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

BagPiper5000 7y ago
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.
buboard 7y ago
i keep building sites that dont make any money
luhego 7y ago
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.
quickpost 7y ago
Overeating
dhruvkar 7y ago
Buying domain names I never use.
- rman666 7y ago
  I’m glad I finally broke this habit. I probably bought hundreds over the years! I’m down to about 5 now :-)
  - stockkid 7y ago
    Kudos for breaking the habit. Did you let them simply expire, or sold them?
- TheGrumpyBrit 7y ago
  I currently own about 220 domains, of which I'm actively using about 10 and have plans for maybe 20 more.
rman666 7y ago
I clip too many articles and URLs that I never read!
bbody 7y ago
Eating too much sugar and not exercising enough.
iSloth 7y ago
Undervalue self in salary discussions and negotiations.
monkey26 7y ago
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.
CM30 7y ago
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.
mbfg 7y ago
Living
el_dev_hell 7y ago
Working for "the man".
quickthrower2 7y ago
Pay $4 for coffee
JJarrard 7y ago
Smoking Staying up late
methusala8 7y ago
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.
rurban 7y ago
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.

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.

buboard 7y ago

i keep building sites that dont make any money

luhego 7y ago

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.

quickpost 7y ago

Overeating

dhruvkar 7y ago

Buying domain names I never use.

rman666 7y ago
I’m glad I finally broke this habit. I probably bought hundreds over the years! I’m down to about 5 now :-)
- stockkid 7y ago
  Kudos for breaking the habit. Did you let them simply expire, or sold them?
TheGrumpyBrit 7y ago
I currently own about 220 domains, of which I'm actively using about 10 and have plans for maybe 20 more.

rman666 7y ago

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

bbody 7y ago

Eating too much sugar and not exercising enough.

iSloth 7y ago

Undervalue self in salary discussions and negotiations.

monkey26 7y ago

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.

CM30 7y ago

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.

mbfg 7y ago

Living

el_dev_hell 7y ago

Working for "the man".

quickthrower2 7y ago

Pay $4 for coffee

JJarrard 7y ago

Smoking Staying up late

methusala8 7y ago

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.

rurban 7y ago

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.