Hacker News with Generative AI: Lifestyle

I plan to farm my land with no tractor this year (houseofgreen.substack.com)
I would be seriously oblivious at this point if I did not notice the hundreds and hundreds of comments left on my social media calling me a ‘play-pretend’ farmer because I am attempting to farm with no prior experience, no tractor, and no fancy tilling equipment.

Farming, Sustainable Agriculture, Lifestyle, Social Media

7 points by mooreds 7 days ago | 1 comments

You Don't Need a Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume (2019) (thedrive.com)
The most popular vehicles in America may be the greatest examples of overcompensation ever invented.

Cars, Lifestyle, Opinion

10 points by tobr 9 days ago | 15 comments

You'll Never Get Off the Dinner Treadmill (theatlantic.com)
There’s no such thing as an easy weeknight meal.

Food, Cooking, Lifestyle

11 points by copypasterepeat 10 days ago | 6 comments

I am rich and have no idea what to do (vinay.sh)
Life has been a haze this last year. After selling my company, I find myself in the totally un-relatable position of never having to work again.

Wealth, Personal Finance, Lifestyle

967 points by vhiremath4 15 days ago | 1628 comments

SF Purity Test (sfpurity.com)
The official Purity Test checklist for the techies of San Francisco. Click on every item you have done.

San Francisco, Technology, Humor, Lifestyle

46 points by glowingvoices 16 days ago | 25 comments

Americans Consider Themselves 'Sober Curious' Beyond Dry January (newsweek.com)
Millions of Americans Consider Themselves 'Sober Curious' Beyond Dry January

Health, Trends, Alcohol, Culture, Lifestyle

3 points by doener 21 days ago | 1 comments

Should more of us be moving to live near friends? (architecturaldigest.com)
25 years ago, Toby Rush and his friend group at Kansas State University received some valuable advice from elder mentors that would shape their entire adult lives.

Friendship, Lifestyle, Housing, Sociology, Community

621 points by Geekette 23 days ago | 487 comments

We Didn't Evolve to Exercise (simplavida.com)
We engineered movement out of lives, and it is killing us. Here are things you can do.

Health, Exercise, Lifestyle

30 points by XzetaU8 31 days ago | 16 comments

The Libertarian Coder (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
I'm an independent worker. Solitary by nature. Always have been. In school, I abhorred team projects; there was nothing worse than when the teacher would say, "Now, let's form into small groups for discussion." In pre-calculus, I tuned out my teacher completely and just did my homework in class—the textbook was all I needed when I had questions.

Software Development, Productivity, Work Culture, Lifestyle

6 points by aard 35 days ago | 0 comments

The exact moment that I decided to go off-grid in Portugal (twitter.com)

Portugal, Lifestyle, Travel, Off-Grid Living

21 points by tosh 36 days ago | 9 comments

Digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job (sibervepunk.com)
There is a new lifestyle imposed on almost the entire world, willingly or unwillingly, perhaps by powerful people or by many small people that want to be powerful, which somehow affects all ordinary people: a consumption-oriented life.

Digital Consumption, Lifestyle, Technology, Society, Work

320 points by siberpunk 38 days ago | 114 comments

Which Country Should You Move To? (whichcountrytomoveto.com)
Let's find your perfect destination, one step at a time. Answer a few questions and discover where you could thrive and build your new life abroad.

Immigration, Travel, Lifestyle, Personal Finance

15 points by yarapavan 39 days ago | 14 comments

Sober curiosity: Why Gen Zers are reducing their alcohol consumption (medicalxpress.com)
Generation Z is leading a significant shift in drinking habits. In fact, compared to preceding generations, Generation Z may be the soberest generation yet.

Generations, Alcohol Consumption, Lifestyle, Health, Trends

10 points by PaulHoule 45 days ago | 0 comments

My Smartphone Was Ruining My Life. So I Quit (thefp.com)
Five years ago, I was sitting on the tile floor of a rental kitchen, trying to take a photo of myself to share online.

Technology, Lifestyle, Personal Experiences, Digital Detox

6 points by fortran77 45 days ago | 0 comments

Slow Email (2008) (blogspot.com)
I've never been a slow-anything person, other than riding slowly up mountains, and that's only because of the weakness of flesh, not any unwillingness of spirit. So it's not often that I embrace a Slow movement.

