I’ve been using a height adjustable standing desk for 2-3 years now. The option to switch between sitting and standing was a major improvement. It’s obviously not a replacement to active movement and I’m looking forward to get a walking pad soon. But I’m glad I even went this direction.
Red light therapy, specifically Near Infrared Light on my lungs as it works so well that I was able to stop my 45+ years of daily asthma meds. Incredible.
Linux
I wouldn’t say changing to Linux changed my life so much as it preserved the life I wanted. The change was just some (thankfully) brief adjustments to get comfortable with it. Way easier than I thought it was going to be and so much of that is thanks to the gurus online leaving answers and blogs for us folks in the transition period.
The point was that I didn’t want my life changed by windows becoming worse and worse anymore. In a disposable world closing us off from each other with too much change too fast going on right now because of the heavy handed over implementation of AI hard yanking control away from user: Linux gave me an option to retain the permanence, connection and control I wanted from my experience.
Apparently windows AI update broke recently . I don’t even remember the last time I loaded windows. I think it’s been a few months. Now I don’t even want to look back. Just relieved that if something like that happened on a Linux distro, rollbacks are easier to accomplish on the user side. Already theorized, practiced and prepped my parachute for something like that. Ok maybe you’re right. It has changed me. I don’t think I would have thought and behaved like this had I stayed on windows.
Knives that don’t suck. Also getting chickens. I love them so much, great pets and they lay eggs :)
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Cut contact with family and friends who were bad for my mental health.
Getting rid of social media. Reddit/lemmy i keep for news.
I wish I got a biometric scale way earlier than I did.
This thing is like cheat codes
Can you explain the benefits?
Adderall. Started taking it at 34 and ever since I can prioritize tasks, finish things, relax…
Washing my hair everyday. I had very thin hair for 20 years and now it’s actually growing back. I have an incredibly greasy scalp and face, and it was likely sebum plugs blocking the follicles. Plus, I’m very sensitive to the feeling of product or grease on me, so it feels so much better.
yup. I’m greasy by the end of the day and never feel clean without washing my hair with shampoo.
Getting and replacing my CPAP.
I waited way too long to get my first CPAP. When it started wearing out, I waited way too long to replace it, and the new one is just as magical. Actually, it’s a tiny bit better with all the newer features
Delete Facebook and twitter
X is for nazi pedos
I only have facebook still because my older relatives use it to communicate a lot, otherwise I’d never touch it again.
X is for Nazis, you’re right. I actually deleted Facebook in like 2010 and Twitter in 2019 or something; long before Elon bought it. It was already becoming a drain on my mental health thanks to Trump. honestly, it’s crazy i kept using it much after 2015.
Unfortunately some places you can’t delete Facebook. For example my local town dump was shut down this weekend due to -40 temps, only place it was posted was Facebook. Yea I went to the dump with a car load of trash and recycling to find myself staring at the shut gate. Wasn’t happy about that…
You can have messenger without Facebook. At least it’s possible in the EU
Firefox shortcuts. A lemmy user pointed it out and it’s so much faster than using ddg bangs
Buy a washer machine instead of rely on laundry service
Lexapro and a bidet
Top down, bottom up approach, solid.
Getting a dog. Also the most value for my money I’ve ever gotten for any purchase in my life.
