Ask HN: Quality of Life
Ask HN: What is the one thing which will improve the quality of your life significantly?
Working a full time job, I had gone from my usual "doctor visit every 10 years" to "doctor visit at least once a year", with an added flu or something each year on top of that. So when kid #2 came along, I used the excuse to drop down to 4 day weeks, and once the family was ticking away on all cylinders again I started using that extra day for climbing, cycling, and other "selfish" things. The idea being that this was "my day" and not just an extra day to do errands.
Boy what a difference it made. I haven't had more than a case of the sniffles since. I'm healthier, happier, and get to spend more time with the family.
I've since packed in the job entirely (to live off my business stuff full time) but if I do ever take another full time job, I'll be sure to negotiate 4 (or even 3) day weeks in to the contract. It's just night and day.
In reality, all companies allow this sort of working arrangement. If it's not explicitly offered to everybody, it can be a matter of proving your value, making yourself indispensable, then negotiating from a place of strength.
Good developers are really hard to find (and keep) in this market. Smart employers won't want to lose you over something as silly as this, so they'll find a way to accommodate it.
Place the palms of your hands over your ears with fingers resting gently on the back of your head. Your middle fingers should point toward one another just above the base of your skull. Place your index fingers on top of you middle fingers and snap them (the index fingers) onto the skull making a loud, drumming noise. Repeat 40-50 times. Some people experience immediate relief with this method. Repeat several times a day for as long as necessary to reduce tinnitus.
This always works for me.
Source: reddit post, gilded x29 [1]
[1] https://np.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/3l3uri/these_guys_light...
(If you need magnesium, you likely also need calcium and calcium is best absorbed when taken with vitamins D and K -- and there is also the issue of bioavailability. Magnesium glycinate is the recommended form, or eating magnesium rich foods, such as certain nuts or dark chocolate.)
Best of luck.
For email you'd simply type: @email $@bob@gmail $@this is the subject $@this is my message/email content
You can of course use different parsing symbols than $@, but the concept remains the same and can be extended to many things. Typing simply @email will bring up format and usage info. If it's your first time using that function then you will be promoted to enter your sign in credentials as well.
Example for alarm: @alarm 15:30 2x2m
This will set an alarm for 3:30pm, 3:32pm, and 3:34pm
Have you tried using a white noise machine or a sleeping mask?
Clearwater Beach is also enjoyable.
Though to be honest, right now just ten grand that's disposable enough for a trip overseas would be nice, haha!
Sleeping enough (but not too much) provides me with a sense of well being. It's a really drastic change when I can't get enough sleep.
Removing processed carbs contributes to a healthier self and as such improves my quality of life.
Weight lifting gives me that boost of self-confidence.
stoicism helps me cope with the urges of materialism/hedonism and makes me feel happy about what I have
having fu money or a good nest helps me worry less about money, losing my job, having an accident, etc.. peace of mind = happiness
good points!
These are the core elements of my system, so to speak – core foundation; in the sense of [1] Munger's latticework of models.
It's my system for achieving [2] eudaimonia, or most specifically – [3] sophrosyne.
For myself, the root was the solid sleep – from there on, the other pieces started fitting together in an organic way.
Shortly – quality sleep over consistent period of time gives you the ability to make good decisions.
Cheers!
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[1] https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/