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Tried & Trusted

Tried it. Then told you the truth.

I try things so you don't have to gamble — products, routines, the viral thing everyone swears by. What's here earned its place. What didn't isn't here.

All Wellness The desk Home Reads
Worth it
Wellness · sleep

The silk eye mask I won't sleep without

Three months in. The one $30 thing that did more for my rest than any app on this list.

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Splurge, but
The desk · tools

The planner everyone gifts — is it actually good?

Beautiful, expensive, and not for everyone. Who it's right for, and the free thing I'd reach for first.

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Skip
Wellness · supplements

The viral magnesium drink, four weeks in

I wanted it to work. It didn't, for me — and here's what I'd put the money toward instead.

Read the take →no link · not recommended
Worth it
Home · evenings

The lamp that fixed my evenings

Cheap, warm, and off the overhead bulb. The thing that made the apartment feel like mine again. Every piece, linked.

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Worth it
Reads · for the pivot

The book I re-read every time I want to quit

Not a productivity book. It won't fix you — it just keeps me in the chair.

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Currently testing

On the desk this month.

Week 2 of 4

A "dopamine menu" instead of a to-do list. Early read: promising, slightly fussy.

Week 1 of 6

Two budget linen-sheet brands, side by side. Verdict coming to the letter first.

Ongoing

The "no-buy" experiment — what affiliate-honesty looks like when I'm buying nothing.

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