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You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Re: You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Post by dante9999 »

nostromo wrote: post #10

You know, once in a while, you should take a break from objectives and just enjoy life. > But days gone by are days gone by. What can you do from here – from today – to commit fewer errors? Because the truth is you don’t have plenty of time. These motivational posts tend to sound kind of sad and hollow to me. I love to lift weights myself, but if someone told me that a day spent with friends or family and not in the…

I dont think he means to deprecate enjoying life and spending time with friends and family. It's more about good healthy life habits - nutrition, exercise, sleep. When you think about it all these good habits make you happier. He certainly does not advocate workaholism. At least I dont read it this way.

Re: You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Post by billforsternz »

blhack wrote: post #29
nostromo wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you enjoy doing those things, then do them. I'm saying don't do them out of a fear of your impending death. Do them because you love to do them.

>I'm saying don't do them out of a fear of your impending death. Do them because you love to do them. What does this even mean? The scarcity of life, and therefore the imperative to do things now instead of later is because of death. I absolutely do things because of the fear of impending death. I am going to die someday, and when I die, I won't have any more opportunities to build things with my niece, or work on an…

I think nostromo is advocating a healthy, live and let live, different people are motivated by different things mindset. I think that you are somehow imagining this to be an attack on you, when he is actually supporting your right to live the way you want to.

Re: You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Post by dpark »

rrecuero wrote: post #20
forgotpwtomain wrote: post #5

This rings very true. It's very easy to do workaholic coding and neglect everything else and the trouble is that in the process of neglecting things long enough, you forget how valuable they were.

Well said. In the end the only thing that matters are human connections. Achievement is a distant second

I wonder how people with monumental achievements feel about that. Did Einstein feel that his life would have been better if he'd accomplished less but spent more time with family and friends? How about Erdos? Jobs? Gates (does he feel that way now)?

I suspect that people with truly significant achievements probably didn't/don't regret how they spent their time. People whose achievements mostly involve climbing the corporate ladder instead of seeing their kids' soccer games? Yeah, I bet a lot of them regret it.

Re: You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Post by rrecuero »

dpark wrote: post #43
rrecuero wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well said. In the end the only thing that matters are human connections. Achievement is a distant second

I wonder how people with monumental achievements feel about that. Did Einstein feel that his life would have been better if he'd accomplished less but spent more time with family and friends? How about Erdos? Jobs? Gates (does he feel that way now)? I suspect that people with truly significant achievements probably didn't/don't regret how they spent their time. People whose achievements mostly involve climbing the co…

Well said. I guess I could rephrase it as helping people. The great influencers you mentioned all managed to helped a lot of people through their achievements. For most of us, it is easier to help directly through human connection.

Re: You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Post by disgruntledphd2 »

kstenerud wrote: post #39
jbhatab wrote: post #15

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"You know, once in a while, you should take a break from objectives and just enjoy life." this is exactly the opposite conclusion to be derived from this if you are trying to achieve a goal. Yes it's ok to live and enjoy the little things, but if you want to achieve a goal.... you don't have time. Deal with it and work within those parameters. Every second you spend enjoying your time with a beer and family is time s…

Holy cow. That has got to be the most unhealthy attitude I've heard in a long time.

It's just different. People value very different things from life. You may value time spent with family, the free time that gives you space to be more creative and better at the things you love, while someone else is completely focused on executing on a long-term vision.

Re: You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Post by austinjp »

You may care to read this:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-fiv...

It seems likely our attitudes change as we age. Perhaps not, perhaps the imminence of death warps perspective. However, dying with minimal regrets is surely something to cherish.

Anyway, whatever works for you.

Re: You Don’t Have “Plenty of Time”

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Post by davidivadavid »

sseagull wrote: post #32
trentmb wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got a pull up bar and some gymnast rings. It's amazing how much of a mental hurdle going to the gym was. Now, I literally walk in my door, tear off my shirt, drop trow and get to work.

100% agreement here. I'm actually in the process of "discovering" bodyweight exercising, and am pretty excited to try it (waiting for a minor muscle strain to heal first. It should be good in a few days) I always got bored with weights and hated going to the gym. Just too big of an activation barrier and it always felt a bit too competitive, especially when first starting.

In case you haven't come across it yet, I recommend checking out the Reddit Recommended Routine from /r/bodyweightfitness: https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommend...
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