perpetualBurnt

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by perpetualBurnt 12y ago
We are of the same mind. I do have a side project, and it even earns me money. Your comment: "It is not a lifestyle I would recommend and I hate that it is a necessity in this world without taking on tremendous risk" basically su
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by perpetualBurnt 12y ago
I do exercise, every day. I am in good shape, and stay that way. I do not have hobbies, because I don't really like anything. Trust me, I've tried quite a lot of things... but nothing seems enjoyable enough to stick with it. An
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by perpetualBurnt 12y ago
I want to write a book, and work on 3 medium to large scale software projects (not all at once, of course). 'A couple hours in the evenings' hasn't proven enough time to focus on this. In fact, getting up at 3 AM and workin
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by perpetualBurnt 12y ago
I don't regret foolish decisions I made before I knew it was foolish - I think thats being too hard on one's self. However, I would have a tough time knowingly making a foolish decision. Which category do your foolish decisions
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by perpetualBurnt 12y ago
I'm a software engineer. I can move to a different company, and I have done this in the past, but I don't think that I'll be content. I can't remember the last time I got excited about something, or, was so interested
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by perpetualBurnt 12y ago
Thanks for your reply! Yes, the delay of gratification thing is what I've been practicing. Thinking "It will get better" has been keeping me going. However, after repeating that for a couple years one starts thinking &quot
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Ask HN: Is life/success a game of who can handle burnout the longest/best?
22 points by perpetualBurnt 12y ago|29 comments