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Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by adgulacti »

my small family's health and happiness above all. first, second and third most important learning.

if i feel i need to resign, i need to resign immediately. job hunt is never easy. recruitment process is shit in most companies, almost in all startups. self-motivation is most important. stop depending on external verification. sleep & wake at the same time, spend some time outdoors early in the day, take a look at the sky, smile at the people in subway, say "bless you" when they sneeze. smile especially when you feel bad about the work, smile when the others don't smile, help people. stop wasting stupid money, save and spend on what will make the family feel better. berlin, its startups and founders are overrated. still there are some that shine.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by kaybe »

koliber wrote: post #86

You can put more effort in and potentially make more money. You can not make more time, no matter how hard you try. You can pay someone to do something to free up a portion of your time, which you can then use as you see fit. You need to prioritize how you spend your time. This is not a one-time exercise. It's an ongoing process. You look at the things that you do in a given day, week, month, and year. You see how th…

I can recommend growing a handful of chilli plants as a substitute. They can last several years if you protect them from frost and are remarkably resistant against problems.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by wonderwuzzle »

Worries are temporary.

Doing things with cold logic will get them solved, but doing them with your heart will make you grow.

Bad days are important too.

Everyone struggles, but not everyone manages that properly. Justifying shitty actions with past experiences is no justification alone.

Taking care of both yourself and others is incredibly rewarding.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by mail2vks »

* Always change your job if you are not happy in the current one for any major reason.

* Always talk to your seniors/manager for advice when you are stuck

* Move away from the habit of instant gratification as you move up

* Buying a used car is always better than buying a new one. Save on taxes and not much fear in crashing it.

* Any app with infinite scroll is made to glue you in and waste your time

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by Rayzar » 

  * There is life after failing at a startup
  * When building a business, being organized matters more than being smart
  * Most things in life work out better when taken one step at a time, no matter how slow it feels
  * Things happen in life all the time. It gets easier when you can identify the ones you can change, which ones you can only change slightly and which ones you have no control over

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by rivenfall »

1. Society (at least in Paris) rewards people who buy their own (humble) home, stay there, and don't own a car. - if you don't buy now you might as well rent forever, because inflation is not some BS tailored number like 2% : prices can go up 10% in a year - real interest rates to buy property are negative because of inflation - speculating or trading is BS and doesn't cover for inflation - investing is ok but not as good as investing in your own home - renting costs more than owning property - if you are not patient enough selling property costs more than renting - cars real cost: buying, maintaining, parking, insurance, energy, freeways, possible accidents...

2. It's easier to get up early if you're alone, and it might even be easier to fall asleep

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by wj »

alchemism wrote: post #145

* When the CEO dumps the CTO and folds the job into his own, the startup is dead, no matter for how long it continues to turn a profit. * Freecamping in Europe has shown me as an American that America is not nearly as free as we were taught to think. Great place to make money, though. * There are definitely better things to experience in life than playing with more money than one really _needs_.

Just as an FYI you can camp free on national forest land in Oregon. I had a friend that did that for two summers.
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