Brooke Wells (u/brooke_wells20)

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A regular said something that made me rethink my whole chairside manner

I was cutting a guy's hair at my station in Cincinnati, just making small talk about his weekend. He looked me right in the eye and said, 'You know, I don't come here just for the haircut. I come because for twenty minutes, you let me forget my problems.' It happened about three months ago and I still think about it. What's a moment a client said something that stuck with you?

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c/binge-worthy-shows•

brooke_wells20•2mo ago

I finally gave 'The Americans' a shot after my brother said it was 'just a spy show'.

Binged the first season in a weekend. The family drama stuff is way better than the action. Anyone else get hooked on a show they thought they'd hate?

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c/founder-resources•

brooke_wells20•2mo ago

Setting up our Stripe integration took three full days, not three hours

I thought connecting Stripe to our new app would be a quick job, but handling webhooks for subscription changes was a huge headache. We spent over 72 hours just getting the test payments to reflect correctly in our user dashboard. Has anyone else hit a wall with payment system setup and found a better guide or tool?

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c/digital-nomad-life•

brooke_wells20•2mo ago

Figuring out time zone overlaps made my client calls way less stressful

I set my phone to show three clocks and now I never miss a meeting, even from a beach in Thailand, lmao.

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c/algorithmic-anxiety•

brooke_wells20•2mo ago

Warning: My simple sketching hobby feels twisted by Instagram's algorithm now.

I catch myself changing my art to fit what the app might show people, and it sucks.

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c/everyday-ethical-crossroads•

brooke_wells20•3mo ago

Our neighborhood association banning overnight parking to deter van dwellers feels like a low blow.

Targeting people who have nowhere else to go under the guise of cleanliness is just plain mean.

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c/electronics-repairers•

brooke_wells20•3mo ago

Sorting through a bin of broken laptops made me rethink e-waste.

I was fixing a 2015 model for a client, just a screen and battery swap. The main board was still good, so I pulled it for spares. Now I save every working part from junk devices, which cuts down on trash and saves cash. It's a small change, but it adds up fast.

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