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Re: Ask HN: What do you do to relax?

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Post by SHOwnsYou »

rw140 wrote: post #78
points wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you dispute that he answered the original question honestly and in a useful way? The fact he added a small joke afterward just adds charm. Lighten up a little ;) BUM!!!

To me it makes it HN feel that little bit less welcoming. I may be being over-sensitive, but it makes me feel like I'm eavesdropping on a conversation I wasn't supposed to be part of. Although, heck, maybe he talks about masturbating in front of girls the whole time.

> "Although, heck, maybe he talks about masturbating in front of girls the whole time."

To be fair, I don't know any guy that doesn't, while in the presence of women, talk about masturbating.

Though I want to make it abundantly clear that I am not defending him from downvotes or suggesting people upvote him (I didn't).

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to relax?

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Post by dime »

RiderOfGiraffes wrote: post #63
jawngee wrote: post #7

Play poker, masturbate, play with my cat. Not at the same time.

I can't believe people on HackerNews are upvoting that comment. Does it really add that much to the conversation? In the time I've been here on HN I've come to this position. When I reply or submit, I like to consider a hypothetical someone in a year's time, mining HN comments for insight and information. I'd like to think that what I write has some use to the in context, and at the same time accurately reflects who…

Perhaps the real fear is the community degrading the way of Digg or Reddit? Personally, I chuckled at the comment. However the thought of HN being overrun by hordes of interwebz meme spitting, boob picture posting trolls did cross my mind. One thing that holds true for any community...don't feed the trolls.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to relax?

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Post by mrj »

baddox wrote: post #49
ctkrohn wrote: post #17

Read. Do it right though. Sit down in a comfortable chair. Turn off your computer so you're not constantly getting up and checking your email. Maybe turn on some music. Allocate a sufficient block of time, so you can become truly engrossed in your book. Good fiction has a way of taking your mind elsewhere that no other medium can match. It's the most satisfying and fulfilling way to relax that I know of. edit: minor…

I do like reading (non-narrative nonfiction mostly), but I can never seem to relax while doing so. Sitting up in a chair makes holding the book up difficult, reclining is no better, and lying in bed makes my back uncomfortable. How do people physically read for more than an hour at a time?

I fidget a lot, too. I suppose I've just gotten used to it, though.

I would recommend "bone support." You shouldn't be holding the book up, but resting it somehow. Angle your arm so you don't have to use muscle, or it'll become painful.

I don't know if that's a good term for it, but that's what they called it when we were learning to shoot in the Marine Corps. Same idea. :-)

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to relax?

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Post by jules »

RiderOfGiraffes wrote: post #67
silentbicycle wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for dragging down a good conversation. Sheesh. Ladies and gentlemen, once you click "reply", you will see a flag button for individual comments. Use it responsibly.

I used to think there was a HackerNews community, I used to think that I was a member of it, and I used to be proud to be such. Seeing this comment get downvoted and its parent upvoted with what I can only view as teenaged boys giggling over some smut, I see that there is no single, coherent community with a shared core of beliefs and standards. And maturity. It's a painful lesson.

Like in the gym changing room there are three levels of maturity:

1. Giggling 2. Prudishness 3. Maturity

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to relax?

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Post by invertedlambda »

A few ideas: - Meditate - Exercise (running, weights, etc) - Yoga

Do something that's totally unproductive that's pure fun. This might sound silly, but finger painting or something similar.

Relaxing is all about feeling like there's nothing you NEED to to be doing right now. You're just in your own space, enjoying your own company.

Maybe there's something you've always wanted to do but haven't for whatever reason. Conquer your fears! Go take that mambo class. Attend that french pastry chef course.

You know? Mix it up, have some fun. : )

Re: Ask HN: What do you do to relax?

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Post by megrimlock »

robfitz wrote: post #28

Booze and board games (Dominion or Settlers mostly) with buddies.

Mostly agreed... but Dominion seems like it doesn't have much real human interaction. It's more like playing simultaneous games of solitaire with your buddies in a race to the victory conditions. I haven't used all the cards yet so I could be mistaken, but it seems the only real time you can affect other players directly is with the militia, which you can't target and just slows down everyone else. Tthat's not to say there isn't fun to be had, like in chaining together multiple Markets in a round.

You should also check out Bohnanza; similar ideas, fewer rules to parse, plus inter-player trading.

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