So, I recently bought the FINIS, F-I-N-I-S, swim paddles. They somewhat magically lengthen out my freestyle stroke. And when I combined them with some fins, I use the ones Cressi, C-R-E-S-S-I, I feel sometimes like I’m almost flying through the water.
What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months?
Initially I was going to say a pair of Groucho Marx glasses that I bought in Japan. I got a lot of legs out of those.
Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 30 May 2018 source ↗
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Graham Duncan
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BJ Miller
Palliative care physician; founder of the Zen Hospice Project guest house programme
Well, you know, I would probably point us to a beautiful Pinot Noir from Joseph Swan up in Sonoma County. You know, it’s like the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy or anyone who delights in anything ephemeral. The charm in a bottle of wine, the craft, all the work that goes into it, and actually delighting in the fact that it’s perishable and goes away I find really helpful.
Jerrod Carmichael
Stand-up comedian; creator of The Carmichael Show
Probably a notebook. ... A notebook and pens. And I don’t even write out jokes but I write out thoughts; goals and thoughts.
Debbie Millman
Designer; host of Design Matters; founder of the SVA branding programme
Well, the purchase that has influenced me over the last six months is the Apple pencil. I do so much of my artwork by hand and now there is a device that draws and feels like a real pencil that I can use electronically. It’s changed the way I work.
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