Ask HN: Will soon have lots of time and little money – how to spend it? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Will soon have lots of time and little money – how to spend it?

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Post by elleferrer » Mon, Mar 24, 2014, 6:05 AM UTC

kirubakaran wrote: post #23

elleferrer wrote: post #21

Follow the five-rule plan: 1. No more zero days - do something towards whatever goal or want. (e.g. make time to study/research/learn/design/develop/create/build/launch) 2. Be grateful to the 3 You's - The Past You, The Present You, and the Future You. 3. Exercise - when you exercise, you are doing your future self a huge favor. 4. Read Daily - almost everything we've ever thought of, or gone through, or wanted, or w…

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yup! that's it!

Re: Ask HN: Will soon have lots of time and little money – how to spend it?

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Post by mpatobin » Mon, Mar 24, 2014, 4:27 PM UTC

kirubakaran wrote: post #70

mpatobin wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I were in his situation I'd be in Pokhara, Nepal - my personal paradise. You can pay $6 a night for a beautiful hotel room so you could probably get a good longterm rate.

I'd love to hear more, especially about where to stay. Could you please share your email? My email is in my profile. Thanks!

Sent you an email

Re: Ask HN: Will soon have lots of time and little money – how to spend it?

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Post by rk17 » Tue, Mar 25, 2014, 1:47 PM UTC

rkuykendall-com wrote: post #19

You should use https://habitrpg.com/ Take everything you want to do every day, cut the time in half, then cut the time in half again, and add it as a "Daily." * [x] 1 hour of music * [x] 30m of CodeAcademy Python * [x] 20m exercise The key is to keep is so absurdly short that you will have no trouble doing them in a day. BUT, by doing them every day, you will accomplish much more than if you had overcommitted. Using…

I'd increase the time a little at least a couple of times during the week. Because learning to programming or playing an instrument is like learning a language, and it requires some extended time of immersion to really make significant progress. An hour of focused practice is the minimum I need to really have noticeable progress.

Re: Ask HN: Will soon have lots of time and little money – how to spend it?

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Post by sbashyal » Tue, Mar 25, 2014, 5:00 PM UTC

mpatobin wrote: post #62

jasonkester wrote: post #30

"Guy on the beach with a laptop". Seriously, lots of time/little money is why Thailand was invented in the first place. Rock up on Tonsai beach today, just as the high season is winding down and you'll have no problem negotiating a bungalow for less than $300/month if you tell them you plan to stay a while. They have good enough internet for casual remote work, good power, awesome rock climbing, Australian girls sipp…

If I were in his situation I'd be in Pokhara, Nepal - my personal paradise. You can pay $6 a night for a beautiful hotel room so you could probably get a good longterm rate.

I am from Nepal and I second the serenity of Pokhara. A colleague of mine who traveled throughout Asia put it this way: "There is something healing in those mountains".

If anyone in HN is interested in going to Nepal, feel free to reach out, e-mail is in profile.