Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by exceptione » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 3:35 PM UTC

patio11 wrote: post #82

exceptione wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

« Relatedly: answer common objections once, offline. Cache the answers. Repeat back from the cache, not from "best halfway decent thing you can remember to say in real time."» Can you elaborate on that? I'm wondering to what situation you are referring to and what kind of objections you mean here?

Sales objections. "Your software sounds good but $199 a month is high." " recite answer we have prepared for this thing we hear 3 times a day "

Ah thx for the clarification. That makes sense indeed.

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by shenanigoat » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 3:46 PM UTC

kentt wrote: post #30

CaRDiaK wrote: post #18

Learning how to learn. Could have saved myself years..

Agreed. This was a wonderful course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

Thanks! Signed up now.

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by willempienaar » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 3:57 PM UTC

SparkyMcUnicorn wrote: post #52

willempienaar wrote: post #13

Actually learning how JavaScript works.

Do you have any recommended resources? I "know" javascript, but I feel like there's so much more to learn.

"You Don't Know JS" is a great resource to start off with.

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by willempienaar » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 4:02 PM UTC

bemmu wrote: post #21

willempienaar wrote: post #13

Actually learning how JavaScript works.

What finally got you to dive in?

I had a lot of "why doesn't this work" and "why does this work" moments. I knew there were gaps in my understanding, especially when I started developing NodeJS applications.

After I read "You don't know JS" I was really kicking myself for going so long without having a fundamental understanding of the language.

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by freestockoption » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 4:07 PM UTC

Exercise often - keeps me sane, makes me look good

Cooking from scratch - keeps me healthy, is delicious, rewarding, impresses others

Not letting job define me - keeps me from getting disappointed when companies make decisions that doesn't align with what I want, removes emotion from decision making, my life on my terms (I'm moving forward whether or not the company is)

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by hndude » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 4:34 PM UTC

louprado wrote: post #69

Reducing my carbohydrate intake, limiting workouts to 20 high intensity minutes, practicing better sleep hygiene, asking more questions and arguing less, taking vitamin D supplements, setting limits on gifts and travel, avoiding alcohol and limiting to 3 drinks maximum on any given night, cutting my own hair, buying rental property, realizing that absent mindedness is a symptom of poor planning, focusing on problems…

Could you please expand on "realizing that absent mindedness is a symptom of poor plannning"? Also limiting gifts and travel?

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by baccredited » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 4:39 PM UTC

Saving for FI (Financial Independence)

If I save at my current rate I will achieve FI in 2022. If I had started saving aggressively sooner I would already be FI (I'm in my mid forties). I hate answering to other people and would rather work on my own stuff. FI will get me there.

Read the book The Simple Path to Wealth to understand the process. Or this blog post is a good start: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/02/22/getting-rich-from-...

Another great resource (read the sidebar and FAQ on the right) https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by davelnewton » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 4:40 PM UTC

IgorPartola wrote: post #83

davelnewton wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All interesting, but don't really seem to be "the moment".

I didn't want to go into detail since that'd make this post huge, but each one of these had a definite moment of realization.

Cool, but... wasn't the question explicitly to describe the moment(s)?

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by davelnewton » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 4:41 PM UTC

baccredited wrote: post #97

Saving for FI (Financial Independence) If I save at my current rate I will achieve FI in 2022. If I had started saving aggressively sooner I would already be FI (I'm in my mid forties). I hate answering to other people and would rather work on my own stuff. FI will get me there. Read the book The Simple Path to Wealth to understand the process. Or this blog post is a good start: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/02…

So... describe the moment you realized this.

Re: Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?

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Post by davelnewton » Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 4:42 PM UTC

bencollier49 wrote: post #22

Hmmm, hate to admit this: Use a Mac for work rather than Linux. The unixness combined with availability of the likes of MS Office, together with the genuinely beautiful interface has really increased my throughput. Secondly: Doing 1.5 hrs exercise daily.

So... describe the moment.