Share your Favorite Products Mega-Thread

[mmKay]

From Leo's Blog:

[...] If these sorts of posts seem odd or grifty to you, I'm making an effort to share my favorite products. Something simple and practical. Not everything is about philosophy. Sometimes your life is just improved by finding the right spatula, USB cable, or screwdriver. I am passionate about finding and sharing the perfect products. Finding a perfect product is one of life's simple joys. They are like physical life hacks that pay dividends for years to come. Finding perfect products is not trivial and takes work. I've made a mini hobby of it. Hell, you could make a whole career or LP out of it. I try to find the perfect song, the perfect paper towel, the perfect hot sauce, the perfect toothpaste, the perfect drinking glass, the perfect fork. Being a perfectionist is a curse but also has its benefits. So when I find the best stuff I share it here.

Let's keep the bar high and avoid posting mediocre or low-quality items. Make sure it's items you've actually tried. When you share, please include at least a brief description of what the item is and why you love it or what makes it great
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One of my own finds to get the ball roling:

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker (2.7L for singles)

This pressure cooker features a high-quality stainless steel interior, a programmable timer for delayed cooking, and the ability to cook virtually anything quickly and efficiently. Perfect for lentils, rice, meat, soups, potatoes, and steamed vegetables (if you add a steam basket). It even cooks frozen foods without hassle.
Pressure cooking is one of the fastest ( and most likely retains the most nutrients) methods for cooking due to science! (It raises the boiling point of water from 100°C/212°F to around 120°C/250°F.) Plus, it's super easy to use, clean, and maintain, and it’s as safe as pressure cooking gets. If you prioritize raw nutrition and convenience over presentation, the Instant Pot is a game-changer for healthy eating. It saves time, effort, and even money by simplifying meal prep.

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BONUS : Sagami 0'01 Condoms  as thin as a hair, polyurethane actually transfers temperature unlike latex, feels close to the real deal. Make sure your girl is adecuately moist to avoid rupture.
 

Share your finds below! Whether it's the perfect pair of headphones, an amazing cleaning product, or your fave warm socks, we want to hear about it.

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Someone with spare time could recompile Leo's favorite finds into a separate post, and maybe we could pin it at the top of this section for easy access.

Edited January 7 by mmKay

[Godhead]

A few 10/10 products

• Pentel Fude brush pen M medium

This is the best brush pen I've used so far. It’s perfect for creating interesting textures, adding fine details, or filling in large areas without the need to switch pens.

• COSRX AC Collection Calming Foam Cleanser

Perfect face wash foam, lasts a long time, works effectively, and helps keep your skin acne-free.

• CeraVe Face Moisturiser SPF 50 Cream

This sunscreen and moisturizer combo has a great consistency, absorbs easily, and doesn’t leave any awkward residue. It keeps your skin healthy and glowing.

• Hayabusa T3 LX Leather Boxing Gloves

I injured both of my wrists using cheaper gloves. These have special wrist protection, are made from high-quality Italian leather, and look amazing. They're durable, and while they’re on the pricier side,  always a thrill punching someone in the face with them

• Pentel BXA107A-A Calme Ballpoint Pen

I had important exams approaching and realized my writing speed was a major bottleneck. So, I bought dozens of pens and timed myself with each one. This pen came out on top. Not only does it glide smoothly over the paper, but it also offers just the right amount of haptic feedback. Writing with it is a true pleasure, needless to say, I aced all my exams. Plus, it’s super cheap.

• Honeywell HT-900E Fan

Cheap, efficienct, durable and powerful. Everything you could ask for from a fan.

Edited January 9 by Godhead

[mmKay]

@Godhead elaborate on why do you like them, what are they and what's makes them special please

Edited January 8 by mmKay

[Godhead]

15 hours ago, mmKay said:

@Godhead elaborate on why do you like them, what are they and what's makes them special please

I edited my post

 

[ArcticGong]

Spotify has many audiobooks recordings for free there, Libravox recordings, in the public domain. 

[Leo Gura]

This could be a very valuable thread, if you guys put the effort into it.

[LoneWonderer]

Sunday Afternoons Ultra Adventure hat.

As someone who really cares about sun damange and exposure but also hates sunscreen this may be one of the best hats on the market. I've tested quite a few sunhats in my days and this is the best one hands down.

Reasons to get:

Excellent sun and neck protection so no need for sunscreen and doesn't look uncool to wear. 

Made of high grade materials to prevent hat from disintegrating after a few uses like some cheap hats do. Very light, breathable and foldable to pack in backpack.

