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What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?

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Re: What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?

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post #6

It wasn't 2022, but 2020 when my SO got femtolasik (of all places in Estonia). €1700 and a couple of days of discomfort. It's not surgical so the recovery is speedy. Such a massive quality of life improvement as an outside observer (and by her own account as well). The procedure is quite fast, circa 10 minutes, and of course meetings before and after to determine suitability and post procedure care.

Is that 10 minutes for both eyes?

Re: What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?

#24
Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier Pro. Since I have it running in my sleeping room, I don't have a clogged nose at night anymore.

This model was among the best air purifiers in a Stiftung Warentest comparison.

I was hesitant to get it because of Xiaomi and internet connectivity, but I've set up my cable router to block all outgoing traffic from the device.

It also integrates nicely with Home Assistant, so I have Realtime and historical particle and temperature data for my smart phone.

Re: What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?

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post #21

1Password password manager. The single best purchase. Should've done it earlier.

LastPass was broken into this year. I will never use an online password manager. I use and recommend KeePassXC.

The passwords in LastPass were still kept safe and the breach could never impact that because of how it's stored.

Re: What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?

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post #2

A stent for one of my heart arteries!

Perhaps this may be of interest to you:

https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/heart-disease/

I find this site one of the most well-referenced sources on the web. Each video has a "sources" tab that takes you to studies.

Re: What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?

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post #16

Water filter for my tea water. Our local water is quite hard and there is a stark taste difference. Walking treadmill for my desk. Usually sit all day and would then try to get in some movement in the evening. I now walk around 7k steps during meetings and other non-focus periods of my work. Also great when playing some games in the evening. Setup Homeassistant paired with smart wall plugs which measure usage and tur…

which walking treadmill did you buy if I may ask?
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