Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…” • Hacker News Board

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by seivan » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

I'm asking this because I'd actually would like to know how, but how do you say things that are on your mind and still cultivate friendship.

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by rbanffy » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:20 PM UTC

Centigonal wrote: post #3

This appears to be just some words from PG's article written in nice handwriting in front of a picture of a mountain. Am I missing something?

Yes. The message.

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by tlianza » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:21 PM UTC

byalice wrote: post #18

tlianza wrote: post #17

Why was "don't work too much" rewritten as "don't work too hard"?

whoops, my bad! that's pretty major. I'll fix it this afternoon..

cool! to me that was the most impactful one - but I still value hard work :)

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by alexanderberman » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:25 PM UTC

These would make awesome posters!

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by untog » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:29 PM UTC

phillmv wrote: post #12

Centigonal wrote: post #3

This appears to be just some words from PG's article written in nice handwriting in front of a picture of a mountain. Am I missing something?

It's… awkwardly sycophantic.

Agreed, it's kind of like one of those motivational posters you see around. Just not for me, I suppose.

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by byalice » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

tlianza wrote: post #23

byalice wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

whoops, my bad! that's pretty major. I'll fix it this afternoon..

cool! to me that was the most impactful one - but I still value hard work :)

fixed!

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by byalice » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:33 PM UTC

pg wrote: post #20

I feel a little uncomfortable seeing that quote with my name under it. The ideas are Bronnie Ware's; I just transformed them from mistakes to the corresponding commands. Also, I didn't mean to imply those are the five most important things in life or anything like that. I just wanted to avoid the specific mistakes she described.

Thanks for commenting, and for writing the post in the first place! I understand your concern - and just took your name off of all of em.

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by davidcann » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:35 PM UTC

seivan wrote: post #21

I'm asking this because I'd actually would like to know how, but how do you say things that are on your mind and still cultivate friendship.

Maybe try having thoughts that are more kind and respectful? You can't win everyone as friends, but being respectful will win enough.

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by dclowd9901 » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:36 PM UTC

seivan wrote: post #21

I'm asking this because I'd actually would like to know how, but how do you say things that are on your mind and still cultivate friendship.

The difference between an honest person and an asshole? Tact.

Re: Wallpaper - “Don’t Ignore Your Dreams…”

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Post by dclowd9901 » Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 5:38 PM UTC

phillmv wrote: post #12

Centigonal wrote: post #3

This appears to be just some words from PG's article written in nice handwriting in front of a picture of a mountain. Am I missing something?

It's… awkwardly sycophantic.

It feels wildly unnatural to see such a cult of personality around an incubator that idealizes free and forward thinking.