
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ebfcff/moscow-russia-29th-nov-2014...
Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?
#29Walking pad (TR5000-DT3). Keeps me fit for the last 2 years and all back pains are gone since used daily.
Do you find problems typing with it?
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#30Teeny teeny computers like the old MacBook Air. Mind you, I’m a workaholic and enjoy work. Buying computers that are usable but are so small you don’t mind carrying them around all day is a giant productivity hack. You can work on the bus, when your doctor runs late, etc.
Assuming your work is something you can do in two minute increments