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Getting burned out by the stakeholder management grind. Meetings on meetings with little tangible value I can point to. Don't get me wrong, my team produces incredible work and I'm…

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I try to listen for the feeling behind/under the words being spoken. Ask yourself why they're saying the thing they're saying, and try to respond to that.

Thanks for sharing. I resonate with so much of what you say, particularly this: >>or perhaps they believe they already do it with an internal monologue. This is the typical justifi…

I'm intrigued by this viewpoint and want you to elaborate more! Why is getting smarter the worst goal to have? Do you think it's useful to get very smart at something specific, or …

Meaning, the eventual payout is rarely what you think it is?

A year ago, someone posted an Ask HN about spiritual practices[0]. It is an understatement to say that some of your answers in that thread changed my life. I'd like to revisit this…

Reminds me of Law 38 from "48 Laws of Power": think as you like, but behave like others.

Couldn't this prove the point that we don't equate movement with intelligence, though? Who's to say animals also don't possess this intelligence? Maybe we'd have to go down the cha…

Agreed, and I'll add that you don't have to be overly interested in metrics/fitness/quantified self to derive benefit from this. For instance, I care little about the measurements …

>> When I leave a job, I've kept the good friends, even hired some of them. This is key for me too. When I was in a stressful people manager role, sorting through conflict and pers…

I feel for this writer. Whoever you are - you might be struggling but you are also so aware, even when you say you're not, and that's the first step if you do want to change. I ima…

This kinda just reads like a post hoc rationalization for a career decision. 'Leaving Google' is supposed to mean something momentous, but it isn't. It's a career decision, like ma…

May I ask what your practices were that led you to the dark night, and how you then came out the other side? After years of meditation I've kicked it up a notch this past year, and…

I take it even further. Emotionally distance yourself from your cravings, sure, but also your entire body. I now think of my body as separate from 'me,' my soul. But I do need my b…

There is always something more appealing to do than to meditate. That's what makes it difficult but also more important than ever in my opinion. The practice itself isn't actually …

Meditation

Bouldering, meditating, ping pong

I understand what you're feeling, and I'm glad you're asking for help. A few things that have worked for me: - Internalizing the idea that most people simply do not care about anyo…

Crunchbase has a 'Pre-Seed' filter on their company database. A quick glance shows these Pre Seed cos have still raised money though, so not sure if they're capturing the stage you…

I have spoken to product managers who would use the tool in lieu of their current, manual process. Of course, this is not airtight validation (see e.g. The Mom Test), but it's a st…

Just submitted my profile for co-founder matching. Thanks for the tip!

Thank you, this is very insightful. > development is an expense you should put off as long as possible. That lines up with all of my experience in startups and PMing, and yet, it i…

I’ve encountered a specific problem in a market (product managers at startups and SMBs) that hasn’t been sufficiently solved. I have validated some demand for it, as well as basic …

This is awesome. You have successfully made writing a book look like fun (although I know it’s actually very hard). Now I just need something to write about.