A power tower. Simple, doesn't take up much space, but lets me do a variety of upper body exercises on-demand without having to set anything up. A great way to fit exercise into the day without friction.

A good rice cooker. Makes the rice perfectly every time without me having to think about timing.

A good wardrobe. Started getting compliments on how I dress all the time. I never cared about this very much, and that made me unaware that other people did care.

- clothes drying racks that hook onto radiators. Reduces drying time and clothes crumpling

- wired mechanical keyboard. Wired is simpler than wireless. Quality ones have n-key support

- bicycle fenders

- digital wrist watch so that I check my phone less.

* A notebook

* Some phone apps like Flow

* Bulk toothpaste

* Duplicates of utilities like USB cables

* UNIQLO t-shirts

* A Sonos speaker system

* Ubiquity networking equipment

Gosh it sure seems expensive to live a simple life.

* B2 storage: instead of throwing away anything on my computer because the HDD is filling up and being anxious because I might need it in the future, I just dump it on B2, which stores it forever for cents per month.

* Wireless charging stand: now I can see my phone and notifications while working, and it’s charging, and I never forget where I left it.

* Victorinox Outrider pocket knife: always have a knive, scissors, Phillips screwdriver and bottle opener handy.

Don't forget food, industrial, etc

1. A condensing dryer (used to hang washed clothes on a line and have to take them down again when dry)

2. An extra car, old station-wagon with trailer hook + trailer. It's nice that it's old and crappy so I don't care when it's getting dirty, scratched or dented, it will be decommissioned when it breaks down (used to borrow car every time we needed to transport something larger than fit in the small main car, or when we had to use trailer.)

3. A toaster (used to toast my bread in the oven which is both slow and energy efficient)

4. An electric kettle (used to boil water in a pot when we lived a place where gas was practically free)

5. A standalone freezer (used to have only a small one builtin to the fridge, with room for maybe 5 frozen pizzas)

6. Good powered studio monitors along with a XLR usb dac, I use them for general-purpose listening, love them. (Used to use headphones)

7. Coffee maker (used to either boil water and do slow pour-over or use instant which is expensive and not as yummy as an espresso)

9. USB Switch, for switching between the computers under my table, along with a monitor with multiple inputs, (used to switch cables around)

10. The long IKEA USB-C charging cables + 3 outlet chargers. (used to move smaller chargers+cables around the house, now there's charging spots in bedroom and in the livingroom, and the cables are long enough that we can sit comfortably and use our phones while charging).

b) Bose Sleepbuds II - comfortable, tiny earbuds that last all night and play white noise or repeating melodies.

c) Anker PowerConf - video conferencing speaker which means you aren't having to fiddle with headphones and the giant red light makes it easy to see when you're muted.

d) Mogics Power Donut - combination travel adapter, power extension board, extension cable and USB hub in one tiny device.

Everyone collects utilities, and most folks have a list of a few that they feel are indispensable. Here's mine. Each has a distinct purpose, and I probably touch each at least a few times a week. For me, "util" means utilitarian and it means don't clutter my tray. If it saves me time, and seamlessly integrates with my life, it's the bomb.

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Here are most of the contents of my C:\UTILS folder. These are all well loved and used. I wouldn't recommend them if I didn't use them constantly. Things on this list are here because I dig them. No one paid money to be on this list and no money is accepted to be on this list.