samh748

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   Ask HN: Do you find “writer” somewhat pejorative? or is it just me?

   3 points by samh748 5y ago|3 comments
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Oh that's cool! I haven't explored around the interwebs enough to know all the cool nerdy places like this. Thanks!
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   Ask HN: Tips on finding mentors?

   34 points by samh748 5y ago|20 comments
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Thanks, I'm new to this :)
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Your Niche Museum site is wonderful!! Definitely shows how a small side project can still have good value. Niche, yes, but niche-value!
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   Magic Ink: Information Software and the Graphical Interface (2006)(worrydream.com)

   2 points by samh748 5y ago|3 comments
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Thank you so much for your encouragement! It's unfortunate I don't have any other place/people to show this to and to ask for feedback. But even the small number of feedback I get here is better than none. Thanks again! :)
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   by samh748 5y ago

   Thank you so much alfonso for the thorough and honest feedback! > position yourself as somebody that is not only knowledgeable ... but also recognised as being as such Do you mind expanding on that? I think I get the point, but I don&#x2
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   by samh748 5y ago

   To be honest I was worried about that too, but I didn't know how else to do it. Sorry about that :S
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    by samh748 5y ago

    I didn't know about hypergraphia until now. I was considering that this might work better as a Show HN or something, but I don't have a website or anything to post this, and I felt the need to justify my question by explaining eve
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Nah I appreciate the honest feedback. I was definitely worried about this so we'll see how it goes!
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Over the past year or so, as I observed and reflected and tried to map out everything in my head, I've been consciously constructing a chain of inter-connected theses into a series of critical essays. The goal has been to communicate s
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Several years ago I dreamt of becoming a university professor. I was young and naive and got a lot of ego-boost from my peers and professors who really praised me for how smart I was. I did some research projects during my undergrad (I stud
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    Ask HN: Am I being too ambitious?

    11 points by samh748 5y ago|21 comments
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Thanks for this. Still good to get some direct feedback with others who've experienced similar things. Thank you :)
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Good advice! I almost forgot outdoor exists lol. Thanks!!
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Never thought of using particular tools to help with this. Thanks for sharing! I'll be looking into these :)
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This was helpful. Thanks so much! :)
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    by samh748 5y ago

    A great great book that helped me with this: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans ( https://designingyour.life/the-book/ ). I first got exposed to it during a career navigation workshop that showed us thi
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Don't know if it helps, but read the qualifiers. They exist for a reason. > To me that sounded awfully condescending. I think we all have our triggers, we all define and recognize differently what things like kind/mean/etc
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    by samh748 5y ago

    That's really helpful! Thanks!
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Look into the options your school provides in terms of Computer Science. If you plan on finishing your Economics program, then perhaps you could enroll in a 2-year advanced degree designed for graduates to fast-track into CompSci. I haven&#
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    by samh748 5y ago

    Oh and, dear OP, if you're comfortable with personal growth, it may be helpful to realize that, our frustrations often stem from our disappointments, that our feelings of anger are often a protection from more vulnerable feelings like
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    by samh748 5y ago

    There's a reason I said explicitly " potentially ego-driven". It's up to OP to decide. There's a difference between projecting vs trying to relate and empathize. And I didn't say I'm going to be 100% corr
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    by samh748 5y ago

    I think it's great that you're reflecting on what blogging meant for you before and discovering that freedom of doing things for yourself now. But it's also important to not project your own previous potentially ego-driven
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    by samh748 5y ago

    I really resonated and agree with everything you've said. Thanks for sharing :) I really enjoyed reading all this, I think we'd make good friends (or twins lol). I've had some similar issues as what you've described. Fee
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This is a really great idea! Any tips on how to do that? Most people I know don't even care about the same topics let alone want to support my work :(
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This boosted my ego haha, thanks!
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    by samh748 5y ago

    100% agreed! What sorts of things do you think I could write? I'm fairly new to writing and don't have a lot of ideas on this.
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    by samh748 5y ago

    This is really good food for thought! I especially like the part re music being important for relaxing and recreation. I used to be more musical, maybe I should get back to that. Especially since it requires less brain juice, might be a goo