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

Fitbod app, I love this one as it helps me change up my workouts and stay fit (a back injury that I do a lot of rehab for). The visuals are good for knowing how to do the exercise properly. I am trying Copilot now, which brings in a trainer to help do everything. So far, so good, but only in my 3rd week.

1Password for families is so helpful! I've been on it for a long time, but getting my wife organized and on it was a huge help in so many ways.

Every single book I bought :) (plug for https://shepherd.com, a book discovery project I launched on HN last year)

Patagonia boxer briefs, I ordered 21 pairs. Best underwear on the planet, and happy to re-up as the new version is even comfier.

Second that question, I'm seriously considering getting one as well

A cheap hand-cranked coffee grinder. I usually buy pre-ground coffee and have zero desire to switch, but (because reasons..) I happened upon a pack of unground beans and was convinced (still am) that it would be much less bad for the environment to dispose of the beans than getting a grinder for just one pack and then dispose of that.

Until I stumbled upon an Amazon page (yes, that Amazon :( ) for a cheap grinder where some reviewer mentioned using it for pepper. Got a grinder, enjoyed the coffee (really good! just not enough difference to switch), then redeployed the grinder to pepper duty.

Puts a smile on my face every time I put pepper on something. My regular pepper grinder wasn't exactly bad, but also not stellar. The coffee grinder, with its dedicated crank, is so much better than any "twist knob head" pepper grinder could ever be. Feels like using a potent power tool, just without that nagging thought of "am I really too weak even to grind a few peppercorns?" that would grind my self-respect faster than the spice if I used an electric.

A bike. (If you really want to know - this: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en-au/bike/3127/speeder-100).

7am early morning ride before work, then ~ 2pm in the afternoon. Both around 1 hour, often longer.

My whole mood lifts the closer I get to ride time, and for a whole hour or so afterwards I am buzzing and I seem to write my best code. I never get stressed any more. I am fitter than ever with no sore knees or bad back or any other stuff I used to suffer when I was running. I sleep really well.

I am 54 and I live next to a dedicated bike path that goes for ~4 hours in two directions. I work almost exclusively from home in Brisbane, Australia.

A Home Gym - got a new squat rack, a used set of bars and weight plates and an incline chair and it's a game-changer for my physical and mental health. I can just go downstairs and go at it!

Getting twinkle lights to add warmth to our house in the cold, cloudy winter months of Pittsburgh - noticeable change in moods for our family where it doesn't feel depressive all the time but instead conducive to reading and studying.