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Ask HN: Recommendations on how to help keeping perspective?

3 points by alltakendamned ↗ HN
These days, so many of us live in a bubble of information technology and often solely surrounded by other people who are well off. One might lose view of the bigger picture and what is a normal way of life.

I'm definitely one of them, and would like to hear your recommendations, preferably books, for keeping, or gaining back, some much needed perspective.

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gshdg
No book will keep you as grounded as developing and maintaining relationships (even if online-only) with people in less fortunate circumstances.

Nothing like hearing a friend worry about keeping the heat on (in Nebraska), the cars fueled, and three kids fed on the equivalent of 3 minimum wage incomes to make you appreciate your disposable income and savings.

Nothing like your cousin saying she can’t come for thanksgiving because her husband, who’s a manager at a big box outlet, needs to be at work at 8pm to start preparing for Black Friday to make you appreciate your flexible schedule and PTO policy.