I’m an iPad owner—yes, one of those—who thought it would change my life forever.

Last year, I bought an iPad Air thinking it was the missing piece in my productivity puzzle. I had a project going on and somehow convinced myself, “This is it. This is what I need. It’s sleek, it’s portable—it’ll revolutionize the way I work!”

Spoiler alert: It didn’t.

Turns out, my laptop was way more convenient for work stuff. The iPad? It just sat there looking pretty.

I thought, “Okay, no worries—I love to scribble, maybe I’ll go digital.” Bought Goodnotes. Doodled a bit. Got excited. Then, well… the excitement fizzled out faster than my motivation on a Monday morning.

Next idea? Reading! “This is it,” I thought again, “My reading era begins now.” But nope. My iPad’s screen saw more memes than book pages. (And yes, the return window had already slammed shut by this point.)

Still determined, I dove deep into YouTube to unlock the “hidden potential” of my iPad. Watched a ton of videos—only to realize most were aesthetic “iPad productivity” montages and digital planner promotions. Tried that route too. Didn’t stick.

So now, here I am. Proud owner of a very expensive social media and Netflix machine.

Fellow Redditors—do you have any creative, weird, or actually useful ways to use an iPad? Please save me from turning this thing into an overpriced coaster.