BigHatLogan

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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. I've tried meditating before but, if I'm being honest, have never really given it a proper and earnest effort. Neurotic is definitely the perfect word to describe how I feel most of the time, so maybe th
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
The cemetery exercise is interesting. How long do you find that it helps you for, if that makes any sense? Suppose you're frustrated about something that happened in the morning--let's say something "innocuous" in the gr
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Geez--that sounds rough. I literally cannot imagine what that must be like (and hope I never have to). Good luck with everything. Haha--I'm glad you also brought up the packages and waiting in line. It's such a strange annoyance.
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Well said, especially the part about being intentional. I try to maintain perspective now and then, but I find that it goes away pretty quickly at the first sign of something frustrating. I guess that means I have to practice it a little mo
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
I like this idea. Five seems like a lot, but I like the general gist of it. One of my friends keeps a web page open called "Mori Clock" or something along those lines. You input your birthday and it shows you how many weeks, on av
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
That was quite nice. The writer seems to be in relative peace about the whole situation, or at least as peaceful as one can be knowing that the end is near. Unrelated but related: How do we keep stories like this in the "middle" o
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by BigHatLogan 6y ago
Wow. Very well said, especially the part about "internalizing the fact that I am the one not doing that too." That resonated with me in a painful, aching way. I'm turning 30 soon. That is by no means "old", but it a
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by BigHatLogan 6y ago
I can't answer your question because I have no experience with this, but I'd like to ask you: How did you acquire those first 200 users in the first place? I'd like to publish an application myself sometime in the near-future
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by BigHatLogan 6y ago
That's a touching story, and it illustrates something I've been thinking about recently: that we're not as "rational" as we think we are, to a certain extent, because all of our current rationality depends on everyt
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by BigHatLogan 6y ago
Thanks for the response. The story about cold-emailing your future boss (hopefully!) is very cool. And I agree completely regarding applying to jobs. I've sent out some applications recently but it feels like I'm sending them into
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by BigHatLogan 6y ago
Your comment and the parent's comment both resonated with me, as someone who also finds himself "stuck". What do you suggest that someone do in this situation--one where they want to reset their career, carve out a new one, e
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
You brought up some really good points. Your second point about interest--that's a great point. I think interest--and, subsequently, focus and attention--are force multipliers, especially in a field like programming, where experience a
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
I find posts like this simultaneously heartening and disheartening. Heartening because it means a lot of behaviors that are billed as "genius" or "high IQ" or what have you, might just be an individual unconsciously draw
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Ask HN: Are most recruiter letters from director-level employees ghostwritten?
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Thanks for the recommendation. I think you're onto something--this idea of being more aware and conscious about the things around you. I've noticed that when I spend time away from my phone I'm a lot more clear-headed. Initia
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
That's the one--thanks! I've read three of his books, so a lot of the stories have bled together over the years. I forget which book had which stories.
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
I think he's basically using it as "passive income." They pay him a few hundred dollars per month for "maintenance", but I'm not quite sure what that entails. There was a lot of initial legwork to write the sof
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
"Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are." - Jose Ortega This is fantastic. I've always had a hunch that experts are "seeing" things differently than novices, and seeing things that people
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Haha that’s right. But unlike Logan, we should make an effort to connect to the world, lest we lose ourself in his thoughts and obsession like he did! Thanks for the comment. It genuinely made me smile. Always good to run into another Souls
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Exactly. I don't know much about the "Law of Attraction", but I imagine it's something that gets waved away by a lot of people. That might be for the better, I honestly don't know. A basic google search seems to men
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
I agree with you. I think a lot of the recent desire, especially in Silicon Valley / San Francisco, surrounding zen buddhism, meditation, yoga, and other "ancient" traditions and practices stems from a feeling that your mind
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
I don't think they make you more violent, but I do think they condition you to expect a certain reward for a certain input. In that sense what they're priming your brain for is an exploitable addiction cycle. I used to play online
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
I wish I could edit my comment, but it looks like HN takes away the ability after some time. What I wanted to do was to recommend everybody read two books: "Shop Class as Soulcraft" (cheesy title, I know) and "The World Beyon
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Thanks for the advice. I think you're right. I've been trying to "white-knuckle" it for the longest time, and it just hasn't been working. I find myself staring at the wall or the train, spiraling into a cycle of in
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
That's a brilliant way of thinking about it. I'd say I honestly spend 80% of my free time (defined as time not spent working or sleeping) scrolling the internet mindlessly and passively. In that case, 4 of my 5 friends are the int
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Well said, especially: "...is shallow and wearing off your, now deprived from depth, mind." Modern social media seems to me a lot like fast food. You feel good while eating it; it fires off a lot of pleasure-seeking receptors in y
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
I've been thinking about this a lot more recently, especially because I've been trying to quit social media. One of the more insidious parts of spending all day scrolling, tweeting, and swiping, is that you become what you pay att
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Thanks for the response. That’s pretty cool to hear. So it sounds like you get anywhere from 15-30 downloads per month. That’s not bad for money earned while you sleep. I’m thinking of getting into the space to see how I can do. My eventual
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Yeah that’s what I was thinking—that the store is so over saturated right now that it would be hard to make your app visible.
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by BigHatLogan 7y ago
Very cool that you made these apps. I’ve wanted to make some educational apps for quite some time, but have been too lazy / indecisive about the whole thing. If you don’t mind sharing, how are the apps doing? Are you seeing consistent

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