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Re: How Will I Measure My Life?

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Post by collyw »

terminalcommand wrote: post #9
enkid wrote: post #4

This man is quantifying his life into two things, money and freetime, nothing about quantifying the quality of your time at work, nothing about happiness, and nothing about being an ethical person. What's the point of having all the money, and all the free time in the world if you're an unhappy jackass who hates his job?

I don't know if it is good to love your job. Anything that you do professionally has a tendency to get boring after a time. If you're working for someone else, that also constitutes a blow to your happiness. I think finding a sustainable balance should be sought after when looking for a job. Does the job let you disconnect? Does the job feel satisfying to you? Do you like the office environment? How much does it pay?…

Its definitely better to have a job you enjoy rather than one you hate. You spend a fair bit of your life at it.

Re: How Will I Measure My Life?

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Post by collyw »

lafar6502 wrote: post #65

Everyone measures and compares oneself to others all the time, why spend even more energy and time on that? Just try to not make stupid moves and all the rest should be fine

Meditating on it I realised that this is where a lot of suffering in my life comes from - comparing myself to others. I can't think of much positive that comes from it.

Re: How Will I Measure My Life?

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Post by yesenadam »

osteele wrote: post #22

Related: Paul Graham's “The Top of My Todo List” http://www.paulgraham.com/todo.html “A palliative care nurse called Bronnie Ware made a list of the biggest regrets of the dying. […] “I would like to avoid making these mistakes. But how do you avoid mistakes you make by default? Ideally you transform your life so it has other defaults. But it may not be possible to do that completely. As long as these mistakes happen…

Inverting the first 2 into positive form would be better: maybe "Pay attention to your dreams" or "Listen to your dreams". I'm not finding the second one so easy to invert...

Re: How Will I Measure My Life?

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Post by TeMPOraL »

wu-ikkyu wrote: post #57
TeMPOraL wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are definitely measurable (by virtue of being a part of a physical process happening in the real world), we just haven't figured out a proper framework for them yet. Eventually, hopefully, we will.

>They are definitely measurable (by virtue of being a part of a physical process happening in the real world) Everything is definitely measureable? How did you solve the Measurement Problem? It seems to have all the other quantum physicists stumped. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_problem The problem with saying "everything in reality is physical/material", is that we don't even know what that is on a qua…

Measurement problem is a problem of our understanding of the quantum world, but otherwise a feature of the entire universe, not a human limitation - and definitely not a license for magic under the hood.

Re: How Will I Measure My Life?

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Post by wu-ikkyu »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #75
wu-ikkyu wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>They are definitely measurable (by virtue of being a part of a physical process happening in the real world) Everything is definitely measureable? How did you solve the Measurement Problem? It seems to have all the other quantum physicists stumped. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_problem The problem with saying "everything in reality is physical/material", is that we don't even know what that is on a qua…

Measurement problem is a problem of our understanding of the quantum world, but otherwise a feature of the entire universe, not a human limitation - and definitely not a license for magic under the hood.

Who said it's a "license for magic"? That's a silly strawman.

It is however a license for doubt over certainty.

>not a human limitation

Once again, no one is sure about this.

Re: How Will I Measure My Life?

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Post by igorkraw »

yesenadam wrote: post #74
osteele wrote: post #22

Related: Paul Graham's “The Top of My Todo List” http://www.paulgraham.com/todo.html “A palliative care nurse called Bronnie Ware made a list of the biggest regrets of the dying. […] “I would like to avoid making these mistakes. But how do you avoid mistakes you make by default? Ideally you transform your life so it has other defaults. But it may not be possible to do that completely. As long as these mistakes happen…

Inverting the first 2 into positive form would be better: maybe "Pay attention to your dreams" or "Listen to your dreams". I'm not finding the second one so easy to invert...

* Pay attention to your dreams

* "Take time to spend on leisure" or "allow yourself to 'waste' some time"

* say what you think

* cultivate friendships

* be happy

Re: How Will I Measure My Life?

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Post by curious_guy »

randcraw wrote: post #16
thisacctforreal wrote: post #3

JavaScript free version: https://mbasic.facebook.com/notes/kent-beck/how-will-i-measu... I shudder to think about all the data Facebook manages to suck up when you give it the ability.

Thanks, but is there a facebook-free version as well?

I cloned the page and you can see it here. http://whatisee.co/95714489.html
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