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Am I the only one that feels Ryan's blog is mostly hacker news link bait, every article is pretty fluffy stuff that gets a lot of upvotes. I'm not sure how much actual value you get from knowing his schedule
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How to be cool, a HN guide: 1. Get up at 5 AM or sooner 2. Go to gym every day 3. Eat organic food or be vegetarian or vegan 4. Use iPhone and 11" MacBook Air 5. Work from coffee shops 6. Write a blog post about it and post it on Hacker News Feel free to add ideas. :) (I'm not mocking the author, but the idea.)
People want to "live the life", I guess. You can't blame them for wanting money, free time, power, celebrity, and a beautiful family. I think that shooting for success in a "balanced" life is a great thing. What that balance is varies tremendously by the individual. My only beef is when sideline critics go ballistic just because someone works hard and wants to be a part of a team that works hard. Take a look at the H…
>5:05 AM - Make a point of appreciating all that is good about my life, instead of immediately rushing into my day. I often take a deep breath and sit out on our deck for a few minutes. Is this meant to be satire or something? This was seriously put into his schedule as a 5 minute task?
When it's just you and your thoughts, 5 minutes can be a long time. I don't think it would be a good idea to stretch this activity out longer for the sole reason of showing how important it is.
>5:05 AM - Make a point of appreciating all that is good about my life, instead of immediately rushing into my day. I often take a deep breath and sit out on our deck for a few minutes. Is this meant to be satire or something? This was seriously put into his schedule as a 5 minute task?
When it's just you and your thoughts, 5 minutes can be a long time. I don't think it would be a good idea to stretch this activity out longer for the sole reason of showing how important it is.
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Does this guy think he's a celebrity or something? Does that matter? If you find the content valuable, does it matter whether or not he thinks he's a celebrity? Conversely, if you don't find it valuable, does it matter whether or not he thinks he's a celebrity? Maybe it would be better to focus on the message and not the personality behind it? He's the "CEO" of a small company most people have never heard of. I'm not…
What try to put him down for what he's accomplished? He isn't being put down for what he has accomplished. He's being put down for writing a shallow self-serving blog post that is completely devoid of intellectual content, and then submitting it to HN. I hope enough others here flag this as well.
That sounds terrible. If this is being a CEO, I don't want any part of it, especially the dull evenings.
I have never tried supplements, always thought they were a bit extreme and only for hardcore athletes and fitness buffs. As I get older, I realize the importance of metabolism (who cares about it when you're a teen and it's sky high), knowing eating breakfast really kicks up your metabolism and how fibre and greens play in your health.
Now I'm actually very tempted to try this supplement out - seems really healthy even though it comes packaged in a plastic jar and powder form.
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How to be cool, a HN guide: 1. Get up at 5 AM or sooner 2. Go to gym every day 3. Eat organic food or be vegetarian or vegan 4. Use iPhone and 11" MacBook Air 5. Work from coffee shops 6. Write a blog post about it and post it on Hacker News Feel free to add ideas. :) (I'm not mocking the author, but the idea.)
People want to "live the life", I guess. You can't blame them for wanting money, free time, power, celebrity, and a beautiful family. I think that shooting for success in a "balanced" life is a great thing. What that balance is varies tremendously by the individual. My only beef is when sideline critics go ballistic just because someone works hard and wants to be a part of a team that works hard. Take a look at the H…
People go ballistic when you suggest that they are obligated to accept terrible working conditions where they don't have (for example) any free time to spend with their beautiful family. They go ballistic because such arguments tend to be very successful and result in bad working conditions. Hopefully you understand that hard work does not require you to put in 160-hour weeks.
>5:05 AM - Make a point of appreciating all that is good about my life, instead of immediately rushing into my day. I often take a deep breath and sit out on our deck for a few minutes. Is this meant to be satire or something? This was seriously put into his schedule as a 5 minute task?
I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're saying, but how much time you put into a particular scheduling item does not necessarily correspond with its importance/urgency. When it's just you and your thoughts, 5 minutes can be a long time. I don't think it would be a good idea to stretch this activity out longer for the sole reason of showing how important it is.
Imagine telling a designer:
"From the hours of 12:00pm to 3:00pm, be creative."
Life doesn't work like that, and if you're scheduling your life down to individual minutes, then I can't imagine how you're also managing to be creative.
>5:05 AM - Make a point of appreciating all that is good about my life, instead of immediately rushing into my day. I often take a deep breath and sit out on our deck for a few minutes. Is this meant to be satire or something? This was seriously put into his schedule as a 5 minute task?
Maybe he should have just said, "take a quiet moment before starting my day, because it helps keep me relaxed/whatever" or something to that effect.