Did a marriage course with my wife. Very helpful wish we had done it a decade earlier!
Ask HN: What was the biggest contributor to your happiness in the past year?
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#12Moving to a new place with a view of a river instead of a parking lot. Thought it’d quickly just feel like the new normal, but there is something calming about flowing water.
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#13Leaving (~Western) Europe. The last year made it clear that I'm not compatible with its values and priorities, and I'm now going to live in places that aren't living museums.
It's freed up a lot of mental space which has been phenomenal.
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#14In IT, changed career goals to a less demanding role, including a new team, manager, etc. Its amazing how refreshing a change like that can be.
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#15SpaceX
StarHopper, StarShip, StarLink, 28 Falcon launches (114 total), 26 landings, caught the fairing, ...
Could never have imagined such a prolific space endeavor.
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#16Taking the train to work (and actually working in the office again).
I need my 1 hour trek back and forth to build barriers between home and work.
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#17My son's daycare closed permanently almost a year ago, and my wife and I had to adjust to have a 3 going on 4 year old at home with us 24/7. While it hasn't been easy, it's been a joy watching him grow over this past year, having time to bond with him (generally he favours his mom), and to have greater insight into who he is becoming as a person.
It has been a difficult time for everyone, but I honestly believe that this will be formative time not just for him, but for my wife and I, and one that we will look back upon fondly.
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#18building good habits, i started using habitica after seeing it here
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#20Making vegetable soup, and giving it to friends.