When you feel emotional, wait at least five minutes before acting, especially if you are upset. It is tough to do but waiting to cool off and think before acting has really saved my bacon a couple of times.
Ask HN: What was your biggest life lesson in 2015?
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#12I learned how to incorporate life lessons unconsciously. A vastly useful tool.
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#13We are all stardust anyways!
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plz reply if you get this.
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#14Hard work and happiness are directly correlated.
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#15Very few people are evil. Most evil is good people operating under incorrect beliefs.
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#16I learned that freelancing is only 10% coding and 90% people skills
Suggestion: pay somebody to do the people-part for you.
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#17If you get bad vibes from somebody you're working with, be cautious. If that person's title is CEO, run.
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#18I learned that freelancing is only 10% coding and 90% people skills
Would that mean that a freelancer with subpar coding skills and good people skills would be more successful than a freelancer with good coding skills but subpar people skills? If so, is it because of what you said or not? If not, then why not and how come your 10% coding and 90% people skills still holds true according to you? Just a curious question :)
In my experience, yes.
As to why, people like working with people who are like them.
Assuming that the development part is good enough, having people skills blows that person away.
I learned my skills from various sources, but I found a coach that took me to the next level. His name is Marcus Oakey. I'm sure he is still teaching.
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#19Babies make you tired
yes, and they seem to poop more than they eat somehow
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#20I started the year with knee injuries that made basic activity, let alone sports, prohibitively painful. After months of PT and exercise, they're better now. I am pretty young, so this problem was very unexpected.
The lesson is that any day I can make marginal gains is a good one. Focusing on achieving on a day-to-day basis has made working on my startup -- a big long term project -- much easier.