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There was a similar post a few years back - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32632720

I'm asking for something similar because I'm mainly a dev in the Microsoft ecosystem and I feel comfortable using it for work. I do have a macbook M1 for private use and I love it!

Here's a few things that I found beneficial:

* casio watch with 1hr beep and countdown timer for Pomodoro * ipad and ipencil * standing desk and proper chair * anxiety and adhd meds * wide monitor with light * vertical monitor for mails, teams and spotify

I want to setup a home camera system (2-3 units) so I can watch what’s happening with my two cats when I’m out of the apartment for a longer period. There’s a lot out of the box solutions on Amazon like [this Eufy camera](https://www.amazon.de/Security-surveillance-detection-assistant-required-White/dp/B086LBCQJL) but it forces you to use their proprietary software with an account which gives me the creeps.

Any other more privacy friendly solution out there? I have a home server which I access using a VPN.

I’m one of those people who are sworn never to return to the office (ok, maybe once a week) as I truly and wholeheartedly enjoy working from my office. I’m interested to how does your typical wfh day looks like, during and off office hours, mainly for inspiration what I could add to my routine.

Disclaimer: I don’t have kids. Mine is wake up around 6am, have a cup of coffee with my spouse and go meditate for 30min. After I’m finished my spouse had breakfast and is at the door with the usual “lucky you for having the opportunity to wfh” (she’s right). I have breakfast and check my emails. After reading the emails I write a separate work and private to-do lists which I try to follow as best I can. I try to work using a pomo-timer (pomofocus.io) and during the breaks I do laundry, cook a meal and do other chores. After work is done I do a 1hr scheduled do-nothing time where I literally try to do nothing to reset my brain. During this time my phone is on dnd. After that my routine stops and every day is a little bit different.

English is not my native language and while I’m good at reading and writing it I lack good pronunciation. Other non-native speakers, what did help you get better at speaking English?

I hope this isn't a low effort post and I'm not wanting to start a flame war but I was wondering what the HN crowd uses as their daily driver phones.

I only had Android smartphones but I'm currently in the market for a new one because this old dog I'm using is slowly dying. I'm considering an another Android smartphone (Pixel 7 probably) because I'm so used to the whole OS experience, I like the side-loading app feature and I'm not heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem.

But what I don't like about Android smartphones is their short lifespan in comparison to iPhones. Most of my Android phones lasted 2-3 years and I find it wasteful in this time and age to change phones so rapidly. OTOH iPhone doesn't precisely play the whole planed obsolescence game and I really think the Apple hardware is more superior.

To make my choice easier I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences about this dilemma.

Me and my partner are looking to move to a remote area. Thanks to the wonders of Starlink for me it would be business as usual but for my spouse it would mean quiting her job in academia (she's a biologist) and being jobless in the traditional 9-5 sense.

Does anyone have an arrangement where one of you works and the other doesn't? How does that look like for you, especially if you don't have kids?

I work remotely and me and my wife are thinking about buying some land and forming a homestead. We both had the experience of living in a somewhat rural community as kids and do know how much work such a thing asks for, and because of that we want to start small and grow our self sufficiency over time.

As I can work remotely the plan would be to continue working to have a steady cash income while my wife would be more concentrated on the homestead. We live in the sub-mediterranean region and and would there for some land.

Any other IT professionals combining homesteading and remote work?

I'm slowly creating my website (using Hugo) were I can share my art and hobbies, practice writing in a non-native language (which is English) and have a slice of the Internet which I can call 'mine'.

Although it doesn't bother me much I was wondering what are other people experiences on having a website. Do you just have it without any particular interactions from other internet persons? Or you do have interactions and feedback to your content? Does it bother you if you don't get any hits or you maintain your website just for fun and you find it fulfilling?

What habits, gadgets or lack of helped you sleep better? As I heal from my chronic mental problems (CPTSD) I notice more and more how sleep affects my emotional stability, anxiety levels and productivity. I ditched alcohol, try to have a regular sleep schedule and lowered my caffeine intake especially in the second part of the day.