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I’m from another culture and this is a FIRST thanksgiving for me :) This place has been not only enjoyable and absolutely blowing away for me because of all th

I’m from another culture and this is a FIRST thanksgiving for me :) This place has been not only enjoyable and absolutely blowing away for me because of all the great people who participated in key events for our industry and provided first hand perspective on something I only remotely heard of before. But the warm inclusive accepting and encouraging atmosphere here is totally something else on the internets nowadays, thank every single one of you for that. And a cherry on top, one of the book recommendations here changed my life in ways I could not have imagined, so you’re all very special for me, hope to be a part of this big and warm community for the years to come, thank you for your precious time and attention!

shill 5y ago
Do you mind sharing the name of the book?
- unkulunkulu 5y ago
  It’s Keith Johnston Improv. It really helped me to become friends with my subconscious, imagination, destroy some assumptions about myself, reframe my view of children, of course laid a stone into my decision to have a child (like this year as opposed to “eventually” or some day as I started interacting with children after reading the book), showed me a cool hobby and a new way to express myself as an event organizer. I have like 240 highlights and notes in it, more than in any other book by far, it was really a book written just for me at that point in life, you know? It also has a bit of a twist towards the end. Highly recommend! I’m 33 if this provides some context I dunno :)
  - unkulunkulu 5y ago
    Oh there’s also a TED talk by the man, you can totally see he is something else by watching it and comparing to other TED talks. Makes more sense of you read the book though.
neoncontrails 5y ago
Gosh, this was beautiful to read as an incidentally American person. There's something truly healing in giving thanks, in calling attention to the countless small acts of kindness without which we wouldn't be where we are today. The holiday itself is so freighted with the weight of our history, but the premise seems good. It actually seems to me more humanist, less materialistic and less secular, than any other holiday on the Western calendar.
- unkulunkulu 5y ago
  For sure, gratitude is healing both ways, holidays like this must really have a wide positive effect on communities and wellbeing of people. We need more of those :) Goingaroundstreetsandscreamingiloveyouateachotherday anyone? :))
wiether 5y ago
I'll also be thankful for the book's name
- unkulunkulu 5y ago
  Replied to the first post with details, Keith Johnston Improv
  - wiether 5y ago
    Thx
aydwi 5y ago
Speaking of books discovered on HN, this website is an excellent, distilled resource: https://hackernewsbooks.com/ https://hackernewsbooks.com/
- 1cvmask 5y ago
  The number one book this week is: How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps

shill 5y ago

Do you mind sharing the name of the book?

unkulunkulu 5y ago
It’s Keith Johnston Improv. It really helped me to become friends with my subconscious, imagination, destroy some assumptions about myself, reframe my view of children, of course laid a stone into my decision to have a child (like this year as opposed to “eventually” or some day as I started interacting with children after reading the book), showed me a cool hobby and a new way to express myself as an event organizer. I have like 240 highlights and notes in it, more than in any other book by far, it was really a book written just for me at that point in life, you know? It also has a bit of a twist towards the end. Highly recommend! I’m 33 if this provides some context I dunno :)
- unkulunkulu 5y ago
  Oh there’s also a TED talk by the man, you can totally see he is something else by watching it and comparing to other TED talks. Makes more sense of you read the book though.

neoncontrails 5y ago

Gosh, this was beautiful to read as an incidentally American person. There's something truly healing in giving thanks, in calling attention to the countless small acts of kindness without which we wouldn't be where we are today. The holiday itself is so freighted with the weight of our history, but the premise seems good. It actually seems to me more humanist, less materialistic and less secular, than any other holiday on the Western calendar.

unkulunkulu 5y ago
For sure, gratitude is healing both ways, holidays like this must really have a wide positive effect on communities and wellbeing of people. We need more of those :) Goingaroundstreetsandscreamingiloveyouateachotherday anyone? :))

wiether 5y ago

I'll also be thankful for the book's name

unkulunkulu 5y ago
Replied to the first post with details, Keith Johnston Improv
- wiether 5y ago
  Thx

aydwi 5y ago

Speaking of books discovered on HN, this website is an excellent, distilled resource: https://hackernewsbooks.com/ https://hackernewsbooks.com/

1cvmask 5y ago
The number one book this week is: How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps