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Comment author: taryneast 06 January 2015 10:18:56AM 14 points [-]

Some ideas of mine: both things that I already have, or am thinking about buying:

  • a nice pedometer/fitbit - measuring your daily activity is the first step towards making sure you do it more regularly, and a good pedometer (with software to see your progress) is within the price range
  • a waterpik (to make flossing more interesting and thus more likely)
  • a really good-quality umbrella (for areas that are rpone to bad weather) because struggling with flimsy ones is more pain than it's worth to buy a quality one.
  • a good quality laptop bag/airline carry-on bag (especially if you lug your heavy laptop around a lot...)
  • healthy snacks for while I work (jerky and dried fruit)
  • an Ingress addiction (makes me walk a lot and it's free)
  • a shoe rack (i have a habit of tossing them all over the floor, and it's an easy way of tidying up the floor while remaining easy to dump my shoes)
  • sleep-tracking software and sleep-cycle alarm clock (to wake me up gently during REM cycle - these are often free)
  • large prints of nice pictures to stick on the wall behind my computer monitor so I have something nice to look at while working
  • do a defensive-driving course (driving safety is always useful for longevity)
  • take some meditation classes (for the ability to notice when being distracted and be better able to focus when needed)
  • take a toastmasters course (so as to be more confident with public speaking which is an importnat part of being a social leader)
  • take up a regularly scheduled low-impact exercise (eg tai chi)
Comment author: pinyaka 08 January 2015 07:56:02PM 2 points [-]

a good quality...airline carry-on bag

Recommendation here: Several years ago I bought one of the Eagle Creek Tarmac series of bags because I was flying a lot. They are expensive (less than $300), but have a lifetime warranty including damage done by an airline (every other bag I saw excluded damage done by airlines). They are very tough, well designed, visually distinctive and just small enough to fit into most airlines carry-on maximum size. Last year I bought some packing cube nock-offs and that has also made packing and unpacking more enjoyable.

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