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I know it sounds nuts, but I always found changing clothes made a huge difference for me.

Get home and put on a pair of shorts, t-shirt and flip flops, or at least something you would never, ever wear to work. It always made some kind of mental shift in my head.

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For those of us who live alone, the process definitely stops at taking off work clothes

I was the same when I lived alone. My pants were nearly affixed to the back of the chair in my living room.

Count one childless adult couple in with this being standard.

Here is my crazy idea that I want YC to fund: a Sock Printer.

I want to come home and have a brand new pair of socks printed (woven) for me by a bot...

I looked around on the internet for "sock machine" and its derivatives - but the best I could find was one machine that was super industrial.

Nothing feels better than the first time you put on a brand new pair of socks.

SockPrinter.com!

Could you not just buy a months supply of new socks in advance? Seems like it would be cheaper. Also as a first adopter you'd have socks made from hard plastic resin. It would bring new meaning to the term bleeding edge

Actually, I typically replace my hoard of socks annually.

But I am just in love with the idea of a sock printer.

As wasteful as your idea sounds.. hopefully you have a plan to reuse the raw materials?.. your idea reminded me of this person that invented a sock printer and uses it to ensure new socks for the homeless

https://youtu.be/Kvi-0879Nuw

With you on the new socks. For me, nothing is better than a brand new pair of merino wool socks. Merino is so light, strong and breathable you can wear them two days running. Not cheap, but worth it for sheer comfort.

What is your opinion of Thorlo?

Thanks - Thorlo is new to me. Their page on fibres [1] is interesting, even though it doesn't mention merino it does talk about wool & silk blends. Now I want to get merino silk blend, but they're not cheap.

[1] https://www.thorlo.com/why-thorlos/fibers

Buy some you won't regret.

I was hated amongst my brothers at Christmas because I would always pick up a package and guess the contents... I was always right

Could always pick out the socks. As I got older it was always thorlo.

Best socks ever.

Buy them.

Wouldn't an easier, scalable version of this be some sort of Trunk Club but specifically for high quality socks?

It could be nice to have such printers make things really slowly. So it is like watching a plant grow.

Taking off my shoes is a key element. Even if I'm not in work, I put my shoes on so I'm ready for the day. I then can take them off and feel relaxed once the kids are in bed. It's a weird little thing I've noticed but it feels awesome in both the morning, putting them on, and taking them off in the evening.

The same applies on days I work from home. It sounds corny; but, at home, I put on a navy blue Dickies work shirt. (It gives me a pocket for my phone during long meetings.) At the end of the day, I change clothes, just as I would if I was coming from the office. (I think I actually got the idea from HN a while back.)

Sweatpants/pajama bottoms are a key element to my evening unwind.

That's funny because I work in shorts and flip flops almost daily during spring and summer.

But I agree. Changing clothes or a quick shower helps a lot.

Same here. I also take my watch off. I like having one at work and when I'm out but at home I take it off immediately.

I'm the opposite. I program/type all day and the wristband bothers me because my wrists lay on the rest, so I put my watch on as soon as I'm done with work.

(Aside: anyone have a solution to that? Or maybe a strap where it wouldn't be a problem? I have a timex weekender.)

Sports trainers have said this kind of stuff. Helps with mental preparation.

Preface this with a shower the evening is basically a new day.

but with less sun, because we cant be bothered to put on sunscreen

this, people at work won't recognize me at home.

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