I would say my Hue lights system because I can modulate the lighting to my mood or what I need.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    34·
    2 months ago

    Not to diss the question, but I’ve seen a bunch of these ‘best purchase’ questions here recently and I wonder if someone is trying to subtly promote a consumerist culture.

    • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
      19·
      2 months ago

      …we already are in one?

      Yes, the “best purchase” questions are a bit frequent. However, where else can you go these days? Facebook? Amazon Reviews? AI article #28462? Paid YT influencers?

      Forms like Lemmy are one the last places you can ask and get reasonable honest human answers for purchase advice. Reviews and troubleshooting are last 2 reasons I go to reddit, and even then reviews over there can be iffy on mainstream stuff.

    • Scroll Responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org
      5·
      2 months ago

      Advertisers on Reddit Lemmy, what purchase fits generic criteria?

      Edit: I’m not saying OP is doing that but I tend to believe advertisers were doing this on the old site

    • LouNeko@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 month ago

      Be on the lookout for a articles “Top 10 things you can buy to improve your mental health”.

    • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      Had exactly the same thought. Although I doubt anyone’s trying to promote anything. Consumer culture has just colonized many of our minds, even here.

      • LostAndSmelly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I tend to hyperfixate. Every mistake I make or goal I don’t immediately achieve can become a weapon I use against myself. I have spent hundreds of hours in therapy. Meditation can help but it is really hard for me to get started.

        I injured my knee a few years ago and after trying arnica and a bunch of other drugs to manage the inflammation the PA told me to try smoking weed. Within a week the inflammation was under control and I discovered meditation was MUCH easier for me after smoking.

        Now I know when I start to beat myself up I use my vape pen. Two puffs and 25 minutes later I will be able to slow down and mindfully check in with myself.

        I start with some breathing. First slow breathes, then even breaths, then box breaths. After breathing I do a body scan, I start at my toes and work my way to my face. Then I feed my thought to a candle for a bit and imagine watching them turn into smoke.

        Within half an hour the vape pen will be wearing off and I won’t be able to stay in that state but I will be a lot nicer to my self and my family. Over the last 6 months I have lost 25 lbs and put together a new plan to find a new career, I am a few weeks away from my first certification since 2008 and have set up a new resume. I am making plans for the future and genuinely optimistic about my own life.

        Pot and meditation have done what endless therapy and fists full of medications could not. I am in control of my own thoughts and feelings. I am able to make plans and follow through with plans that spawn months. I am in control of what and when I eat and sleep. I am a normal ass adult with responsibilities I actually attended to.

        • OBXDadLife@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 month ago

          I’m with you on this. I use Transcendental Meditation 2x/day (20 minutes each), and supplement with a pen or flower. My mental health is very strong these days.

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    Base building sandbox games. I don’t know why but this genre of games can suck away my stress unlike anything else (since I quit smoking). Oxygen Not Included is the one I keep coming back to.

        • ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          It’s really cool. I couldn’t stop taking screenshots, because everything I made looked so good by default. I think I still have an older version of the resource pack around on my computer, if you want to mess with it before shelling out cash.

    • chrizzly@feddit.org
      2·
      1 month ago

      Funny that you mentioned ONI, played and enjoyed it for > 50 hrs but I always got to the point where the base was falling apart b/c of one of the many missing ressources for my dupes :o So actually quite stressful at times, at least for me :D

      • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        That early-to-mid-game hump takes out a lot of players. Every resource takes Dup time and every Dup needs more resources - the balance takes practice and some math. Then the Spaced Out DLC came out so we could have that same hump several times in the same game… and I love it.

        Most of my colonies end between 2000 and 5000 in game days (I don’t bother to “finish” the game anymore) when I’ve got so much tech-debt the colony has become a chore instead of a game. Or one time when I tried to run all my Spaced Out bases on nuclear, only to discover there’s not enough asteroid generation to support that many reactors long term.

    • kyle@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 months ago

      Still in Early Access, but wishlist/try Mind Over Magic. Same devs and it’s awesome. They plan on the 1.0 release in January I think?

      It has the same feel for scheduling/prioritization, though toned down from Oxygen Not Included IMHO.

    • finestnothing@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      I’ve always been a sucker for Terraria and Starbound when I want to build, factorio for automation, dwarf fortress for planning/management, and cataclysm dark days ahead for survival (not sure if it counts since it’s free and open source - do NOT buy it on steam).

      I greatly prefer games with a lot of mechanics that I can get lost in over ones that look really good with minimal functionality which is too common nowadays imo… I also like art styles of these games a lot

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 months ago

    2016 Toyota Camry.

    Paid off and still kicking. Spent more on it than any vehicle I owned before, but it’s made up for it in the long run by not needing any major repairs.

    Taking my car in for inspection used to be scary. Now, it’s just whether or not its time for brakes or tires yet.

  • ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    I have an electric heating pad that I use a lot. If I have a migraine, it’s nice to know it’s there. Sometimes I turn it on before bed to heat up my bed. Sometimes I turn it on in the middle of the night and wrap it around my feet/ankles. It’s definitely a comfort item that I miss when I don’t have access to it.

  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    Motion activated lights. I can probably count on one hand every time they’ve annoyed me. Otherwise having a light be on all day in a room I barely use would be 10x more frustrating.

  • stoy@lemmy.zip
    1·
    1 month ago

    My car has been amazing, I got my license about 2 years ago, and after relying on busses and trains to get around for eight years and living alone, having a car is just fantastic.

    Thinking smaller, my cameras, I got properly into photography back in 2017 when I bought a Lumix GX80, and got a 14-140mm lens for it, it taught me soooooo much about taking nice photos. Then last year I upgraded to a Lumix S5, and damn, it is a really nice camera! The only thing that annoys me with it is the slow AF, so I am already planning on getting two other cameras to complete my setup… But anyway, my cameras has helped me a lot when it comes to go out and do stuff, simply because I want to get the photos!

    Thinking smaller yet, my Hue system is amazing.

    Being able to open the door to my apartment and being greeted by a nicely lit apartment rather than a black void when comming home from work is just fantastic.