For those who enjoy caps or outdoor running the: Outdoor research sun runner cap is just as good and provides front neck protection too. 10/10 both products in my books.

As for the arms protection an alternative to long sleeve is arm sleeves. Get them from reputable suppliers such as Buff, Solbari or Outdoor Research and it's a great alternative to sunscreen too.

 

Downside: both are about 50$ so expensive.

Edited January 9 by LoneWonderer

[LoneWonderer]

Also great product 10/10 👌

[Buck Edwards]

Aveeno shampoo. Really changed my hair quality. 

[CARDOZZO]

TickTick App.

[Staples]

Airtable.com

I've rebuilt like 3 other softwares I was paying hundreds of dollars a month for with it for $25 bucks a month.

Crazy powerful if you do any sort of office work.

[Twentyfirst]

Oh man. I have basically the best most obscure brand of every item you can think of. So rare that they will all go out of stock if I share them

I will say that instagram ads are gold if the algorithm considers you a high spender 

[LoneWonderer]

This one you guys can thank me later but is an incredible "hack" and is so surprising almost no one knows about it. Quite frankly I haven't shared it with anyone because it basically makes audible by amazon obsolete and does it completly for free somehow. I'm reluctant to share this but I want others to benefit from the incredible times we live in with AI.

Get the Reader app by ElevenLabs on the play or app store. It's basically an app that uses AI voices to read any text, pdf document or website you plug into it. There are thousands of voices you can choose and they are just as good as a real humans (nothing like the robotic voices of the past).

Somehow this app is completely free with no usage limits of any sort. If you know what you're doing you can get ANY pdf, epub book for free online from either apps such as ZLib ( find apk online not on play store) or torrent and you basically have audible for free forever. This app is insane! I've been using it for about 4 months now. It may sound like a gimmick but it's really not.

Edited January 10 by LoneWonderer

[LoneWonderer]

Another "hack" AI has just enabled is the screen recording feature on NoteBookLM by google. 

Imagine you have an online exam. Just use the AI tool to give you the answers to the questions as you are doing the online exam in real time. For this to work it has to be a non present online exam such as for a self study course. Obviously I would always recommend actually studying for your exams n shit but this is just to show the paradigm shattering, disruptive nature of these technologies and hell if you're worried about an upcoming exam use this to your advantage for now untill the industry becomes wise to these tricks.

Oh and yeah... NoteBookLM is completely free too! :))

Edited January 10 by LoneWonderer

[Davino]

On 7/1/2025 at 7:42 PM, mmKay said:

Someone with spare time could recompile Leo's favorite finds into a separate post, and maybe we could pin it at the top of this section for easy access.

I was thinking about doing something like that in a thread but your idea is even more encompassing.

[mmKay]

What products make your life substantially easier?

[hyruga]

Favourite product is YouTube. Without it, not sure what I would be using. Maybe Vimeo?

Edited Sunday at 11:17 AM by hyruga

[Applegarden8]

Damn, I don't have a very good quality product. I have types of product that I think are good, however nothing that really stands out. And I feel whatever products I have there is something better, so nothing amazing.

[AION]

 For tech

• iPhone 15 pro: it is unmatched in terms of service, support, security, reliability and functionality. People say Android have more functionality but when I had an Android I never used any of it + it broke down all the time. Especially the voice to text and text to voice is unmatched. And the phone holds its value so you can easily resell it and buy an upgrade.
• Casio Protek watch Trek PRW-61Y-3ER: I got one with solar energy so I never have to change the batteries, it looks stylish and it is relatively cheap compared to luxury watches. 
• Thinkpad X1 carbon 11 gen: just an amazing machine, a lot of power for a good price. Keyboard is the cream of the crop, I like all the extra functionality like the knob, and it is just a joy to use it..

Kitchen:

• Ikea stainless steal pans: I can multiple variations of them, all are amazing and good quality.
• Shun Classic 7" Chinese Vegetable Cleaver: it is a must if you have to chop up a lot of food, the weight of the knife makes things a lot easier to cut through stuff

Fashion:

• K-swiss: everybody is wearing Nikes or Adidas nowadays but the quality is so low, and it is so weird to wear items that 80% of the people around me are wearing, K-swiss shoes are high quality, stylish and you wearing something different than everybody
• Calvein Klein: quality is just the best compared to other fashion brands.. Not a lot of people are wearing this brand because most going for what other people are going for

 

I have some other picks if there is interests but I will leave it for now

Edited Sunday at 11:38 AM by AION

[Ramanujan]

Ma laptop