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Re: Ask HN: What was your greatest accomplishment of 2017?

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Post by vjankov »

Launched my side project Alias, a Slack bot that let's users define custom aliases and use them to type less. [0]

I managed to build it and launch it while finishing my Masters in CS, then working full time, while also being in a relationship. So I had to use any spare time I had to work on the app.

I learned a lot about time management and how to get into a flow state, fast. I tried doing a little bit of work every day. No matter how little, every day I tried doing some work on the app.

This quote stuck with me as I was working on the app: “It gets easier… Every day it gets a little easier… But you gotta do it every day — that’s the hard part. But it does get easier.”

Goal for 2018: Focus on marketing and bizdev to keep growing. I don't have much experience in this area so it'll be a challenge but I'm sure I'll learn a ton!

[0]: www.aliasbot.com

Re: Ask HN: What was your greatest accomplishment of 2017?

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Post by omosubi »

k4ch0w wrote: post #7

Learning how to be more social. It may sound simple, but I constantly avoided social situations because I was worried about being judged and people disliking me. I realized by not even trying I already made people's judgements for them about me. People are actually pretty friendly when you take a genuine interest in them. This in turn helped me to go on more dates and meet a nice woman whom I've been seeing for a cou…

can you talk a bit more about this? I am currently struggling with being more social and would appreciate any tips you have. thanks

Re: Ask HN: What was your greatest accomplishment of 2017?

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Post by rwieruch »

Building an own course platform [0] for teaching React :) Everything I learned during this process is written down in this long read article [1]. It was a long journey, but definitely worth it considering all the learnings (not only implementation wise) along the way.

- [0] https://roadtoreact.com/

- [1] https://www.robinwieruch.de/how-to-build-your-own-course-pla...

Re: Ask HN: What was your greatest accomplishment of 2017?

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Post by jpamata »

Apart from finishing my last internship (graduating in 2018), my greatest accomplishment would be finding the secret to make connections fast. There was a post here several months ago on how to make friends and in that post, the author details that the fastest way to get social with someone is through self-disclosure. Just talk about your latest adventure, or talk about stuff you're passionate in. Next time you meet them, chances are that they'll ask you about your latest venture. Bam, that's a connection in the making. It was a big leap as I used to always kept my thoughts to myself, thinking that they're nobody's business until I heard that I'm labeled as that "mysterious guy" at the office, that I should talk more. It was perplexing as I knew that I was more social than usual at work: we talk about their day, we talk about the projects extensively, I talk about the latest news in tech, we have lunch together, etc.

Yet through all of these, I forgot to show a piece of myself to them. It was more of a professional relationship. Upon reading that think piece in HN, the next week I began sharing a few details about myself. Things like my plans for vacation, some hobbies I do on weekends, and some tech that excites me. Pretty soon, these folks are messaging me on facebook. We suddenly have a relationship outside of work. Fast forward to now, even though I've finished my internship at the company, my previous boss messages me from time to time about that vacation I'm planning.

Re: Ask HN: What was your greatest accomplishment of 2017?

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Post by jackgolding »

I will go left of curve which I like with responses to questions like this and say my greatest accomplishment in 2017 is I've made more friends this year than I've had in the last 25 years. I moved city and became very ingrained in the local music scene purely by appreciating what other artists produce. This has reaffirmed my thoughts on work, you can be extraordinary by just showing up when others can't be bothered. Some people have commented that these relationships aren't "real" friendships (friends are there when you need them not just there to party) but it feels great to belong to a community.
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