Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by samstave » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:00 PM UTC

grecy wrote: post #4

I know it sounds nuts, but I always found changing clothes made a huge difference for me. Get home and put on a pair of shorts, t-shirt and flip flops, or at least something you would never, ever wear to work. It always made some kind of mental shift in my head.

Here is my crazy idea that I want YC to fund: a Sock Printer.

I want to come home and have a brand new pair of socks printed (woven) for me by a bot...

I looked around on the internet for "sock machine" and its derivatives - but the best I could find was one machine that was super industrial.

Nothing feels better than the first time you put on a brand new pair of socks.

SockPrinter.com!

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by marsrover » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:01 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #43

cubano wrote: post #37

I do heroin, open Ableton, pick up my Martin and get lost in the infinite world of modern music creation.

> I do heroin If that was a joke, it is in very poor taste. If that was not a joke, I hope you get help.

It's amazing that you're being downvoted. Heroin takes many lives daily and for someone to nonchalantly act like it's no bigger deal than having a beer is as naive as I could possibly ever imagine anyone to be.

Edit: I guess as a disclaimer, seeing as I'm being downvoted too, I should mention I was addicted to opiates for many years

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by sfilargi » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:01 PM UTC

wanderr wrote: post #49

I always have a hard time going to sleep at a consistent time; it's much easier for me to stay up a couple of hours later than it is to go to bed even a half hour earlier. The two easiest ways for me to lose track of time and end up amped up at bedtime are programming and gaming, so I set an alarm 2 hours before bedtime to remind myself to stop either of those activities for the night. Then I veg out watching somethi…

Try a drinking a chamomile tea 30mins before bedtime.

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by callmeed » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:02 PM UTC

grecy wrote: post #4

I know it sounds nuts, but I always found changing clothes made a huge difference for me. Get home and put on a pair of shorts, t-shirt and flip flops, or at least something you would never, ever wear to work. It always made some kind of mental shift in my head.

That's funny because I work in shorts and flip flops almost daily during spring and summer.

But I agree. Changing clothes or a quick shower helps a lot.

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by samstave » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:02 PM UTC

n42 wrote: post #29

grecy wrote: post #4

I know it sounds nuts, but I always found changing clothes made a huge difference for me. Get home and put on a pair of shorts, t-shirt and flip flops, or at least something you would never, ever wear to work. It always made some kind of mental shift in my head.

Preface this with a shower the evening is basically a new day.

but with less sun, because we cant be bothered to put on sunscreen

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by hhh000 » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:04 PM UTC

PornHub

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by samstave » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:07 PM UTC

marsrover wrote: post #52

toyg wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I do heroin If that was a joke, it is in very poor taste. If that was not a joke, I hope you get help.

It's amazing that you're being downvoted. Heroin takes many lives daily and for someone to nonchalantly act like it's no bigger deal than having a beer is as naive as I could possibly ever imagine anyone to be. Edit: I guess as a disclaimer, seeing as I'm being downvoted too, I should mention I was addicted to opiates for many years

one of my best friends was a heroin addict after highschool. then my ex-wife's best friend was a heroin addict as well.... I called my friend, who had successfully killed the habit (he now build super high-end guitar peddles) and asked him for advice on how to help then-wifes friend.

he said, nope - they can only help themselves.

she OD'd and died. that sucked.

however, unrelated to the sad story of ex's friend...

we are pranksters (our dads owned two competing companies and forbade us from being friends, thus we became good friends)

I took a pic of a sign from Alameda, Ca along Clement street...

The sign said:

"Tracks no longer in service"

(I SENT THIS BEFORE THE FRIEND STORY HAPPENED, just FYI)

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by madengr » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:07 PM UTC

A few stiff drinks.

Just kidding.

YouTube. I thought it was crazy for Google to buy it for $1E9, but now I think it was wise.

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by afarrell » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:10 PM UTC

jagger27 wrote: post #7

Queue up a handful (maybe an hour or two) of YouTube videos from my subscription box. Not that it's all that different from the typical "flop on couch and veg in from of the boobtube until you pass out" but if you have a diverse subbox you almost never run out of stimulating, fresh content that does more for you than typical Netflix-style content would. Here are some of my favourites: - AvE: https://www.youtube.com/c…

Ooooh, these are nice. Here are mine:

Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?

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Post by shshhdhs » Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 7:13 PM UTC

samstave wrote: post #57

marsrover wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's amazing that you're being downvoted. Heroin takes many lives daily and for someone to nonchalantly act like it's no bigger deal than having a beer is as naive as I could possibly ever imagine anyone to be. Edit: I guess as a disclaimer, seeing as I'm being downvoted too, I should mention I was addicted to opiates for many years

one of my best friends was a heroin addict after highschool. then my ex-wife's best friend was a heroin addict as well.... I called my friend, who had successfully killed the habit (he now build super high-end guitar peddles) and asked him for advice on how to help then-wifes friend. he said, nope - they can only help themselves. she OD'd and died. that sucked. however, unrelated to the sad story of ex's friend... we…

Not sure I understood the sign prank, but I'm sorry about the friend.