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Re: Ask HN: What are some of your recent successes?

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Post by zod50 » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 5:07 PM UTC

rblion wrote: post #114

zod50 wrote: post #112

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by 'dhyana' you mean meditation?

Meditation is a bloated term in 2019, spiritual materialism is rampant as well. I am Indian-American and feel more connected to the Sanskrit words for things, they are simpler and more descriptive at the same time.

what would be a good example of spiritual materialism? like meditation centers such as Maharishi in Iowa or Vipassanā?

Re: Ask HN: What are some of your recent successes?

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Post by jyu » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 5:14 PM UTC

rosspackard wrote: post #120

jyu wrote: post #101

My lifestyle business is hitting its goals this year netting me much more than my previous job compensation last year. Consistently sleep 7.5 to 9 hours a night, which makes meditating at least 30 minutes more fruitful. Going mushroom foraging several times this month, which is a great excuse to go hiking outdoors. All these changes have reduced my day to day stress and anxiety levels dramatically.

Would you share anything about your lifestyle business? What industry? How long you worked on it, etc?

The goings on with someone else's lifestyle business does not affect my own; nor does my business affect yours. I started about 2 years ago, it's the same stack I used at my job since customers don't care what stack you use as long as they get value from it. I have tried to start businesses of various kinds for several years with varying success. This is the first one that hit big and seems sustainable.

Re: Ask HN: What are some of your recent successes?

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Post by langitbiru » Wed, Sep 18, 2019, 2:27 AM UTC

jamesb93 wrote: post #118

langitbiru wrote: post #13

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Yes. It's about programming education. Low stress job.

How did you go about finding a low stress position? I'm super interested in working just enough to live so I can actually enjoy my life.

By random luck. But of course, the skills that I have built for many years played a role too.