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Ask HN: Your subjective takes on living a non-boring and pleasant life?
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Re: Ask HN: Your subjective takes on living a non-boring and pleasant life?
#2Get married, have kids, dedicate your life to making theirs better. There’s a reason the vast majority of people in history have gone this route - it’s very fulfilling.
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#3Do more of what makes you happy, right now, despite whatever "society" says you should do instead.
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#4Learn to cook interesting recipes and challenge yourself by shopping at ethnic grocery stores.
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#6Get married, have kids, dedicate your life to making theirs better. There’s a reason the vast majority of people in history have gone this route - it’s very fulfilling.
Ok I can't seem to figure out the build environment for step 1...
Re: Ask HN: Your subjective takes on living a non-boring and pleasant life?
#7be passionate about something, help others by giving away your time and money and expect nothing in return, but also be selfish sometimes and invest in yourself
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#8Read. Read ferociously. Devour everything. Read aloud. Read with friends. Read outside your comfort zone. Always be reading.
Take a break to write. Write about what you read. Writing is thinking and thinking is hard. You won't want to do this too much. But you should try it to anyway to stay sharp.
Talk to your neighbors. Get to know them. Lend them your books. Invite them over for tea. Play games. Share stories. Help them with chores. Get involved in their lives.
Put down your phone. Use the Internet deliberately and in small doses.
Keep a garden. And read in it.
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#9I keep busy volunteering. I play music for a number of churches in my area and also chip in to help the IT staff at a couple of local charities. They're both really gratifying. I also made it a goal to donate 12% of my salary this year to causes that have a direct effect on people's lives.
Re: Ask HN: Your subjective takes on living a non-boring and pleasant life?
#10Get married, have kids, dedicate your life to making theirs better. There’s a reason the vast majority of people in history have gone this route - it’s very fulfilling.
>There’s a reason the vast majority of people in history have gone this route - it’s very fulfilling.
And here was me thinking it was a self reinforcing survivor-ship bias.