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Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by lma21 »

dang wrote: post #133
JSONwebtoken wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you plan on shipping every day, being more accountable, and staying focused when you take enough time off to visit 6 different countries in one year? Sounds like resolution #6 should be to stop bullshitting yourself.

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Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by danieka »

zitterbewegung wrote: post #18

Get a Higher resolution display (around 4k maybe) and be more ergonomic in general. Release an Open Source Project and develop it for a year. Turn my comments into blog posts instead of just comments. But most important to have fun!

So, is this a meta resolution? :)

Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by b0rsuk »

minikomi wrote: post #139
b0rsuk wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I advise against daily workouts. You'll end up overtraining. You need days of rest for your muscles to grow. A common advice is either 3 days of general exercise, or 2 leg days + 2 upper body days. Note some exercises can't be pidgeon-holed that way, like swimming. This is currently my favorite training program: http://www.50pullups.com/ You get the essential exercises: pushups, squats, pullups, with advice how to tr…

I'm only seeing a pullup training program on your link - is there a supplemental program for the squats etc?

There should be green icons on the left.

Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by b3b0p »

1. Get a job

2. Finish a side project

3. Go on a date with a girl

4. Finish an NES game on my backlog

5. Read the second book in The Chronicles of Narnia (I've only read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe)

6. Relax

Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by [deleted] »

cube00 wrote: post #117
whatyoucantsay wrote: post #98

Remain committed to reason, especially when emotions run high. Grow more willing to stand up to bullies, including on HN. Be kind to people, including myself. Cause 10% less animal suffering through my eating habits. Spend at least one week in a country and culture I don't understand.

> Grow more willing to stand up to bullies, including on HN. Don't waste your time arguing with the internets.

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Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by [deleted] »

b0rsuk wrote: post #109
sharmi wrote: post #59

* Exercise Everyday (intensity/duration may vary, but never ever miss) * Make healthy diet changes one at a time (Very very hard to do. Try to do multiple stuff and drop them all. ) First change, start with raw veggies in the morning. * Delta-debug how to get into flow state as many time and as fast as possible (Kramer's rule from below, couldn't be better stated). For starters, work on one and only one thing at a ti…

I advise against daily workouts. You'll end up overtraining. You need days of rest for your muscles to grow. A common advice is either 3 days of general exercise, or 2 leg days + 2 upper body days. Note some exercises can't be pidgeon-holed that way, like swimming. This is currently my favorite training program: http://www.50pullups.com/ You get the essential exercises: pushups, squats, pullups, with advice how to tr…

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Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by jurassic »

akkat wrote: post #145
jurassic wrote: post #100

Improve my Spanish vocabulary by extensively reading at least one million words of Spanish. I’m currently at the level where I can read about 12 pages of Harry Potter per hour without a dictionary, or faster with Readlang. One million words is about the length of the entire Harry Potter series. Continue my porn-free streak to prioritize real life sexual experiences.

Good luck on learning a new language. Be careful that when writing in Spanish you also have someone check that your Spanish is correct. Otherwise, you may be practising something wrong.

Thanks. I feel like the hard part is over now that I can read and watch Spanish tv and follow enough to enjoy it. Bootstrapping myself by cramming the first 1500-2000 words or so of vocabulary felt like a lot of work.

I almost never practice speaking and writing because I don’t want to become fluent in my mistakes.

I like the way [antimoon](http://www.antimoon.com/other/myths-mistakesbeg.htm) writes about this aspect of language learning.

Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by xrisk »

b3b0p wrote: post #195

1. Get a job 2. Finish a side project 3. Go on a date with a girl 4. Finish an NES game on my backlog 5. Read the second book in The Chronicles of Narnia (I've only read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe) 6. Relax

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is actually the second book in the series, even though it was written first :)

Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?

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Post by icco »

sharmi wrote: post #59

* Exercise Everyday (intensity/duration may vary, but never ever miss) * Make healthy diet changes one at a time (Very very hard to do. Try to do multiple stuff and drop them all. ) First change, start with raw veggies in the morning. * Delta-debug how to get into flow state as many time and as fast as possible (Kramer's rule from below, couldn't be better stated). For starters, work on one and only one thing at a ti…

Ignore the haters, as someone who has real trouble sticking to habits, doing something every day, even if it is just walking around in your gym clothes, can really help you build the consistency you need to make it a habit.
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