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submitted 21 hours ago by ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I have recently made changes to increase productivity and reduce friction to prepare for a child that will be born soon. We now have made tons of convenient upgrades, and are looking for more. Robot vacuum was for instance a worthy upgrade, even if I thought it was gimmicky initially.

Any ideas?

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[-] ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml 12 points 21 hours ago

For me: Door lock with fingerprint, code and physical key. Added autolock to it as well. So when I walk the dog and leave the home it locks automatically

Robot vacuum

Drying clothes in my "closet", no dryer, just hang everything up in my open closet, it makes the indoor climate better, smells good, and I have to put the clothes away anyways if I had a dryer. So we have specialized hangers for different things, multi layered, hooks, etc. works great. Duvets etc. we use a drying rack for.

Inoreader with heavy filtering and very high signal/noise feeds to follow. I don't need to know about sports, movies, etc. It also supports newsletters so that I can get newsletters directly in my feed. So that it has many condensed and curated articles.

Buffer for spreading my socialist memes to several platforms at once, why share stuff with just people on one platform? Creating class consciousness one meme at the time

Automatic dosing of detergent on my washer

2x pet feeders with desiccants

Water dispenser with UV and filter to give my pets high quality water all the time. Have to fill it every now and then.

All black t-shirts, same pants, same sweaters, same socks, share socks with my wife.

If something can't be washed in the dishwasher, it will be washed there until it breaks. Knives are an exception.

Automatic lights

Automatic payments for all my bills

A charging case for my phone, no worries about having enough battery

[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I wish I had a decent closet. Hanging the clothes to dry like this is genius.

And to add, newborns are a wild ride, congratulations on your upcoming adventure :)

You'll do 15thousand things to prepare, but most importantly, be prepared to be flexible and adapt

this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2026
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