Personal Essays, Lifestyle, Humour

10 points by rnjailamba 57 days ago | 2 comments

I hated Dubai until I learned about it (sive.rs)
Dubai was in my “Top 5 places where I NEVER want to go”. I heard it was commercialized hedonism, glorified overindulgence, pandering to millionaires and influencers — extravagance and opulence. Everything I hate. That's why I had never gone there.

Travel, Personal Opinion, Dubai, Lifestyle

5 points by Michelangelo11 59 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: What projects are you going to work on if no need to work? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What projects are you going to work on if no need to work?

Personal Projects, Motivation, Work-Life Balance, Lifestyle

15 points by hnthrowaway0328 60 days ago | 26 comments

Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn (cnn.com)

Health, Medical Advice, Lifestyle

78 points by RyeCombinator 60 days ago | 116 comments

A day in the life of a New Delhi roadside barber (aljazeera.com)
They come from far and wide to provide affordable haircuts and grooming services to the city’s labourers - and anyone who fancies a chat.

New Delhi, India, Barbering, Social Commentary, Lifestyle

7 points by mooreds 61 days ago | 1 comments

Standing desk might be as bad as sitting all day (sciencealert.com)
In recent years, standing has been touted as a remedy to a sedentary lifestyle, especially for desk workers who spend long hours seated at their screens.

Health, Science, Ergonomics, Lifestyle

155 points by zdw 68 days ago | 221 comments

You might want to stop making your bed in the morning (thestar.com)
Even if you live by yourself, you’re never sleeping alone.

Sleep, Health, Hygiene, Lifestyle

28 points by amichail 72 days ago | 18 comments

I wanted to live cheaply, I bought a boat, moved in to travel the world (theguardian.com)
After his 92-year-old mother died in 2019, Stephen Payne decided it was time for a change. But having spent the previous six months at her home in Torquay, where he is from, and the 27 years before that living in Los Angeles, Payne, a 60-year-old photographer, wasn’t sure where to go next.

Travel, Lifestyle, Personal Stories, Retirement

5 points by tosh 82 days ago | 0 comments

The life-changing magic of Japanese clutter (aeon.co)
In 1990, a young Japanese photographer named Kyoichi Tsuzuki began capturing a rarely seen view of domestic life in one of the world’s most densely populated cities.

Japan, Photography, Culture, Lifestyle, Minimalism

46 points by herbertl 98 days ago | 21 comments

When net worth stops mattering (stanislavkozlovski.com)

Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Psychology

12 points by enether 101 days ago | 11 comments

An unbroken night's sleep is a myth. Here's what good sleep looks like (theconversation.com)
What do you imagine a good night’s sleep to be?

Sleep, Health, Science, Lifestyle

31 points by gnabgib 101 days ago | 0 comments

A guide to working remote and not paying rent (ghuntley.com)
Here I am, sitting at my favourite pub in Melbourne drinking an expensive pint of craft beer and not really caring that much about the cost that much because so far this month because I've spent a grand total of $0 on rent.

Remote Work, Lifestyle, Finance

51 points by tosh 110 days ago | 82 comments

Ted Kaczynski's Low-Tech Lifestyle (thetedkarchive.com)

Criminology, History, Technology, Lifestyle

42 points by Sajarin 110 days ago | 24 comments

Hot Friend Compounds: The 'let's all buy a house together' dream, but real (sfstandard.com)
The ‘live near friends’ movement has morphed into Hot Friend Compounds.

Real Estate, Housing, Friendship, Community, Lifestyle

6 points by archagon 112 days ago | 0 comments

Retiring from the idea of retirement (candost.blog)
I'm not here to tell you that you should be working for a monthly salary for the rest of your life. Also, it’s not about passive income or financial independence and definitely not a promoter of a hustle culture. That's not the main idea.

Retirement, Lifestyle, Work-Life Balance

90 points by mooreds 125 days ago | 102 comments

Hi-Tech Bifocals Improved My Eyesight but Made Me Look Like a Dork (gizmodo.com)
There comes a time in some adults’ lives when they have to grab a pair of bifocals to do some light bedtime reading.

Technology, Lifestyle, Personal Experience, Fashion

238 points by amichail 128 days ago | 105 comments