At work, I frequently receive a large amount of paper that I choose to reuse. I hole punch each sheet and place it onto a clipboard, creating a refillable legal pad. When I finish a stack of pages for the day, I archive…
I've been exploring book summary services as a means to narrow down my reading choices. Once I have decided to read a book, I find it helpful to keep the summary on hand to improve my comprehension and keep track of the…
I was drawn to Draper's charisma at the start of the show, as intended. But as all the infidelities, abuses of power, and general narcissism piled up, I grew to dislike him. By the end of the series I felt a deep…
(Second place is probably "getting good sleep" which has positive benefits for well, just about any challenge your mind faces) I implemented a system of 9+ hours of sleep the night before an exam; this means I'll be in…
I just bought Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Audible. I take book recommendations on HN relatively seriously so I'm looking forward to this read.
This is so funny, I would not have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. That's a pretty good sell to me. For the record, I happen to work for a Berkshire Hathaway company and Geico gives me good rates.
I just picked up How to take Smart Notes. In undergrad a lifetime ago, I remember feeling that my note taking skills were woefully inadequate. My notes became more scattered, less comprehensive, and on the whole less…
I've thought about this for awhile, and I think it's reasonable to read some books in their entirety to better understand certain things (although I will agree that some books are just fluff and can be condensed into a…
I really like the idea that projects really just consist of "the next step". What do I need to do to advance this project/assignment/thing by one step? Define that and put it away to act on at some point. It helps me…
Same. I had to force myself to continue with the book because I had the same thoughts: goofy, self help. But I finished it and now implement the system across work and school (back to school in my mid 30s). It was like…
This is a common thread in many traditions of wisdom. The words change (surrender, accept, be with, open to, observe, witness, feel, welcome, embrace etc.) but the idea is the same: you have to feel difficult emotions…
I can readily attest to having no taste in music. So much so that criticism of music (in reviews of albums, etc.) is incomprehensible to me; I tried using good reviews as a way to find music I'd want to listen to but…
Correct. I use YNAB as a system to ensure that every dollar of spending on my credit cards are backed by liquid cash. I'm not going to argue the merits or downsides of something like YNAB; use whatever suits you. But…
It takes about an hour to charge, so I just schedule the same time every day to charge it (after I get home from work, while I eat dinner). Sure it's one more thing to manage, but having it wake me up with vibrate every…
What did you observe in your friends' driving patterns that was different? I'm very curious.
This is in line with my intuitions; do you have any sources so I can read more?
In general, you can train attention like it's a skill or exercise you practice. Stuff like mindfulness meditation is training of attention. If we're talking about how social media shortens our attention span then it may…
More context: https://archive.ph/F7WqX I'd really like to hear an informed take on this, but I think it's interesting the state has so much power over a billionaire. Is it because political/party power > wealth in…
I found my childhood to be boring, bordering on depressing. It was literally for a lack of stimulation for the following reasons: - Only child. - Invalid mother, so no access to all that entails: no car, no ability to…
> I give Toyota big props for the Prius, which was the original Green Vehicle 15-20 years ago, and still is a HUGE player in the efficiency space. IIRC, The number one vehicle trade-in for TSLA has been Priuses. Was…
> They just were severely undeveloped people, who were reactionary and fearful. This is an accurate way to describe my parents, too. I stopped talking to my dad after my mom died for many reasons including the above.…
n=1 so take it as just that, but I left my dad because we were broke. I suspected a gambling habit after he got evicted from the tiny apartment we grew up in, in the years after my mom passed away and her medical…
This is true at least in part due to the monetization of mindfulness, as a previous poster stated. The import of mindfulness into western culture strictly as a tool to manage stress has turned it into a cure all for…
> It's usually difficult for people with decent upbringings to even conceptualize why a child might willingly remain estranged from their family. But there are a lot of people out there with really good reasons to do…
I'm learning how to drive a Porsche 911 cup car in sim. There's this guy on YouTube who races the car in both real life and iRacing, and he explains how he drives the car fast in both contexts. His insights probably…
At work, I frequently receive a large amount of paper that I choose to reuse. I hole punch each sheet and place it onto a clipboard, creating a refillable legal pad. When I finish a stack of pages for the day, I archive…
I've been exploring book summary services as a means to narrow down my reading choices. Once I have decided to read a book, I find it helpful to keep the summary on hand to improve my comprehension and keep track of the…
I was drawn to Draper's charisma at the start of the show, as intended. But as all the infidelities, abuses of power, and general narcissism piled up, I grew to dislike him. By the end of the series I felt a deep…
(Second place is probably "getting good sleep" which has positive benefits for well, just about any challenge your mind faces) I implemented a system of 9+ hours of sleep the night before an exam; this means I'll be in…
I just bought Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Audible. I take book recommendations on HN relatively seriously so I'm looking forward to this read.
