ambivalents

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Ask HN: Anyone Make the Move from Product Manager to UX/UI Designer?
2 points by ambivalents 1y ago|1 comments
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by ambivalents 1y ago
Neat! Subscribed.
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by ambivalents 2y ago
I try to listen for the feeling behind/under the words being spoken. Ask yourself why they're saying the thing they're saying, and try to respond to that.
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by ambivalents 3y ago
Thanks for sharing. I resonate with so much of what you say, particularly this: >>or perhaps they believe they already do it with an internal monologue. This is the typical justification I use for when I'm not in the mood to jour
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by ambivalents 3y ago
I'm intrigued by this viewpoint and want you to elaborate more! Why is getting smarter the worst goal to have? Do you think it's useful to get very smart at something specific, or does it amount to the same as not being smart at a
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by ambivalents 4y ago
Meaning, the eventual payout is rarely what you think it is?
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Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice (2022)?
5 points by ambivalents 4y ago|5 comments
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by ambivalents 4y ago
Reminds me of Law 38 from "48 Laws of Power": think as you like, but behave like others.
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by ambivalents 4y ago
Couldn't this prove the point that we don't equate movement with intelligence, though? Who's to say animals also don't possess this intelligence? Maybe we'd have to go down the chain then, to more inert species lik
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by ambivalents 4y ago
Agreed, and I'll add that you don't have to be overly interested in metrics/fitness/quantified self to derive benefit from this. For instance, I care little about the measurements of any given run or walk, I rarely even
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by ambivalents 4y ago
>> When I leave a job, I've kept the good friends, even hired some of them. This is key for me too. When I was in a stressful people manager role, sorting through conflict and personalities every day, my favorite manager would al
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by ambivalents 4y ago
I feel for this writer. Whoever you are - you might be struggling but you are also so aware, even when you say you're not, and that's the first step if you do want to change. I imagine there are legions of others going through the
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by ambivalents 4y ago
This kinda just reads like a post hoc rationalization for a career decision. 'Leaving Google' is supposed to mean something momentous, but it isn't. It's a career decision, like many of us make at least several times thr
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by ambivalents 4y ago
May I ask what your practices were that led you to the dark night, and how you then came out the other side? After years of meditation I've kicked it up a notch this past year, and feel like I'm approaching that dark night period.
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by ambivalents 5y ago
I take it even further. Emotionally distance yourself from your cravings, sure, but also your entire body. I now think of my body as separate from 'me,' my soul. But I do need my body to express my soul. So I take care of it, I gi
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by ambivalents 5y ago
There is always something more appealing to do than to meditate. That's what makes it difficult but also more important than ever in my opinion. The practice itself isn't actually hard -- it requires nothing but a willingness and
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by ambivalents 5y ago
Meditation
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by ambivalents 5y ago
Bouldering, meditating, ping pong
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by ambivalents 5y ago
I understand what you're feeling, and I'm glad you're asking for help. A few things that have worked for me: - Internalizing the idea that most people simply do not care about anyone but themselves. This is not a bad thing. I
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by ambivalents 5y ago
Crunchbase has a 'Pre-Seed' filter on their company database. A quick glance shows these Pre Seed cos have still raised money though, so not sure if they're capturing the stage you're after. IndieHackers, maybe?
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by ambivalents 5y ago
I have spoken to product managers who would use the tool in lieu of their current, manual process. Of course, this is not airtight validation (see e.g. The Mom Test), but it's a start.
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by ambivalents 5y ago
Just submitted my profile for co-founder matching. Thanks for the tip!
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by ambivalents 5y ago
Thank you, this is very insightful. > development is an expense you should put off as long as possible. That lines up with all of my experience in startups and PMing, and yet, it is SO tempting to start building. I’ll try to remember thi
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Ask HN: Bootstrapping a SaaS – Have the idea, validated the market, what next?
25 points by ambivalents 5y ago|13 comments
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by ambivalents 5y ago
This is awesome. You have successfully made writing a book look like fun (although I know it’s actually very hard). Now I just need something to write about.
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by ambivalents 5y ago
I am excited by e-bikes and love riding them, but I'm not nearly as bullish. If you're single living in a bike-friendly city, sure. But I and many others have moved out of cities and often have to transport more than just our own
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by ambivalents 5y ago
The only part that boggles my mind is the simultaneous running + coding.
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by ambivalents 5y ago
One observation - They put a lot of money and marketing capital behind products like "Paper" which was their version of google docs. I used Paper because I was curious but in the end it was not as good as many free options out the
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by ambivalents 5y ago
me too, and even more mind-boggling is important emails send right to "Trash." I have caught actually important, personal emails that were sent directly to my Trash bin. It's infuriating.
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by ambivalents 5y ago
It is happening to me too, starting about a week ago.

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