samh748

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   Ask HN: How's your relationship with your parent(s)?

   46 points by samh748 4y ago|60 comments
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Hello! Not sure if you were going to send me an email or not. I did have a question: How do you discern the human and social sciences? To be honest I'll probably love dabbling in both :) > originally written to allow even working cl
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   by samh748 5y ago

   I definitely agree with this. Really appreciate your wisdom, as usual! > it's rare to find an activist who has put in significant effort on themselves. We have a tendency to want to go out and fix things out there when really the m
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   by samh748 5y ago

   That's fascinating. Thanks for that. Always happy to learn about other perspectives :)
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   Ask HN: Finally ready to share my personal work, how to manage expectations?

   128 points by samh748 5y ago|107 comments
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Genuine question: How do you pick which Creator is the true Creator? That is, there are so many religions/belief systems out there, how do we pick which one to follow?
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   Ask HN: What can an engaged citizen do to contribute to the world?

   6 points by samh748 5y ago|11 comments
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Thank you so much for all your wisdom and knowledge Alfonso! So nice to learn about your work! I'll be treasuring deeply all that you've shared with me. Perhaps one day I'll have my essays published and I can show you if you&
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   by samh748 5y ago

   I can't believe this was published. My jaws are on the floor.
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This would make a beautiful movie :')
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Sorry I just changed the question/description. But I think now it works better, and you answer is spot on :)
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This may or may not be the type of thing you're into: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-9 I am this type and it sounds like you might be as well. If it doesn't resonate, then ignore it. If it does resonate
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    Ask HN: Does music play a significant role in your life?

    5 points by samh748 5y ago|9 comments
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Hello again! Would really love to continue the conversation with you somehow. Hope you see these replies eventually!
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Thanks again for this! > I still like comparing it to dating, in that it just happens. It's awkward to make it formal and long term. Sometimes we have rituals for this, like university and 1-1s. Often you have to start the process l
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This is really really great stuff. Thank you so much for elaborating!
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    by samh748 5y ago

    My background is in ecology & evolutionary biology, and I think your job is wild . ;) Many of my (ex-)colleagues spend a lot of time camping in various places doing fieldwork. Do you spend a lot of time with cool animals/plants at
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    by samh748 5y ago

    I am not someone with a high-paying job, so I don't have a direct answer to your question, but I do want to give you a big hug for being such an empathetic human being. Empathy and emotional intelligence are very important skills and y
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Haha I didn't mean it to sound so grandiose, it's hard to explain with so little context. That's why it's been way harder than expected to try to write up a proposal or summary to get my point across to people, without a
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Haha I've already tried, in a very insane way: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30976497
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Oh hi alfonso! Clicked into your profile from your Ask HN re alternative career paths, then realized it was you! Thanks for this reply! Really cool suggestions. I definitely should dig around arts and philosophy more, especially in ways you
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This is all really great stuff! Thank you so much for all the help! I really appreciate it :))
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Hello! Thank you so much for your encouraging response and for sharing Leo Gura's work! I've only watched a bit of the videos and I'm already in love! I learned about Spiral Dynamics previously as well as a bunch of other de
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    by samh748 5y ago

    > My wants are mostly centered around relationships, community and society Those are extremely important wants! Most folks have very low-bar perspectives about those things. Or, they see it with a simplistic lens that doesn't actual
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Sorry I went extreme on the criticism (which, to be clear, wasn't aimed at you, but our culture). I'm really thankful for your comment, as it helped provide the critical piece of information that is often lacking in conversations
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Sorry to hear about your diagnosis with MS. Working on your health, mental and physical, is definitely critical here. What kinds of things do you do in your political communications job? Sounds very interesting!
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    by samh748 5y ago

    I work a warehouse job at a large university bookstore, packing and unpacking boxes. I regularly work with textbooks and academic books, which is awesome (it's what got me interested in so many disciplines! [0]). The pay isn't the
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    by samh748 5y ago

    But how does one find a mentor in the first place?
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Taken another way, mentors are basically evaluating and selecting for individuals who are worthy of their time and attention. Granted, they have to, because time and attention are limited. But what I take issue with, is exactly the rom
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Gonna add a bit of my own difficulties with this: I've come across many sources that speak so highly of these mentorship relationships, and even go as far as to recommend how to contact them and follow up and whatnot. It all sounds eas