This is so funny, I would not have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. That's a pretty good sell to me. For the record, I happen to work for a Berkshire Hathaway company and Geico gives me good rates.
I just picked up How to take Smart Notes. In undergrad a lifetime ago, I remember feeling that my note taking skills were woefully inadequate. My notes became more scattered, less comprehensive, and on the whole less…
I've thought about this for awhile, and I think it's reasonable to read some books in their entirety to better understand certain things (although I will agree that some books are just fluff and can be condensed into a…
I really like the idea that projects really just consist of "the next step". What do I need to do to advance this project/assignment/thing by one step? Define that and put it away to act on at some point. It helps me…
Same. I had to force myself to continue with the book because I had the same thoughts: goofy, self help. But I finished it and now implement the system across work and school (back to school in my mid 30s). It was like…
This is a common thread in many traditions of wisdom. The words change (surrender, accept, be with, open to, observe, witness, feel, welcome, embrace etc.) but the idea is the same: you have to feel difficult emotions…
I can readily attest to having no taste in music. So much so that criticism of music (in reviews of albums, etc.) is incomprehensible to me; I tried using good reviews as a way to find music I'd want to listen to but…
Correct. I use YNAB as a system to ensure that every dollar of spending on my credit cards are backed by liquid cash. I'm not going to argue the merits or downsides of something like YNAB; use whatever suits you. But…
It takes about an hour to charge, so I just schedule the same time every day to charge it (after I get home from work, while I eat dinner). Sure it's one more thing to manage, but having it wake me up with vibrate every…
What did you observe in your friends' driving patterns that was different? I'm very curious.
This is in line with my intuitions; do you have any sources so I can read more?
In general, you can train attention like it's a skill or exercise you practice. Stuff like mindfulness meditation is training of attention. If we're talking about how social media shortens our attention span then it may…
More context: https://archive.ph/F7WqX I'd really like to hear an informed take on this, but I think it's interesting the state has so much power over a billionaire. Is it because political/party power > wealth in…
I found my childhood to be boring, bordering on depressing. It was literally for a lack of stimulation for the following reasons: - Only child. - Invalid mother, so no access to all that entails: no car, no ability to…
> I give Toyota big props for the Prius, which was the original Green Vehicle 15-20 years ago, and still is a HUGE player in the efficiency space. IIRC, The number one vehicle trade-in for TSLA has been Priuses. Was…
> They just were severely undeveloped people, who were reactionary and fearful. This is an accurate way to describe my parents, too. I stopped talking to my dad after my mom died for many reasons including the above.…
n=1 so take it as just that, but I left my dad because we were broke. I suspected a gambling habit after he got evicted from the tiny apartment we grew up in, in the years after my mom passed away and her medical…
This is true at least in part due to the monetization of mindfulness, as a previous poster stated. The import of mindfulness into western culture strictly as a tool to manage stress has turned it into a cure all for…
> It's usually difficult for people with decent upbringings to even conceptualize why a child might willingly remain estranged from their family. But there are a lot of people out there with really good reasons to do…
I'm learning how to drive a Porsche 911 cup car in sim. There's this guy on YouTube who races the car in both real life and iRacing, and he explains how he drives the car fast in both contexts. His insights probably…