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Re: Ask HN: Advice that changed your life?

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Post by dominicdoty »

JackOfCrows wrote: post #7

Most people will use time to save money. However, your time on earth is limited unless the Silicon Valley weirdos happen to be right. Money is infinite in that you can earn more or get a second job or get a better paying job or whatever. (Obviously only to a point but stay with me). Also: your time does have value or it should since it is limited. What would you pay for an hour of your life "back"? Or an hour to do w…

While I broadly agree with this, you have to be careful you don't slide too far into this mindset. Vacations become hard to justify if you view them as both the price of the vacation+lost income opportunity. It's easy to find yourself in a place where it's hard to justify doing anything but working.

Re: Ask HN: Advice that changed your life?

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Post by lnalx »

"Take care of your body in your 20s"

It's easier to build muscle mass before the age of 30 and the muscle you gain during that time will never go away (with a minimum of training).

The earlier you start exercising, the less difficult it will be to maintain your body as you get older. Someone who has never exercised but wants to lose weight by their 40s will have a much harder time than someone who started exercising early.

More than that, working out has a significant impact on my productivity, mood and psychological health. It changed my life.

Re: Ask HN: Advice that changed your life?

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Post by NKosmatos »

Well not really changed my life, but somethings I frequently think and try to follow.

Try to be nice and helpful to others.

Nothing that you do or say will matter after a couple of hundred years.

It’s better to regret something you’ve done, than something you haven’t.

Re: Ask HN: Advice that changed your life?

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Post by zaik »

NKosmatos wrote: post #13

Well not really changed my life, but somethings I frequently think and try to follow. Try to be nice and helpful to others. Nothing that you do or say will matter after a couple of hundred years. It’s better to regret something you’ve done, than something you haven’t.

> Nothing that you do or say will matter after a couple of hundred years.

I don't think this is true at all.

Re: Ask HN: Advice that changed your life?

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Post by habibur »

JackOfCrows wrote: post #7

Most people will use time to save money. However, your time on earth is limited unless the Silicon Valley weirdos happen to be right. Money is infinite in that you can earn more or get a second job or get a better paying job or whatever. (Obviously only to a point but stay with me). Also: your time does have value or it should since it is limited. What would you pay for an hour of your life "back"? Or an hour to do w…

That's what I thought in my 20s and 30s.

View flipped after that. Do your chores yourself as much as your time allows instead of jumping to pay someone to do it. There are other benefits not discussed here beside the time cost factor.

Re: Ask HN: Advice that changed your life?

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Post by wruza »

An interesting question. A bunch of seemingly important advices on my mind right now, but none of them actually changed my life. This is probably one the of things that you never notice because most of them are in the form of “never”. Did “never stick a fork into a socket” change my life? Probably so.

One that I could call ~practical is “there is no eternal friendship, only common interests”. And a related one is “never do business with friends and relatives”. I’ve seen enough lifes “changed” by not following these.

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