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Life Is Not Short
The most surprising thing is that you wouldn’t let anyone steal your property, but you consistently let people steal your time, which is infinitely more valuable. If you want to learn how to live a good life, there are few sources better than Seneca.
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on: 2022-06-27
On Aging Alone (2021) : Hacker News
Still, we've persevered, and made it work for 22 years. But I will soon be 50, and have chosen to view this round number as significant. I would like to start living life as I would like it, both career and relationship wise, and am currently trying to plan out what shape that might take.
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on: 2022-05-21
I'm an addict | Tarun's blog
I like watching videos. A lot in fact. Today, I've spent over 6 hours watching youtube videos, an hour of reading through comments[1] on hacker news, 3 hours of sleep and poof, the day is gone. Self trust, memory and the invincible autopilot: I can't trust myself.
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on: 2022-05-19
Creativity requires optimism
Pessimism can spark an idea. Annoyance can drive ingenuity. Disappointment can redirect effort towards change. But creativity requires optimism. Creativity isn't about starting something. It's about making something. Making requires sustained effort, and sustained effort requires fuel.
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on: 2022-01-21
Underrated reasons to be thankful
That our atmosphere has low enough pressure and levels of deuterium that nuclear fission in air doesn’t cause hydrogen atoms to fuse into helium, meaning that the first nuclear bomb test in 1945 didn’t in fact ignite the atmosphere and engulf the planet in flames, which was still a bit of an ope
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on: 2021-11-26
No Country for Old Developers | Hacker News
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on: 2020-12-28
To solve problems caused by sitting, learn to squat — Quartzy
Sentences that start with the phrase “A guru once told me…” are, more often than not, eye-roll-inducing.
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on: 2018-02-27
How poverty changes your mind-set | Chicago Booth Review
This website uses cookies to ensure the best user experience. Privacy & Cookies Notice Accept Cookies The proportion of the global population living on less than $1.90 per person per day has fallen—from 18 percent in 2008 to 11 percent in 2013, according to the World Bank.
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on: 2018-02-26
Haters gonna hate: 7 ways to deal with criticism | Opensource.com
It's an unfortunate reality of sharing your work: Some people jump in to provide unwanted and unconstructive criticism. As a wise philosopher (OK, it was Taylor Swift) once put it, "Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate."
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on: 2017-04-27