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Don't believe anything you read in a div with a horizontal gradient background. Seriously though, all he's really saying is that people don't change if they're

by jraines 17y ago

Don't believe anything you read in a div with a horizontal gradient background. Seriously though, all he's really saying is that people don't change if they're content with where they are. Well, sure, why would they?

Confusion 17y ago
That's what he is saying, but it is patently untrue. He says If you’re not willing to constantly be in a state of pushing yourself to do more and learn more, then you’ve already reached your limit I'm pretty happy with my current life (job: regular 9-5 software engineering, have done that for 5 years now). That doesn't mean I don't spend a lot of time on reading books in a wide variety of subjects, reading Hacker News, writing my thoughts and opinions here and in another major community I'm part of, thinking about options that would change the pattern of my life and, once in every while, choose for such an option. I don't need to be pushing myself to keep going forward and keep changing. That 'just happens': I bought a house that needed much manual labour to get it in a proper state, took up my old sports again, switched from commuting by train to travelling by car, have worked out two ideas for (series of) websites to conclude they wouldn't be worth it, keep seriously considering taking up a study, etc. Especially the last thing will have to wait until my girlfriend graduates and finds a job. That is an example of the way your life necessarily keeps changing, without putting any effort into it.
sid 17y ago
Thats kind of what i was thinking. Its just stating pretty much the obvious. After time people will be where they are + experience, if based on their experience they do nothing different then they will be the same as they always were + money/family/debt and whatever else is accumilated over time. If experience changes them then obviously things will be different based on the changes they make.

by jraines 17y ago

Confusion 17y ago

That's what he is saying, but it is patently untrue. He says If you’re not willing to constantly be in a state of pushing yourself to do more and learn more, then you’ve already reached your limit I'm pretty happy with my current life (job: regular 9-5 software engineering, have done that for 5 years now). That doesn't mean I don't spend a lot of time on reading books in a wide variety of subjects, reading Hacker News, writing my thoughts and opinions here and in another major community I'm part of, thinking about options that would change the pattern of my life and, once in every while, choose for such an option. I don't need to be pushing myself to keep going forward and keep changing. That 'just happens': I bought a house that needed much manual labour to get it in a proper state, took up my old sports again, switched from commuting by train to travelling by car, have worked out two ideas for (series of) websites to conclude they wouldn't be worth it, keep seriously considering taking up a study, etc. Especially the last thing will have to wait until my girlfriend graduates and finds a job. That is an example of the way your life necessarily keeps changing, without putting any effort into it.

sid 17y ago

Thats kind of what i was thinking. Its just stating pretty much the obvious. After time people will be where they are + experience, if based on their experience they do nothing different then they will be the same as they always were + money/family/debt and whatever else is accumilated over time. If experience changes them then obviously things will be different based on the changes they make.