Regarding coffee, I bought a small 1-4 cup Mr. Coffee drip machine at a garage sale for $2, and it's perfect for my needs. Plus, both the spent grounds and the cheap paper filter are 100% biodegradable. I find most kitchen or shop gadgets are a waste of money and space unless they make something I already do markedly easier than it was, or do something specialized so well that a general tool is completely outclassed.
On the sleep front, I am skeptical of the biomonitoring gizmos, whether they veer toward overhyped mood rings or technological mumbo-jumbo, but that could be I've seen too many trendy miracle cured to recognize something genuine, too. My sleep cycle has been thrown out of whack too, first by work stress, then by a lingering January illness, and now by who knows what. The lack of work week routine may play a role. Pain from winter cold snaps and pressure fronts on old injuries definitely does. I've also cut down on coffee, so that shouldn't be a factor.
I also don't I ow what to think of therapy or life coaching. I have neither the finances nor the physical proximity to try either, and I don't want the distance of web chat with a stranger that better help has been advertising online lately. Besides, I also have an inherent distrust of any new services with deep advertising pockets.
All that is to say I get the quandary, I think a lot of "solutions" are a load of hooey, and I like my small version of a standard coffee pot.
The drip filter coffee machines are popular here and that is what I was using, but ended up drinking a lot of coffee. We use it now when we have guests only :)
I sleep well enough, when I sleep - but I don't feel refreshed since the stroke. I think it has something to do with me barely dreaming since. I have always regarded dreaming as a "cleaning" function of some kind, but I don't get it often now. Diet, illness, and stress of course have a big effect on sleep quality too.
Me too! We are over therapized these days to the extreme. Having said that, I am interested in how the brain works, and having conversations with people (paid for by my ex-employer still for a bit) has been interesting. Nothing earth shattering, but remember that most people don't reflect much at all, so it can help many people. The problem is that many now rely on therapy to solve their issues, like a panadol for a headache.