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If your work is too important, then invest in yourself some more.
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Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?
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#112Life is short, so work on things that matter. People you love can be gone tomorrow. You too - so prepare for that. You don't make friends at job, you will be fired as soon as they notice you have some family problems influencing your work. There will be no talking, no asking anything... and then your "friends" will silently agree with everything the manager does. Read more - it really helps with anything you will do.…
> You don't make friends at job
The more general variation on this theme is : "Most of your friends aren't".
They're drinking buddies, folks to talk to at $event and $hobby_club
If shit meets fan most of them will disappear. There will be a few who turn out to be real friends. A few in each group will surprise you greatly.
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#113Passing a driving exam in Spain may suck and not work on the 1st (or the 6th) try, but gosh it leaves some funny stories to tell afterwards.
Use a trackball instead of a mouse. Your wrists will thank you for it.
People share their feelings more often than I thought. Maybe opening up isn't as bad.
Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?
#114* Five co-founders are too many.
* If you are working on someone else's crappy idea, think about working on your own crappy idea.
* Call people you might need later when you don't need them. Or they tend to disappear when you do need them.
* Learn about the stock market and invest right away. You'll make money, lose money, then understand money.
* Build as many projects as time allows. It's nice to have the option to pick and choose.
* If you don't do the thing you want to do today, 5 years from now you'll remember and wonder how different your life would have been if you did.
* Don't ask people what they think about your idea. They'll either be supportive or mean to you. None of these are about your idea.
* Have a conversation with someone who doesn't speak your language. Make the effort to understand them. Mr Tereso, came out of nowhere and taught me life lessons that changed my life. He spoke no English, and i spoke Duolingo level Japanese.
* I'll end with this. If you are bored, create something. Make a clay pot, a drawing on paper, a JavaScript file, a wooden structure, a shoe rack, a sand castle, a matchstick home, a story. Make something you can look at the end result and you'll never get bored again...
Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?
#115Life is short, so work on things that matter. People you love can be gone tomorrow. You too - so prepare for that. You don't make friends at job, you will be fired as soon as they notice you have some family problems influencing your work. There will be no talking, no asking anything... and then your "friends" will silently agree with everything the manager does. Read more - it really helps with anything you will do.…
> You don't make friends at job The more general variation on this theme is : "Most of your friends aren't". They're drinking buddies, folks to talk to at $event and $hobby_club If shit meets fan most of them will disappear. There will be a few who turn out to be real friends. A few in each group will surprise you greatly.
> "Most of your friends aren't".
Yea, I think that's what I wanted to write. And drinking is the best way to get a promotion, knowledge and skills don't matter if you drink with the boss.
Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?
#116Life is short, so work on things that matter. People you love can be gone tomorrow. You too - so prepare for that. You don't make friends at job, you will be fired as soon as they notice you have some family problems influencing your work. There will be no talking, no asking anything... and then your "friends" will silently agree with everything the manager does. Read more - it really helps with anything you will do.…
Hey man! I hope you know we are there for you, and some of us haven’t been in your shoes but strongly sympathize. Reach out to rkrzyzanowski at gmail if you ever need a chat.
Sounds like things were very rough but you’re in a much better spot than last year. If I’m right, happy to hear. :) otherwise please reach out!
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#117humility
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#118Never underestimate a company's ability to work against its own interests.
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#119Avoiding stressful situations is a mistake; it means you stagnate and never get the joy that comes when the situation is resolved.
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#120Should have learned statistics early.