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Ask HN: What is the most exciting thing you have learnt this year till now?

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Post by OliveMate »

menshiki wrote: post #8

Not an achievement at all considering we are on HN, but earlier this year I made my first website. It’s just a little personal site that’s hosted on GitHub pages. It’s a skill I’ll definitely utilize again in the future so I’m quite happy about it :).

I'm in the same boat, at its heart it's very simple HTML and CSS, but I've never done anything like it before and figuring it all out has been surprisingly fun!

If it happens to be a blog, the other month there was a post here asking users to share their blogs[1], and shortly after someone popped up with a blog roll[2] you can submit it to!

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36575081

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36605493

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Post by solarmist »

itsmemattchung wrote: post #58
solarmist wrote: post #2

* How to feel my emotions and not suppress them or push them away. And why that matters in everyday life. * The power of letting go of perceived control or outcomes and just focusing on what I can do now in the moment. * How to be open and vulnerable and why it matters for building relationships.

> * How to feel my emotions and not suppress them or push them away. And why that matters in everyday life. Yes!! This is huge. Feeling emotions is so critical and a fundamental skill learned in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). And if I can add to that, NAMING the emotion itself levels one up too. As you mentioned, somatically feeling (e.g. "my heart is racing faster than it normally does", "I am starting to sweat…

Yup! Berne Brown’s Atlas of the Heart is great for this because it's a big list of emotions with detailed explanations of each.

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Post by CannisterFlux »

Taikonerd wrote: post #4

OK, my "most exciting thing" is pretty boring, which says something about me ;-) But I discovered how easy it is to make oven fries: [0] Easy, customizable, and healthier than regular French fries. I love them! [0]: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/oven-fries/

Yes! We discovered this during the pandemic, but usually cut more like classic French fries. Wedges like that recipe are also great. I used to hate making fries, messy and they're always too soggy, but done in the oven they're easy peasy and always great.

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Post by sshine »

ativzzz wrote: post #16

I'm a new parent this year and I was not mentally prepared for it (lol is anyone?) For a few months, I regretted my decision to have kids almost constantly. It gnawed on me. Then I stumbled upon the regretfulparents subreddit. Seeing the posts was pitiful. I saw how destructive it is to our psyches to carry around regret and let it wear us down. I cringed seeing the posts, mostly because I felt the same way they did,…

> when I was younger I always said I don't regret anything I do

A better angle is: Don't act in such a way that you'll regret it.

That advice doesn't tackle dealing with things you regret.

But neither does "I regret nothing!" -- it is not instructive as to what is good, or how to process events, it just gives a free pass to any behavior. Only young people and Edith Piaf say this.

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Post by rubicon33 »

pzo wrote: post #54

Not as the most exciting thing but some lifehack to reduce daily chore: I bought electric shaver. I tried decade ago one but didn't enjoy. I always hated chore of shaving - you have to soften your skin, put some foam, make sure your razor is sharp (many time it isn't and you run out of new one), do many runs with razor on your skin, hit razor on the sink so it's not clogged, after shaving clean yourself and razor aga…

I absolutely love tips like these. Sometimes we settle into patterns in life that we just accept, even if they're not ideal. Learn how to do something and we end up doing it that way forever. Then someone reminds you that not only do you not enjoy that pattern, but there's a different and better way to do it!

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Post by ScarZy »

_nalply wrote: post #21
ScarZy wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Share some of said recipes, you smug dog! I always want to up my pasta game. I'm still arguing with my extending family about the amount of salt in the pasta water... baby steps

Camping pasta: Have Swiss egg helix pasta, exactly the right amount of water, some bouillon powder, triple concentrated tomato paste, pepper and a dash of cream. Cook till soaked up (takes 10 minutes). Serve with slices of gruyère. (This is sacrilegous but done right it tastes very good and is simple to cook, you need only one pot and it is done quickly even on camping gas.)

I bought a 400g can of triple concentrate thinking it was chopped tomatoes (I'm in Greece, I do not speak Greek). It is fate. Gruyère sounds good, thanks for sharing!

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Post by rubicon33 »

Gasp0de wrote: post #19
fredgrott wrote: post #10

That stacking stimulants is the wrong approach...instead stack weak stimulants along with herb MAO inhibitors to optimize output. My bias is that I have ADHD with anxiety mixed in. Best way to describe is that if one takes Adderall one gets a push pull effect where you are in focus robot mode whereas with this approach its a focus mode with whole environment awareness without the uncomfortable push pull effects.

I also believe I may have some form of ADHD, and I find this self-optimization idea where people start taking drugs to optimize their productivity a bit dangerous. Keep in mind that productivity for your job isn't everything that makes you yourself. I know quite a few people who took ADHD medication and became super good at their job at the cost of everything fun including their personal life. Sometimes it might also…

As someone who has resisted medication his entire life, I totally understand your sentiment. Medication definitely isn't for everyone and it comes with its own costs.

That said, I have decided more and more in my adult life that I am not going to struggle needlessly. If doing so only affected me, fine. But when I have a shitty day(s) at work because I didn't get anything done, my wife gets to hear about it. My family gets to experience me being less jolly. Etc.

My focus these days is on being the best person not only to myself but to those around me. That means if I need to take some stupid pill to enable robot-mode then that's what I need to do.

I've tried the "don't let your work output be your identity" approach. That ship sailed in elementary school man. Success & output are weaved into your psyche from a very young age. To truly divorce myself from that burden I would need to completely change my life and go live in a commune somewhere. Not realistic.

And for the record, I actually really don't like the feeling of being on medication. It turns me into a robot with slow reaction time. Great for reading a book or focussing on some boring work... But horrible for the things I love in life which are all fast-paced sports and video games. If I can avoid medication, I absolutely will.

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