What investments do you make when it comes to human capital? Health? Well-being? And which ones have the highest returns?
Ask HN: How do you invest in yourself?
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#2I have the same question.
I want to invest in myself, but the uncertainty of future employment and the unknown quality of paid study resources limit my choices.
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#3Taking sleeping and walking seriously.
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#4A commitment to healthy eating, an exercise plan and a complete and ruthless approach to only having relationships that have an objective net benefit to psychological wellbeing
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#5From a spending money perspective, I don't hesitate to spend on food. Whether it's eating out at nice places or buying high quality food products - I won't really think about it.
From a mostly time perspective, going to the gym and staying fit.
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#6Taking sleeping and walking seriously.
Seriously how do you do the former. It seems damn near impossible to balance work, personal development for my career in the future, social life and health while still getting recommended amounts of sleep?
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#7Taking sleeping and walking seriously.
Seriously how do you do the former. It seems damn near impossible to balance work, personal development for my career in the future, social life and health while still getting recommended amounts of sleep?
First step is to track your sleep with an Oura or Fitbit or other device. These devices are not going to be as accurate as an EEG used in a sleep study, and they are good enough, even if they usually cannot tell the difference between fiddling with your phone in bed and light sleep. Maybe you can survive on less sleep. But the first step is to figure out your baseline.
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#8A good investment is goal driven. Vague (Human capital) goals are no good. In lieu of specific goals or outcomes I assume you are talking about life in general.
1. Health: a)Physical- stay fit by exercising daily,eat healthy(this is a broad topic), lead a active life even if through hobbies. B) mental - meditate and become self aware. Understand what activity and people contribute to positive state and what to negative states. Practice gratitude and honesty with yourself and others.
2) relationships: do hobbies with friends and family. Build bonds by seeking out experiences.
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#9I invest time in creating the right habits.
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#10i think health is good one