Bits of Advice for 30 Years

weinzierl wrote: post #2

"Your vacation starts when you leave your house and ends when you’re back in your house." This is an odd one. Seems trivial, what does it mean?

I would assume it translates to "Don't check Slack in your Uber headed for the airport"

Re: Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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Post by financltravsty » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:12 PM UTC

weinzierl wrote: post #2

"Your vacation starts when you leave your house and ends when you’re back in your house." This is an odd one. Seems trivial, what does it mean?

You enter a different headspace when you leave the house. You reenter the "things must get done!" headspace when you come back.

Re: Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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Post by rjh29 » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:12 PM UTC

Dude is 30 and thinks he is in a position to give out life advice... I'm 37 and nothing is figured out. Maybe wait another 30 years.

Re: Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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Post by ozim » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:12 PM UTC

weinzierl wrote: post #2

"Your vacation starts when you leave your house and ends when you’re back in your house." This is an odd one. Seems trivial, what does it mean?

I'd guess vacation at home is not a vacation. You might have days off while staying at home but you are still occupied with "home stuff" in your mind.

Re: Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:15 PM UTC

rjh29 wrote: post #6

Dude is 30 and thinks he is in a position to give out life advice... I'm 37 and nothing is figured out. Maybe wait another 30 years.

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Re: Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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Post by bbokan » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:20 PM UTC

31. Context is king.

Re: Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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Post by dromtrund » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:25 PM UTC

> Think of yourself as the person you want to be, not the person you are.

I have always done this subconsciously, and although I can attribute a lot of my personal growth to this trait, it's also the source of a lot of self-loathing. If you can't accept the parts of you that differs from who you want to be, you'll spend a lot of energy focusing on perceived mistakes that others didn't even notice.