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> I regret nothing. If I die this way, I’d go out happy. To me that's what it is really all about, if this person is happy who am I to judge? It's obsession in

by belval 3y ago

> I regret nothing. If I die this way, I’d go out happy. To me that's what it is really all about, if this person is happy who am I to judge? It's obsession in a search for greatness, not for me but I can definitely see how it could be fulfilling in itself.

giantg2 3y ago
Yep, I can respect the position of going out doing something you love.
truncate 3y ago
"No regret" -- its easier said than done. Dying is one thing, but accumulating 10 different health conditions for life is not going to be pleasant, and will potentially give lot of time to start regretting. People are free to do whatever they want, but doesn't mean people can't express their opinion on that.
- belval 3y ago
  Sure but the article really seems to imply that he's not neglecting himself, just optimizing his schedule completely to code all the time. > I run 6 miles many days of the week to keep healthy. I do it while writing code, using a standing desk treadmill. Realistically just with that sentence he likely more active than the average person. On top of that: > I get groceries delivered, I’d rather spend the time coding. I make sure I have deep technical problems I need to think through and solve, and solve it while I am making meals, eating, or doing chores. Seems to imply that he is cooking his meals and not ordering junk food instead of cooking. I'm not saying working 100hrs/week is a good idea, but aside from the lack of romantic relationship, his life seems overall balanced.
qumpis 3y ago
How do you know if you're truly happy? That you're working on something not because you feel the need to prove something, battle your insecurities, but rather because you want to do something meaningful? I'm genuinely curious. Many highly-driven people seem to be insecure and egocentric and in the moment, even long periods, fuelling their ego makes them think they're happy. But if you feel happy for many years (assuming eventually this feeling fades), who's to judge that you weren't happy before? Maybe it all depends on the person, and people can have their pathologies and subconscious desires to better their social status by justifying hustle as working to build interesting products. But maybe that's not it, and the inner motivation is something else?
- belval 3y ago
  Personally I'd say that happiness is such an ill-defined state that it's not a topic that can be debated a lot. A more objective term might be satisfied. The author is satisfied by his life and does not yearn for something else. Maybe that's as close as you can get?

by belval 3y ago

giantg2 3y ago

Yep, I can respect the position of going out doing something you love.

truncate 3y ago

"No regret" -- its easier said than done. Dying is one thing, but accumulating 10 different health conditions for life is not going to be pleasant, and will potentially give lot of time to start regretting. People are free to do whatever they want, but doesn't mean people can't express their opinion on that.

belval 3y ago
Sure but the article really seems to imply that he's not neglecting himself, just optimizing his schedule completely to code all the time. > I run 6 miles many days of the week to keep healthy. I do it while writing code, using a standing desk treadmill. Realistically just with that sentence he likely more active than the average person. On top of that: > I get groceries delivered, I’d rather spend the time coding. I make sure I have deep technical problems I need to think through and solve, and solve it while I am making meals, eating, or doing chores. Seems to imply that he is cooking his meals and not ordering junk food instead of cooking. I'm not saying working 100hrs/week is a good idea, but aside from the lack of romantic relationship, his life seems overall balanced.

qumpis 3y ago

How do you know if you're truly happy? That you're working on something not because you feel the need to prove something, battle your insecurities, but rather because you want to do something meaningful? I'm genuinely curious. Many highly-driven people seem to be insecure and egocentric and in the moment, even long periods, fuelling their ego makes them think they're happy. But if you feel happy for many years (assuming eventually this feeling fades), who's to judge that you weren't happy before? Maybe it all depends on the person, and people can have their pathologies and subconscious desires to better their social status by justifying hustle as working to build interesting products. But maybe that's not it, and the inner motivation is something else?

belval 3y ago
Personally I'd say that happiness is such an ill-defined state that it's not a topic that can be debated a lot. A more objective term might be satisfied. The author is satisfied by his life and does not yearn for something else. Maybe that's as close as you can get?