Ask HN: How do you invest in yourself?
What investments do you make when it comes to human capital? Health? Well-being? And which ones have the highest returns?
Build good, strong relationships.
As geeks we dont tend to value human relationships.
However, good, strong relationships will pay out dividends and change your life for the better.
They will encourage you to improve yourself, improve your health, improve your knowledge.
On the other hand it's also important to realize bad actors and act accordingly.
Check out my latest ASK HN thread for an idea on handling bad actors.
1. Health: a)Physical- stay fit by exercising daily,eat healthy(this is a broad topic), lead a active life even if through hobbies. B) mental - meditate and become self aware. Understand what activity and people contribute to positive state and what to negative states. Practice gratitude and honesty with yourself and others.
2) relationships: do hobbies with friends and family. Build bonds by seeking out experiences.
If you have all this, whatever happens at work will not kill you, and this is a good thing.
From a mostly time perspective, going to the gym and staying fit.
- Meditating (Headspace or Waking Up App - try the 30 day trials)
- Heavily exercising 3-4 times a week ($15/week gym)
- $8 Gratitude Journal app
- Eating clean and cooking (cheaper than eating out)
In the last 10 years (I'm nearly 30) I've invested a lot in coaching, training, conferences and books - nothing has really helped even close to as much as the above. At the end of the day my increases in salary have been mainly from keeping a critical mind, not further training. A great daily practice also makes every book I read much more meaningful.
I want to invest in myself, but the uncertainty of future employment and the unknown quality of paid study resources limit my choices.