fantominous

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by fantominous 10y ago
Do you mean something like Kiva or Zidisha? They're quite popular, but there's a very real chance that the borrower can default on your investment. Not a huge deal though, because if you're micro-lending then this is expected
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by fantominous 11y ago
GiveWell [1] does a lot of research to come up with their list of recommended charities - ones that will have the highest amount of impact for each dollar donated to them. A couple times every year I look at their top charity and drop a few
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by fantominous 11y ago
> I'm still in school and work full time That sounds incredibly stressful. Out of curiosity, how many hours do you typically put in at school (attending classes, studying, working on assignments, etc.)? What sort of work do you do?
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by fantominous 11y ago
I feel this sort of thing depends from person to person - I enjoy programming and would probably enjoy it even more if I were doing it for myself, but I still can't imagine putting in 80-100 hours a week Elon Musk style. I guess my sta
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by fantominous 11y ago
> I highly recommend Cal Newport's blog as he writes phenomenal content on "deep work", the importance of focus, and how to maximize your "deep work" output. --> http://calnewport.com/blog&#x2F
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by fantominous 11y ago
I usually keep one tab with Facebook open, but I simply ignore any messages or notifications during the work period and check them during the 5 minute rest period.
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by fantominous 11y ago
Wow, what sort of job to you work in that's so laid back? :P I've only seen these sorts of hours in government jobs.
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Ask HN: How many hours do you work?
28 points by fantominous 11y ago|33 comments