Books. Especially if you are below 25 yo, you can easily learn and absorb new information and skills. Example: Elon Musk read 1000's of books as a teenager.
Reason: It takes at least a few hours to read a book. Assuming you value your time, the cost of the book is nothing compared to the time investment you need to put in.
If you are above 25, life becomes more about preserving your energy and vitality, so I'd say exercise equipment and ergonomic tools.
There's also things we don't think about, that we can be grateful for: Water, power, sewers, internet, supermarkets, modern transportation. Those are fantastic value if you think about what the alternatives are.
Reason: It takes at least a few hours to read a book. Assuming you value your time, the cost of the book is nothing compared to the time investment you need to put in.
What you get out of it can be asymmetrical. You could learn one principle that transforms your life for the better. Even if you just read fiction for pleasure, it will increase your vocabulary, writing, thinking, and concentration skill.
It's more important to have goods books available to read, than to waste some money on books you will never read. A variety of books is key to forming a reading habit. If you need to finish a book before moving onto another, you can easily get bored and stop.
Authors have a hard time making money. The reasons are 1. books are undervalued, because they require time investment and effort. 2. Information wants to be free. It's easy to publish books these days, or to regurgitate what someone else wrote.
It's more important to have goods books available to read, than to waste some money on books you will never read. A variety of books is key to forming a reading habit. If you need to finish a book before moving onto another, you can easily get bored and stop.
Authors have a hard time making money. The reasons are 1. books are undervalued, because they require time investment and effort. 2. Information wants to be free. It's easy to publish books these days, or to regurgitate what someone else wrote.
If you are above 25, life becomes more about preserving your energy and vitality, so I'd say exercise equipment and ergonomic tools.
There's also things we don't think about, that we can be grateful for: Water, power, sewers, internet, supermarkets, modern transportation. Those are fantastic value if you think about what the alternatives are.
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