Is Good

A simple cheatsheet for anything, and everything.

Ideas

  • Have fewer (or no) children
  • Speak more languages
  • Travel without a plan
  • Tip generously
  • Run without headphones
  • Don’t buy IKEA; buy used
  • Cancel Amazon Prime
  • Don’t go out; invite people over
  • Bake/brew/cook/mix yourself
  • Pay for ‘free’ live music
  • Play team sports
  • Run/bike/swim/ski/hike/skate/stretch/walk… keep moving

People Worth Following

Thinkers

  • Arif Hasan
  • David Graeber
  • Shahab Ahmed
  • Tariq Ali

Writers & Authors

  • Ali Akbar Natiq
  • Haruki Murakami
  • Khushwant Singh
  • Mohammad Hanif

Product Management Writers

  • Marty Cagan
  • Rich Mironov

Purchases

I agonize over purchases, poring through every review and Reddit thread (so you don’t have to?). Most are BIFL.

Kitchen

  • Breville immersion blender (link)
  • Vitamix blender
  • 1zpresso coffee grinder
  • Aeropress coffee maker
  • Le Creuset dutch oven
  • Tramontina steel pans
  • Lodge cast iron pans
  • T-fal nonstick pans
  • Victorinox chef’s knife
  • Microplane grater
  • Teakhaus cutting board

Home

  • Honeywell humidifier
  • Danby dehumidifier
  • Roomba robot vacuum
  • Miele corded vacuum
  • Black+Decker handheld cordless vacuum
  • Vornado air circulator
  • Deepegg white noise machine

Audio

  • Sony over-ear headphones (link)
  • Panasonic in-ear wired headphones (link)
  • Jabra in-ear wireless headphones
  • Wharfedale bookshelf speakers
  • Tannoy bookshelf speakers
  • Marantz receiver

Work out

  • Nalgene water bottle (link)
  • Brooks running shoes (link)
  • Brooks running shirt (link)
  • Decathlon running shorts
  • Brooks running socks
  • Merrell hiking boots (link)
  • Chaco hiking sandals

Etc.

  • Red Wing boots

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