About to buy a $60 laptop riser until I realized my desk already does heavy lifting. Rate the "temporary" fix.

About to buy a $60 laptop riser until I realized my desk already does heavy lifting. Rate the "temporary" fix.

My laptop riser snapped last week right after I finished dialing in this home corner. In a pinch, I stacked four dense hardcover books under the MacBook to bring the secondary screen up to eye level with my monitor.

I was about to order a replacement, but after a few full workdays... does it actually work too well?

The desk does ergonomic work anyway. I already have my sitting and standing heights dialed into memory presets. Books just need to match the monitor height...

Be honest: What's the most ridiculous "temporary" DIY fix in your setup that quietly became permanent?

u/Ignatiusbump — 11 days ago

Making $2k a month entirely during my toddler’s nap times.

My office hours are literally whenever my 2-year-old is asleep. That gives me maybe 1.5 to 2 hours in the afternoon, and another 30 minutes at night if I’m lucky.

When I first started looking for a side hustle, anything involving me personally packing and shipping boxes was an immediate hard pass. I just don't have the physical space or time for it.

When I was just starting out, I also read a lot of experience-sharing posts on Reddit. Eventually, I began to conduct wholesale purchases through Alibaba. I only selected suppliers who had local warehouses in the United States. This way, I could save about three weeks of transportation time, shipping pressure, and customs delays. The suppliers were responsible for the large-scale domestic logistics distribution, while I only needed to handle the front-end work.

Now, I have made the entire business operate solely through my mobile phone. This way, I am not constrained by my desk or the rigid company schedule, which is very suitable for me as I spend a lot of time taking care of my children.

It took me several months to find truly trustworthy suppliers. Now the backend has been set up, and I can almost completely let go. Currently, I have a stable monthly income of $2,000, and I am already satisfied.

Has anyone like me who is running a solo business? Share your stories!

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u/Ignatiusbump — 3 months ago

Making $2k a month entirely during my toddler’s nap times.

My office hours are literally whenever my 2-year-old is asleep. That gives me maybe 1.5 to 2 hours in the afternoon, and another 30 minutes at night if I’m lucky.

When I first started looking for a side hustle, anything involving me personally packing and shipping boxes was an immediate hard pass. I just don't have the physical space or time for it.

When I was just starting out, I also read a lot of experience-sharing posts on Reddit. Eventually, I began to conduct wholesale purchases through Alibaba. I only selected suppliers who had local warehouses in the United States. This way, I could save about three weeks of transportation time, shipping pressure, and customs delays. The suppliers were responsible for the large-scale domestic logistics distribution, while I only needed to handle the front-end work.

Now, I have made the entire business operate solely through my mobile phone. This way, I am not constrained by my desk or the rigid company schedule, which is very suitable for me as I spend a lot of time taking care of my children.

It took me several months to find truly trustworthy suppliers. Now the backend has been set up, and I can almost completely let go. Currently, I have a stable monthly income of $2,000, and I am already satisfied.

Has anyone like me who is running a solo business? Share your stories!

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u/Ignatiusbump — 3 months ago

Didn't expect too much, but Ejaguard really helped

I've been dealing with PE for years and honestly I've reached the point where I don't get excited about trying new products anymore. Feels like every time something gets recommended, half the comments say it's amazing and the other half say it's useless.

A few weeks ago I ended up ordering Ejaguard mostly because I kept seeing it mentioned here. Didn't really expect much.

The first time I used it, I treated it exactly like the lidocaine sprays I'd used before. I did 2 sprays, waited about 15 minutes, then washed it off before sex. To be honest, I wasn't impressed at all. Nothing felt noticeably different and my first thought was basically, "Okay, I guess this is another one that doesn't do much for me."

After that I spent some time reading through older discussions here and looking into how people were actually using it. A lot of people were saying that herbal-style sprays tend to be more gradual and less aggressive than traditional lidocaine products, so the experience can feel pretty different.

For the second try, I changed things up a bit. I used 3 sprays, waited around 30 minutes, and didn't wash it off. One thing that surprised me was that even without washing it off, my wife didn't notice anything unusual. With pretty much every other delay product I've tried, transfer was always something I worried about. This time neither of us noticed any weird numbness, irritation, or change in sensation on her side, which honestly made the whole experience feel a lot more relaxed.

That's when I started noticing the difference. There wasn't that obvious "okay, I can feel this working" moment that I've had with some lidocaine sprays. Then halfway through I realized I wasn't thinking about finishing the whole time.

That was probably the weirdest part. Usually there's always this little voice in the back of my head monitoring everything. This time I felt a lot more relaxed and just kind of stayed in the moment. Not saying it turned me into some marathon guy or anything. It didn't magically fix everything. It just felt less rushed.

Maybe that's what people mean when they talk about control. I always assumed control meant lasting forever, but honestly feeling calmer made a bigger difference than I expected.

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u/Ignatiusbump — 4 months ago
▲ 1 r/4kTV

I get that it's different from standard Mini-LED, but what does it actually mean for us users? Is it just a marketing buzzword, or is it a genuine step up from QD-OLED/SQD Mini-LED?

Plz share your thoughts, thanks in advance

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u/Ignatiusbump — 5 months ago