Ask HN: What's Your BHAG?

#1

Post by sudo_cowsay » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC

Just wondering, what is everyone's Big Hairy Audacious Goal?

Re: Ask HN: What's Your BHAG?

#2

Post by NishanStepak » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC

To work on a major project related to universal libraries or universal knowledge graphs.

#3

Post by nasaeclipse » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC

To work on something related to cycling and the geospatial field.

edit Also to do so remotely so me and my wife can move to Japan and be closer to her family.

#4

Post by Bhagya1111 » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC

Create something that outlives me and improves millions of lives. Everything else is just a milestone.

#5

Post by lpsatwork » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC

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#6

Post by brudgers » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC

Living to age 135.

#7

Post by moomoo11 » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC

be content and not get annoyed at stuff

#8

Post by giardini » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC

brudgers wrote: post #6

Living to age 135.

Why 135?

#9

Post by giardini » Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC

moomoo11 wrote: post #7

be content and not get annoyed at stuff

Damn! I need to post this on my wall!(8-((

#10

Post by brudgers » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC

giardini wrote: post #8

brudgers wrote: post #6

Living to age 135.

Why 135?

When I was a child [1], I was disappointed that I would only be 35 in the year 2000. 135 would get me to two century years.

Bonus, my boy will be 100.

[1] I was young enough that the Guinness Book of World Records was not on my circle of friends radar yet.