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Three words that changed me

59 points by meesterdude 10y ago

stevecalifornia 10y ago
I enjoyed this article and will apply it in my life. Also, this reminds me of why I like blogs over tweets. If this were jammed into a tweet it would sound like a fortune cookie.
eps 10y ago
These are "Listen, Cherish, Commitment" I don't appreciate click-baity titles.
- meesterdude 10y ago
  thanks for the feedback. I agree, "Listen, Cherish, Commitment: 3 words that changed my life" could be more revealing.
- ClassyJacket 10y ago
  Also "Listen, cherish, commit" would be better as they'd all be verbs but oh well...
  - meesterdude 10y ago
    Good feedback. tbh, commit relates to git for me. but commitment represents a whole other concept.
    - marklgr 10y ago
      Diff, cherry, commit. But avoid blaming.
      - soft_dev_person 10y ago
        git blame should be renamed to git why
        tempodox 10y ago
        Except you'd never get an answer to that question.
        dvirsky 10y ago
        Try git praise: https://github.com/ansman/git-praise https://github.com/ansman/git-praise
        aloisdg 10y ago
        [spoil] #!/usr/bin/env sh -e exec git blame "$@" [/spoil]
      - henrik_w 10y ago
        Brilliant!
- coldtea 10y ago
  Titles are not written for our personal pleasure. Nor is everything meant to be posted on HN. They are written for the pleasure and at the discretion of the author of the post.
baxtr 10y ago
I fully agree with all points. 1. Listen: I once read, there are three types of people. This who don't listen, those who listen to answer and those who listen to understand. I have always appreciated the latter who try to understand and don't judge. I tend to shut up with the former 2 types 2. Cherish: Science shows that people who are thankful - on a daily basis - are usually happy and thus thrive. It's not the other way around. Success is not the reason for happiness. The reverse is true 3. Commitment: I simply love to give all I have to projects. Because it's trough ownership that I really make a difference
Numberwang 10y ago
I didn't feel he/she made a good case for commitment. Re-evaluating your circumstances is a good thing and the ability to not be committed is often a positive.
mordrax 10y ago
> the absence of my mouth not moving? Is the absence of my mouth being still, is the presence of my mouth not being still, is the presence of my mouth moving. I think you meant to say, the absence of my mouth moving.
matt4077 10y ago
Is it some sort of New-Age week on HN? This article is completely vacuous. Similarly positive things could be written about any other three concepts, i. e. Act / Share / Pivot, to pick three that clash with the articles'.
- jasode 10y ago
  >Is it some sort of New-Age week on HN? That made me chuckle. I will attempt a non-judgmental observation... Maybe there's overlap with folks who enjoy similar "zen" aphorisms like "Life Love Laughter"[1] plaques above the fireplace mantel and/or avatars on the Facebook profile pic. One group finds meaning in those expressions while another group will dismiss it as vacuous. They will never agree. Based on some of the comments in this thread praising it combined with the silent 50+ lurkers who upvoted it, this type of topic has undeniable appeal. That means: 1) articles like it will continue to be to be written because authors feel it's important 2) people will continue to submit it because they want to share 3) people will continue to upvote it to the front page because it resonates with them [1] https://www.google.com/search?q=live+love+laugh&source=lnms&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=live+love+laugh&source=lnms&...

59 points by meesterdude 10y ago

I enjoyed this article and will apply it in my life. Also, this reminds me of why I like blogs over tweets. If this were jammed into a tweet it would sound like a fortune cookie.

eps 10y ago

These are "Listen, Cherish, Commitment" I don't appreciate click-baity titles.

meesterdude 10y ago
thanks for the feedback. I agree, "Listen, Cherish, Commitment: 3 words that changed my life" could be more revealing.
ClassyJacket 10y ago
Also "Listen, cherish, commit" would be better as they'd all be verbs but oh well...
- meesterdude 10y ago
  Good feedback. tbh, commit relates to git for me. but commitment represents a whole other concept.
  - marklgr 10y ago
    Diff, cherry, commit. But avoid blaming.
    - soft_dev_person 10y ago
      git blame should be renamed to git why
      - tempodox 10y ago
        Except you'd never get an answer to that question.
      - dvirsky 10y ago
        Try git praise: https://github.com/ansman/git-praise https://github.com/ansman/git-praise
        aloisdg 10y ago
        [spoil] #!/usr/bin/env sh -e exec git blame "$@" [/spoil]
    - henrik_w 10y ago
      Brilliant!
coldtea 10y ago
Titles are not written for our personal pleasure. Nor is everything meant to be posted on HN. They are written for the pleasure and at the discretion of the author of the post.

baxtr 10y ago

I fully agree with all points. 1. Listen: I once read, there are three types of people. This who don't listen, those who listen to answer and those who listen to understand. I have always appreciated the latter who try to understand and don't judge. I tend to shut up with the former 2 types 2. Cherish: Science shows that people who are thankful - on a daily basis - are usually happy and thus thrive. It's not the other way around. Success is not the reason for happiness. The reverse is true 3. Commitment: I simply love to give all I have to projects. Because it's trough ownership that I really make a difference

Numberwang 10y ago

I didn't feel he/she made a good case for commitment. Re-evaluating your circumstances is a good thing and the ability to not be committed is often a positive.

mordrax 10y ago

> the absence of my mouth not moving? Is the absence of my mouth being still, is the presence of my mouth not being still, is the presence of my mouth moving. I think you meant to say, the absence of my mouth moving.

matt4077 10y ago

Is it some sort of New-Age week on HN? This article is completely vacuous. Similarly positive things could be written about any other three concepts, i. e. Act / Share / Pivot, to pick three that clash with the articles'.

jasode 10y ago
>Is it some sort of New-Age week on HN? That made me chuckle. I will attempt a non-judgmental observation... Maybe there's overlap with folks who enjoy similar "zen" aphorisms like "Life Love Laughter"[1] plaques above the fireplace mantel and/or avatars on the Facebook profile pic. One group finds meaning in those expressions while another group will dismiss it as vacuous. They will never agree. Based on some of the comments in this thread praising it combined with the silent 50+ lurkers who upvoted it, this type of topic has undeniable appeal. That means: 1) articles like it will continue to be to be written because authors feel it's important 2) people will continue to submit it because they want to share 3) people will continue to upvote it to the front page because it resonates with them [1] https://www.google.com/search?q=live+love+laugh&source=lnms&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=live+love+laugh&source=lnms&...