Shortform #78 Design Matters: The Triumph of the Curved Shower Rod | Lighting: Hedonistic Adaptation
For those of you suffering from narrow tub-shower hybrids with shower curtains that inevitably brush up or press against you while showering, for (new retail price) $30-$60+ you can become the proud owner of a curved shower rod that dramatically increases the horizontal space you have in such a shower. I’ve just installed one (do measure your tub-shower hybrid’s length from wall to wall before buying one, that measurement does matter) and the result is a much more usable shower with a more pleasant experience. This upgrade also brings slight efficiency gains, because I’m not fighting off the damnable shower curtain at all anymore.
Oh, and if your bathroom only has one light fixture / a light fixture that’s not above the shower area, the curved shower rod upgrade increases the lumens inside the shower area ever so slightly. This makes the shower a bit more cheerful, though I will likely upgrade the lighting in my bathroom to increase luminosity in that spot. Why should a bathroom have to be a dull drab place as they so often are especially in apartments, dorms, or even houses? Light it up and put waterproof colorful decorations all over the place so that your personal maintenance room that you spend time in every single day becomes a much more pleasant room!
I am no longer using Facebook for political reasons but also for efficiency reasons: by having one less communications platform to check, I lower the cognitive complexity & time investment of communicating with other people. Now there is one fewer tool & one less system to be familiar with, thus increasing my time & reducing information I have to care about (leaving me more room for information inputs I want to care about.
Hedonistic adaptation: I replaced >80% of the light bulbs in my house with 1600 lumen LED bulbs (the previous bulbs were CFLs of varying color temperature & not the best luminosity) last month. I find myself craving more light, so I’ve obtained a two pack of 16,000 lumen, 80+CRI, 6500K foldable garage lights that use a normal E26 socket from Amazon. I look forward to testing them as soon as they arrive! Today I tested reading a book hit by direct afternoon west sunlight vs reading a book next to my normal 1600 lumen light bulbs & 4600 lumen LED shop light, and the former experience produced significantly less eye strain and was immensely nicer feeling. I look forward to continuing my lighting adventures and making the inside of my house as bright as daylight for the mood, reduced eye-strain, and other benefits that brings.
Shortform #78 Design Matters: The Triumph of the Curved Shower Rod | Lighting: Hedonistic Adaptation
For those of you suffering from narrow tub-shower hybrids with shower curtains that inevitably brush up or press against you while showering, for (new retail price) $30-$60+ you can become the proud owner of a curved shower rod that dramatically increases the horizontal space you have in such a shower. I’ve just installed one (do measure your tub-shower hybrid’s length from wall to wall before buying one, that measurement does matter) and the result is a much more usable shower with a more pleasant experience. This upgrade also brings slight efficiency gains, because I’m not fighting off the damnable shower curtain at all anymore.
Oh, and if your bathroom only has one light fixture / a light fixture that’s not above the shower area, the curved shower rod upgrade increases the lumens inside the shower area ever so slightly. This makes the shower a bit more cheerful, though I will likely upgrade the lighting in my bathroom to increase luminosity in that spot. Why should a bathroom have to be a dull drab place as they so often are especially in apartments, dorms, or even houses? Light it up and put waterproof colorful decorations all over the place so that your personal maintenance room that you spend time in every single day becomes a much more pleasant room!
I am no longer using Facebook for political reasons but also for efficiency reasons: by having one less communications platform to check, I lower the cognitive complexity & time investment of communicating with other people. Now there is one fewer tool & one less system to be familiar with, thus increasing my time & reducing information I have to care about (leaving me more room for information inputs I want to care about.
Hedonistic adaptation: I replaced >80% of the light bulbs in my house with 1600 lumen LED bulbs (the previous bulbs were CFLs of varying color temperature & not the best luminosity) last month. I find myself craving more light, so I’ve obtained a two pack of 16,000 lumen, 80+CRI, 6500K foldable garage lights that use a normal E26 socket from Amazon. I look forward to testing them as soon as they arrive! Today I tested reading a book hit by direct afternoon west sunlight vs reading a book next to my normal 1600 lumen light bulbs & 4600 lumen LED shop light, and the former experience produced significantly less eye strain and was immensely nicer feeling. I look forward to continuing my lighting adventures and making the inside of my house as bright as daylight for the mood, reduced eye-strain, and other benefits that brings.