Ask HN: What is the dumbest thing you do but do anyways?

Alcohol by far.

Also cocaine.

MDMA.

Sugar.

Develop software skills a tiny bit in a bunch of languages and areas without becoming an expert at anything or finishing projects.

i keep building sites that dont make any money

I keep buying books that I don't have time to read. For example, I bought 6 books yesterday on Black Friday. I will probably read one or two. It just feel too good to buy things.

Overeating

Buying domain names I never use.

I clip too many articles and URLs that I never read!

Eating too much sugar and not exercising enough.

Undervalue self in salary discussions and negotiations.

Drink and stay up too late.

Kids and wife go to bed. Have a drink catch up on a few things. Should just stop there. Next thing you know I’ve had 3-4 strong beers and it’s 2am.

Probably eating too many sugary snacks, since I've got a bit of a sweet tooth.

I also tend to put things off a bit much. Got way too many projects I need to get around to finishing, tons of articles and videos I need to actually read/watch at some point, and a ton of things I generally want to do that I never get around to actually trying.

Living

Working for "the man".

Pay $4 for coffee

Smoking Staying up late

Not building right routines to take advantage of the opportunities that life is presenting. Not having a good sleep routine is the chief one among these.

Engaging in open source communities with my real name. Never do that. Always use synonymes.

It's not that you cannot behave or might behave unprofessional. It's the others, and it will backfire one day.