whilestanding

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by whilestanding 4y ago
I was an early boot camper around 2012, taught myself the basics of web dev and did some contracting for about a year. I had some job offers but I didn’t feel right about the people and just the whole industry, so I moved back to the Midwes
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by whilestanding 4y ago
Increasingly looking like my decision to give up bootcamping myself into a coastal tech job and come back home to the midwest and work in a factory was the correct choice long term. Plenty of job security with all the onshoring happening. I
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by whilestanding 4y ago
The foundational ideas of the secret was found in think and grow rich, an old book.
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by whilestanding 5y ago
Check out the underachievers manifesto. A short book that's right in line with what you're thinking in this post.
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by whilestanding 5y ago
It's possible I was vulnerable to this flawed thinking before this. But at the end of the day it doesn't matter too much to me if the chicken or egg came first. And in the long run I don't know if it helped or hurt me due to
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by whilestanding 5y ago
The psilocybin gave me a God complex delusion due to the hallucinations ideas and feelings I had during the trip. unfortunately I didn't shake the fundamental world view I gained after the trip until objective reality tossed me around
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by whilestanding 5y ago
I 100% take responsibility for the choices I made including the choice to take the drug in the first place. However, the God complex delusion I attribute to the mushrooms.
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by whilestanding 5y ago
Thank you! I actually logged off my HN account for a day so I didn't see my karma because I assumed I'd be downvoted for my anecdote and didn't feel like arguing with narrative pushers.
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by whilestanding 5y ago
You're welcome. I was not being treated for anything it was just for recreation and I was under no supervision. I'm all for studying the medicinal effects of it.
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by whilestanding 5y ago
I definitely think Psilocybin gave me negative long term effects. I wish I would have never taken Psilocybin. I didn't even have a bad trip, it was the ideal kind of experience a lot of people seem to strive for. I had the cliche &quot
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by whilestanding 5y ago
I feel I've been trying to do this for about a decade. It's not easy and our brains tend to focus on negative memories I think as a survival mechanism. Try and create new memories that aren't traumatic. That takes time and ef
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by whilestanding 5y ago
The Denial Of Death by Ernest Becker. The Holy Bible by God.
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by whilestanding 5y ago
You also may have joined yet another victim class echo chamber.
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by whilestanding 5y ago
Mostly yes. I found I had more time and energy to take care of all the things in life that need constant maintenance like cars and motorcycles, housework, lawncare and my body. Basically everything in my life got objectively better, but sub
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by whilestanding 5y ago
I've been able to quit all the substances I used to cope; cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol, after a rather depressing realization that in fact none of them made me feel better in the long run. Short term gains at the cost of long term fi
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by whilestanding 5y ago
> Do we really think the average worker is able to produce better outcomes than management? As a long time HN reader who works in a factory, I often hear the sentiment that management is clueless MBA's and workers are better off lef
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by whilestanding 5y ago
Quit the office job and work a fast paced physical labor job. You’ll lose weight and gain strength and stamina guaranteed. I mean this too I actually did it. I can’t do office jobs it’s hell to me. I lost 30 pounds in my first two years wor
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by whilestanding 9y ago
Cold shower after waking up early sounds like a great way to start the morning and improve discipline. I think I'll attempt starting this plus adding a short run after the shower. I'm sure I'll be able to conquer the day easi
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by whilestanding 9y ago
Great article, until the very end when it sounds like he wants to come up with with some anti-bullshit bullshit. However I really did enjoy the read especially learning about the history of bullshit and how we got here. I think the fundamen