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Losers sit in patent offices dreaming of the theories that gets rovers to mars, or the universal model of computation that allowed computers to exist. People told they must be Bigl…

"Win at what you do" is one of those rah-rah go-getter mindset phrasing that has infected the Western world. Do you "win" at being happy? Having fulfilling relationships? Is everyt…

I think the author is getting stuck in tactics, not strategy. Problem: OP does not have the freedom to pursue what he finds interesting. Tactic: Given existing work arrangements, a…

If I wanted to study zoonotic viruses, I would put labs in places filled with universities or government agencies focused on disease, like Boston, Atlanta, Maryland. Tell me about …

Check out nonduality. It’s amusing that we insist that consciousness, which we experience firsthand, must be created by matter, which we experience indirectly. The image creating t…

Why do you feel the need to chase what other people consider success? Live life on your own terms.

This falls into the thinking “pure math is ok, since it will often become practical on a long enough time horizon”. Why not “pure math is ok because that’s what people want to do”?…

How much do you think Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy and friends mark up the products they sell?

> My question is rather about why HN would find this interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8844083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7094402 https://news.ycombinator…

Wouldn’t you say something that has an equation that works but no theory of why is mysterious? Mysterious doesn’t mean magical, it just means there’s an unexplained gap in what we …

Short term, follow the advice here. Long term, work toward financial freedom so you don’t need to contort your life to appease some HR gatekeeper.

Don’t get tricked into playing zero sum games. Status, prestige, being the “best” are relative, not absolute measurements. Someone else’s gain is your loss. Health, love, education…

I hear you, same boat. Tried the big corp thing, startup lottery grind, settled on an easy remote gig (part time) while I run headfirst towards FIRE. Working great for stress level…

I think total, not relative, suffering matters. Killing 10x the population of Mesopotamia in the Iraq war isn’t assuaged because it’s low as a percentage of the population. The amo…

Yep, everyone seems to ignore that the AMA operates like a cartel. Hippocratic Oath my ass.

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Yes, doing drugs in the 60s was a real privilege. He almost didn’t get adopted because his adoptive parents weren’t well educated enough. And he dropped out of college because he w…

“You’ll care less what others think of you when you realize how seldom they do.”

I think gift cards have the implied context of “treat yourself”. Ie I might give a gift card for your favorite restaurant. The cash might just be used at the gas pump or buying gro…

That you can examine your negative thoughts/emotions mindfully, let them play out and then pass away. They rarely return, and the number of thoughts that trouble me has dropped ~95…

I had a side project online which the CEO of a small company used (he mentioned it on twitter). We started a conversation, he was hiring and remote-friendly, so I joined. After a f…

I tried the corporate rat race, was not for me. Neither was the startup lottery ticket grind. I work remote 3 days a week (for 75% salary) and it’s the perfect balance for me. 4 da…

You’ve realized the motivational power of having control over your time. Work towards financial independence and you can spend as much time as you want on things you enjoy. https:/…

Don’t play zero sum games, like defining your worth by “being the best”. Play games where you can advance independent of other people’s advancements (like being healthy, or able to…