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Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by krmmalik »

Mz wrote: post #145
krmmalik wrote: post #81

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Amazing website. I'm at the "plateau" bit that you mention, and i'd love to learn more.

You know, much of the site was written as much as 5 years ago and I have become a combination of bitter about the reception I get in the CF community and busy getting my life back together, so I hardly look at the main site anymore (I do sometimes post to the new-ish blog). So please refresh my memory, maybe with a quote and/or link to the piece you are referencing. That might help me sound like less of a fool. And y…

I really liked the CF sections explaining why lung infections are the "leaves" of the problem.

Im in the process of moving house and getting married, but at some point i'll email you for some advice, and would really appreciate any assistance. Thanks again, and nice meeting you ;-)

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by Mz »

krmmalik wrote: post #151
Mz wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know, much of the site was written as much as 5 years ago and I have become a combination of bitter about the reception I get in the CF community and busy getting my life back together, so I hardly look at the main site anymore (I do sometimes post to the new-ish blog). So please refresh my memory, maybe with a quote and/or link to the piece you are referencing. That might help me sound like less of a fool. And y…

I really liked the CF sections explaining why lung infections are the "leaves" of the problem. Im in the process of moving house and getting married, but at some point i'll email you for some advice, and would really appreciate any assistance. Thanks again, and nice meeting you ;-)

Since you are moving anyway, use this as an opportunity to pitch out as much stuff as you can.

Congrats on the marriage and good luck with the move.

Take care.

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by seven »

gallamine wrote: post #148
seven wrote: post #126

default bad mood => default good mood pessimistic => optimistic

How did you manage that? I think graduate school has given me a permanent scowl.

I am struggling to give a good answer to this since some minutes...

There is no special trick. I just realized that it makes no sense to worry about stuff I can not influence. And that if I have bad mood without obvious reason.. I could have good mood without obvious reason as well.

I have no step by step instruction. It is just a decision you have to make for yourself.

Focus on the good things instead on the bad. No matter how big you fuck up, chances are very high that you are still better off than most people on this planet.

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by missn »

smhelp wrote: post #131
missn wrote: post #9

Mouse => Wacom Tablet Saved me from carpal tunnel syndrome (I already had the early signs). Inkjet Printer => LaserJet Printer Didnt't realize how much I was missing. The time savings alone makes it worth it. Design Major => Psychology Major Sometimes it's true what they say, everything in moderation. Once I left art school, I found my passion for design again.

what wacom tablet did you get, and are there any drawbacks of using it as a mouse ?

I got the basic one (Bamboo) with the smallest possible size (I think it's the 4x6 one). If you're doing design and other complex tasks, it's probably better to have those large ones. For me though, since I only use it for general computing and the occasional design work, having a small one makes it portable (and it fits on my desk!).

Unfortunately though, after years of getting used to the mouse, I do find it hard doing detailed work in Photoshop (i.e. tracing something/colouring something). It probably has to do with me not being used to the tablet but in times like those, I (using the tablet) still don't have the dexterity to manipulate things as well as when using a mouse.

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by runjake »

adrianwaj wrote: post #138
smhelp wrote: post #129

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what differences / or benefits have you seen from sprinting instead of running/jogging ?

Sprinting gives a rush of endorphins and hgh. Sprinting is anaerobic exercise for the heart, and jogging is more aerobic. However, both are important. Sprinting not only involves power, but technique and arms, it yields a different physique by using faster twitch muscles and requires flexibility. Jogging is more harmful to the body when one gets addicted to constantly pushing and playing with the pain threshold, or i…

Long distance running has it's place in human history. Check out "persistence hunting". The Tarahumara tribe, which is now pretty well-known among laymen, were practitioners of this. Their story has been covered in quite a few books, Born To Run being the most popular.

Applicable Wikipedia links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarahumara

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by runjake »

adrianwaj wrote: post #138
smhelp wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what differences / or benefits have you seen from sprinting instead of running/jogging ?

Sprinting gives a rush of endorphins and hgh. Sprinting is anaerobic exercise for the heart, and jogging is more aerobic. However, both are important. Sprinting not only involves power, but technique and arms, it yields a different physique by using faster twitch muscles and requires flexibility. Jogging is more harmful to the body when one gets addicted to constantly pushing and playing with the pain threshold, or i…

> What animal would you pursue jogging?

Any animal that sprints for short distances :)

Nearly all animals built for sprinting don't have the endurance for sustained evasion. If you've ever chased wildlife, you'll notice they quickly zip away, but stop some couple hundred meters away to turn around and look back at you. This is really to recharge their batteries and keep an eye on the threat (you).

I mentioned it in another comment, but persistence hunting was a well-known tactic across the world. It's particular effective on flat desolate land, but was also practiced in hilly woodlands, in combination with tracking skills.

Eventually the animal would keel over from exhaustion.

Don't fall too easily into this Paleo trend and the hunches people posit as "the way things were". They often have a narrow view of how things were.

Remember to keep your skepticism healthy. When someone tells you to use a standing desk, because cavemen used standing desks, remain skeptical. When someone says you should just do short sprints, because that's what cavemen did, be skeptical. I'm not saying standing desks and sprinting are bad, I do both, but question & verify what you're told, especially before spreading that (mis?)information.

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by krmmalik »

Mz wrote: post #152
krmmalik wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really liked the CF sections explaining why lung infections are the "leaves" of the problem. Im in the process of moving house and getting married, but at some point i'll email you for some advice, and would really appreciate any assistance. Thanks again, and nice meeting you ;-)

Since you are moving anyway, use this as an opportunity to pitch out as much stuff as you can. Congrats on the marriage and good luck with the move. Take care.

Thank you so much. I'll be in touch!

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by adrianwaj »

runjake wrote: post #157
adrianwaj wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sprinting gives a rush of endorphins and hgh. Sprinting is anaerobic exercise for the heart, and jogging is more aerobic. However, both are important. Sprinting not only involves power, but technique and arms, it yields a different physique by using faster twitch muscles and requires flexibility. Jogging is more harmful to the body when one gets addicted to constantly pushing and playing with the pain threshold, or i…

> What animal would you pursue jogging? Any animal that sprints for short distances :) Nearly all animals built for sprinting don't have the endurance for sustained evasion. If you've ever chased wildlife, you'll notice they quickly zip away, but stop some couple hundred meters away to turn around and look back at you. This is really to recharge their batteries and keep an eye on the threat (you). I mentioned it in a…

We could be in for new fitness craze: persistence runting.

Re: Ask HN: What are the changes you made in your life and never look back?

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Post by olegious »

smhelp wrote: post #130
cmos wrote: post #120

normal american diet -> no meat, no dairy, no processed foods. dumb phone -> dumber phone 4 hours TV nightly -> no tv workaholic -> socialholic self doubt -> awesomeness technology lover and collector -> less is more friendster -> nothing Daily motto: "I'm the luckiest guy in the world, and it's a beautiful day"

how does one go from self-doubt to awesomeness or little or no self doubt ? thanks.

don't know what worked for cmos but for me it was recognizing that most of my self doubts stemmed from irrational fears such as being uncomfortable/scared around meeting new people. I'm a bit of a workout junkie so I decided to apply principles from working out to my psychology- I would take an irrational fear or something that made me uncomfortable and do incremental "mini-workouts" until I became comfortable and the fear disappeared. For example meeting new people- I started using every chance I had to start conversations with people I didn't know. Say you're standing in line at Starbucks and see someone wearing shoes that you like say "Hey, cool shoes, where did you get them?"
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