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by lcall 4y ago
A few books I read or am reading now, though I'm not in business or management currently: The Personal MBA: master the art of business, by Josh Kaufman (and personalmba.com has more info, maybe). Seems to want to be the practical guid
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If you are interested in indie game development, or making your own (2D?) games, a relative of mine has a youtube channel with free tutorials, and also sells courses & books; covering GameMaker, Godot, and pixel art, for what it may be
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The Book of Mormon (with the Bible). After decades of reading it repeatedly, it does not run out of ways to comfort, strengthen, give direction & confidence & pea ce, and help me want to be a better person. Cover to cover, amazing
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by lcall 4y ago
On Android, Handy News Reader from the f-droid.org app store works well, once I went through all the settings and customized it, and got used to it. Except now it doesn't auto-fetch (it used to) and I don't know if I did somethin
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by lcall 4y ago
That kind of thing is indeed moving. I have learned for myself that life, existence, doesn't end at death. Our choices matter, and there is hope for good things to come, depending on our further choices. More at my web site (in profi
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I think that instead of meaningless, it gives stability and control which one can lack elsewhere. Trust and local control, with those more things, but based on an explicit decision, not a less-secure default to start with. But to each his
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by lcall 4y ago
Only OpenBSD has a track record anything like going since ~1996 with only 2 remotely exploitable security bugs in the default installation. And ongoing, it has far fewer (no?) privilege escalation bugs, etc., which gives some comfort as on
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by lcall 4y ago
First, I suggest volunteering in your community, perhaps finding opportunities at https://justserve.org (if available in your area--does not require fees or religious affiliation). You would likely be surprised at how much joy
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by lcall 4y ago
I like to skim article titles & read the most valuable of the articles in my RSS reader(s) on my phone (with Handy News Reader from f-droid.org, once I got used to all the settings to make it work the way I want, or maybe NewsBlur if yo
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by lcall 4y ago
I strongly agree with the importance of your question! It affects so many things, like prioritizing, finding peace etc. I suggest A) if you are religious, to come to know God and follow His plan, and B) if not, consider working to elevate
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by lcall 4y ago
If the same if for other activities, not just work, you might want to be checked for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS, similar to long covid). It can be like having a permanent flu in some ways (exhaustion, brain fog, non-restorative sleep, s
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by lcall 4y ago
There might be value in prior discussions (or not, but): https://www.google.com/search?q=burnout+%2Bsite:news.ycombin...
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I can see how what you say would make sense to many people. Many religions teach some good things, and we advise investigators to keep all the good they have, and let us see if we can add to it. There are specific doctrines that I think a
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by lcall 4y ago
I think it depends on your purpose. OpenBSD is focused on correctness, security ("secure by default"), portability, and good documentation. (it is my choice.) It is the only one I know of that has had only 2 of the worst kind of
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by lcall 4y ago
Thanks for including a comment. It seems that the OP is looking for both direction and peace, and I hoped to share the thought process that I would have in his situation, which can be (and is to me) a really big help (with addressing possi
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by lcall 4y ago
Some really good people have been childless through no fault of their own. And choices have consequences for ourselves and others. BUT, my religion teaches that losses or failures in this life can be fully made up in the unending next life
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by lcall 4y ago
Sometimes even an unskilled job is better than no job, to at least have some income to work with, even if some debts have to wait. It gives you a tool to negotiate those debts far better than with no income at all. And once you are ready
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by lcall 4y ago
There is also a nonprofit effort to lower prices by manufacturing drugs that are sometimes in short supply or overpriced, where the founding hospital system (in Utah) has joined with others, & has a solid, long-term reputation. Wikipedi
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by lcall 4y ago
Good point. But just in case, here is some past advice from HN, where there is discussion about motivation, and where making sure the ladder is leaning against the right wall might be relevant: https://news.ycombinator.com/
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by lcall 4y ago
I think it is likely the easiest way to speak with interesting people from many countries.
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Or one can just use the simple internet tradition that a letter followed by an x is as if it had the caret on it. For example, instead of ĉ just writing cx.
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by lcall 4y ago
In Ben Franklin's autobiography (on gutenberg.org, I think), he points out how he learned to get along better by prefacing things with "I think..." or "It seems like..." etc. That and observing one's own blund
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by lcall 4y ago
I like the offerings of pair.com, for what it's worth.
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Thoughtful comments appreciated with any downvotes. I wonder what voluntary Sabbath observance (avoiding work & commerce & recreation; putting God first; seeking Him) would do for pollution levels.
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Unfortunately, we all live in a world where we must verify whom to trust, based on corroboration and behavior over time, and be willing to be skeptical until something is confirmed. One study is never enough; maybe even a few are not enoug
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by lcall 4y ago
I don't think we are competent to solve climate change, when we have largely rejected the advice of the Creator. I appreciate those who try to control and reduce pollution, and the scientists who are doing their best. At the same tim
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by lcall 4y ago
I spent the time for OpenBSD because I want greater security and control over when to make changes that could have a security impact. In other words, "secure by default", and only 2 of the worst kind of security bugs since ~199
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by lcall 4y ago
Maybe I should add: paid support is available, per the OS web sites where they list consultants. I mean, one is not only limited to searching/asking online. I have never used it but am glad to know it is there. And now you have d
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by lcall 4y ago
Maybe I should add: paid support is available, per the OS web sites where they list consultants. I mean, one is not only limited to searching/asking online. I have never used it but am glad to know it is there. And now you have d
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And then after some forced upgrades to versions she doesn't want and said "no" to, but Microsoft knew better and did it anyway (what happened to us), you can explain the alternatives and your experiences (stability, works wel

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