Head-mounted action camera
A small wide-angle camera on a head strap, filming what the wearer sees
Rugged wide-angle camera worn on a head strap or a helmet mount. It moves with the eyes, so footage reads as first person, which suits anything done with the hands: cooking, repairs, climbing, riding. Continuous recording runs to roughly an hour on a battery. The built-in mic sits close enough to the wearer's mouth that some creators record no separate audio at all. GoPro's Hero line is the default. DJI and Insta360 make comparable models.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- J. Kenji López-AltDoes it
Chef and food writer · The Food Lab
Films his YouTube channel by strapping a GoPro HERO8 Black to his head and cooking, with no separate microphone; the camera's own mic takes the audio. He told GoPro's blog the idea arrived at 1 a.m., when he wondered what cooking would look like shot that way, and he has not changed the setup since.
Source: Tasting Table: Why J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Calls His YouTube Channel An Anti-Cooking Show“my criteria for when I'm shooting a video for that is it has to be something that was going to cook anyway, and it has to be something I'm cooking when there's nobody else in my family in the kitchen. If those two criteria are met and the camera battery is charged, then I'll probably shoot it.”
The Sporkful: Kenji Lopez-Alt No Longer Calls His Recipes The Best (opens in a new tab) · 14 Mar 2022
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Home gym
A private training space at home, from a garage rack to a fully equipped room
On record from 7 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 6 do it
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- Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Standing desk
A desk that raises, so part of the working day happens on your feet
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
- Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Paper notebook
A bound notebook for thinking on paper away from a screen
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
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