077 - Juris Kristobans

Juris Kristobans is the writer of Modern Different, a curated newsletter that helps you discover products that can improve your life and home.

He used to cook for the “rich, famous, and beautiful”… might be worth asking him about that. 😅

Tangible stuff:

• iMac (21.5’’, 2019) Retina 4K display 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
• Magic Mouse 2
• Magic Keyboard
• Brio Ultra HD web camera
• Elgato Key Light Air
• Casio TQ-140-1EF Wake Up Timer Alarm Clock
• Oak Monitor Stand Made by dad. Inspiration from Jeff Sheldon.
• Anglepoise Type 75 Floor Lamp
• Aurora AS610C 6 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder
• I Can See You From Here Print by Anthony Burrill
• Think Of Your Own Ideas Print by Anthony Burrill
• Hightide Marbled Desk Tray
• Caran d'Ache 849 Classic Line Ballpoint Pen
• Stendig Calendar
• MacBook Pro (13.3’’, 2015) /2.6GHZ/8GB/128GB
• AirPods
• Sony WH-1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones
• Herman Miller Aeron Chair

Digital Stuff:

• Gmail (work email) - Helps me send emails
• HEY (personal email) - Helps me send emails
• Chrome, Safari browser - Helps me surf the web
• Twitter - Helps me spread my ideas
• Carrd - Helps me build a website
• Mailchimp - Helps me send a newsletter
• 1Password - Helps me remember passwords
• Grammarly - Helps me write
• Spotify - Helps me break the silence
• Freedom - Helps me block apps, websites and the Internet

He thought you’d probably be thinking… can’t he write a newsletter without all of this “stuff”? He says absolutely! But this stuff makes him happy and why not have the things that make you happy? 🙌