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Re: Ask HN: When did you last put yourself out of your comfort zone?

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kbob wrote: post #70
znt wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here're the current options: No Bachelor's Degree: 15 months of service as private Bachelor's Degree: 12 Months of service as squad leader or 6 months of service as private Bachelor's Degree + Has been working abroad for 3 years: €10,000 + 1 months of service as private.

They're rewarding their educated people to leave the country? What's the rationale?

I'm sorry there's a misunderstanding. You must pay €10,000 if you want to do a 1 month service. Otherwise they treat you as a normal Bachelor's degree owner.

Re: Ask HN: When did you last put yourself out of your comfort zone?

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JangoSteve wrote: post #23

Since high school, I've made it a habit to put myself outside my comfort zone every chance I get. Adopting this frame of mind has had an interesting effect. Every time I get nervous or anxious about doing something, I subsequently calm down and feel reassured in knowing that I'm doing what I set out to do. To answer your question directly: yesterday. I did a live on-air interview on ABC Radio Newcastle (Australia) on…

I'm curious as to how you go about calming down and feeling reassured in going into the unknown. Specifically, what and if any self-talk you would engage in, any certain ritual/pre-game technique and what kind of frame of mind you get yourself into.

Re: Ask HN: When did you last put yourself out of your comfort zone?

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marknutter wrote: post #56

I try to play basketball as often as I can, even though it's not my best sport. I grew up playing contact sports like football and rugby, which require far less precision and eye-hand coordination than basketball does. I also have nerves of glass, and nothing is worse for a basketball shot than being nervous and unconfident. When I play bball with friends and people I'm comfortable with I do quite well, but when I pl…

I know what you mean. Often-times than not, playing basketball is not so much about shooting and driving-in perfect every-time but what you do but what you do after you make an airball or lose the ball during a drive. A good player would think about why his form was off, make a mental note how to correct it and then shrug it off and shoot/drive again.

Also basketball is an awesome sport to interacting with everyone from society. Ultimate Frisbee you get vegan hippies, Golf/Tennis/Squash you get yuppies, soccer you get a lot of European/Hispanics but basketball you get to interact with everybody.

Also, you don't realize how good you are and how bad everyone else is, because you tend to under-estimate yourself and over-estimate other people's ability. Just count the number of shots good BBall players make on the court versus your field goal percentage, and you'll see that most people on the playground probably consider you already a pro even if you yourself don't think so.

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Post by tonyarkles »

jat850 wrote: post #27
mtw wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

are you doing a tech project in mtl now?

I am not, currently. I relocated back to Saskatoon. I miss the heck out of Montreal though and always keep my eyes open for opportunities there.

Oh! Another Saskatoon-dweller! (Sorry, OT, but this isn't an opportunity I get very often)
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