It's terrifying to me that people are willing to store such insanely personal data unencrypted with organizations who, by law, are not permitted to keep it private.
I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
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Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#252Earlier quoted context omitted.
> he specifically did this You got the wrong pronoun. "One gal's quest to optimise her life" is the blog's subtitle.
Are we even allowed to assume 'gal's 'use she/her pronouns' though? More seriously, I never had a problem using 'they' for gender unknown, indeed it was normal and what I was taught in school, and then it suddenly seemed to be he vs. her with 'they' as some weird third thing even fewer people 'identify' as. For centuries we've happily referred to an unspecified person 'with they/them pronouns'.
> Are we even allowed to assume 'gal's 'use she/her pronouns' though?
"Gal" is unambiguously female, so yes.
> For centuries we've happily referred to an unspecified person 'with they/them pronouns'
We still do. That hasn't changed.
Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#253Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think you have a very narrow understanding of what "productive" means. You can produce or make progress towards anything that you value. Making other people money is just one avenue. If you had a year to live, you would definitely want to be productive. There's a lot that needs to get done to wrap up your one single life well, so that your time on earth wasn't lost. Just getting your will and testament done, talkin…
> If you had a year to live, you would definitely want to be productive. No, I'd want to be happy. It's the uniquely American Calvinist view that conflates these things.
You should read the sentence immediately following the one you quoted. That comment didn't mean what you think it means.
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#254I am always baffled how sad this extreme focus into productivity makes me. If you discovered you were going to die in a year, would you continue to spend all your time being "productive"? I figure almost everyone would shift all their focus on doing things that "really matter". Sadly I believe the world managed to make us feel guilty when we're not doing something that makes someone else rich (majority of jobs). I'm…
> extreme focus into productivity makes me. I see it rather sad when some people do nothing of their lives instead of investing a little bit every day in doing something meaningful. By no means I am advocating for 100% productivity at all times - but striving for a little less idle time is beneficial.
Most people with a full time job should be striving for a little more idle time.
During the 2 weeks holidays I just finished I found I deeply enjoyed just sitting outside and watching bugs crawl over plants. It wasn't productive, insightful, educational or whatever but it was enjoyable and I felt better after doing it.
Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#255I am always baffled how sad this extreme focus into productivity makes me. If you discovered you were going to die in a year, would you continue to spend all your time being "productive"? I figure almost everyone would shift all their focus on doing things that "really matter". Sadly I believe the world managed to make us feel guilty when we're not doing something that makes someone else rich (majority of jobs). I'm…
> I figure almost everyone would shift all their focus on doing things that "really matter".
My focus is on things that would be expected to pay off before my life runs out. The less life I have left, the more I do things for short term gain rather than long term.
For example, at age 18 investing in college for 4 years is an excellent investment. Doing it in your 60s doesn't make a whole lot of practical sense.
Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#256I'm not sure how much alcohol you drink - could be one beer / glass of wine / drink, or it could be multiple units - but for your health, I'd recommend that you take a 3 day break between intake. Drinking for 3-7 consecutive days, is not good for your liver, even in smaller quantities.
That's all genetics. I know older men with stressful jobs who have been drinking 7-8 drinks a day for the past 40 years and they are happier and have more energy than anyone I've met.
My father in law did just that - but "only" for 30 years, and instead drank 4-6 beers daily, after work.
He was not that lucky, and was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. Lost tens of pounds after they drained his belly of fluids - we'll have to see what happens next.
So yes, some are lucky, others - not so much. Either way, why risk it? It's like with smokers, you'll find a bunch of 80-90 year olds that have smoked daily since they were 12, but lots of others didn't make it.
As for OP, I have no idea what his drinking pattern is. But the only think that concerns me is the frequency of his drinks, especially if he's somewhat young. This is a pattern that can become hard to break out of, and can get worse with age.
Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#257Awesome read! I've been tracking all my time, also at a 15-minute resolution, for the past 24 months. It seems to make new habits so much easier to adopt. The biggest surprise was how effective pre-tracking my time (aka time-blocking) was at programming myself to do things. Making things concrete and easy to visualize definitely helps in preventing procrastination. I see that you used Google Sheets for time tracking.…
Shameless plug for those interested in time blocking: my startup, reclaim.ai, offers Google Calendar time blocking for recurring events (Habits) and todos (Tasks), as well as some other calendar power features.
What's extra cool is we manage the free/busy time based on how much your schedule fills up, providing a bit more flexibility over static time blocking.
Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#258I am always baffled how sad this extreme focus into productivity makes me. If you discovered you were going to die in a year, would you continue to spend all your time being "productive"? I figure almost everyone would shift all their focus on doing things that "really matter". Sadly I believe the world managed to make us feel guilty when we're not doing something that makes someone else rich (majority of jobs). I'm…
What a cynical comment. The author did some introspective work here and you feel the need to berate her organization because you can imagine the scenario that she would die in one year? Yeah, if I had cancer maybe I would stop working too.
I feel like you didn't even read the post, since the work the author describes includes things like language learning; the fact that you take from this post the goal of making money for other people seems like projection. No where does the post mention even having a job.
This is a particular irk I have with HN commenters. They read the title and then respond to what they think the post would be.
Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#259Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's irresponsible for anyone with kids to have not done this.
Completely depends on where you live. Many countries have sane defaults for simple cases.
No country can have a sane default for “who should look after my kids if both parents die suddenly?”. That will always be a very personal decision that depends very much on your family situation.
Re: I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
#260I just did this on paper for like 2 years. I like the sense of logging it, it just steer me in the right direction.
And I'm fascinated how doing that digitally helps getting wonderful insights!