Hacker News with Generative AI: Self-Help

High Agency in 30 Minutes (highagency.com)
Warning: This is not doom scrolling. It’s an idea so simple yet effective it may change how you view reality.
Productivity, Personal Development, Self-Help
4 points by DeusExMachina 3 days ago | 0 comments
Books on Making and Maintaining Friendships (scotthyoung.com)
As I write this, I’m wrapping up the sixth month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s focus is outreach—making and maintaining friendships. In this post, I’ll share lessons from the eight books I read on this topic. Next week, I’ll share my personal reflections on this month’s work.
Friendship, Self-Help, Books, Personal Development
77 points by sundarurfriend 10 days ago | 36 comments
Everything I learned from (finally) completing The Artist's Way (extraordinaryroutines.com)
Maybe you’ve heard people referring to the morning pages or talking about going on an artist date. Maybe you’ve just started reading the first few chapters, or adopted some of its core practices into your daily routine. Maybe you’ve abandoned it halfway through, or dipped in and out, or even completed the entire twelve-week course.
Self-Help, Books, Creativity
14 points by cf100clunk 10 days ago | 1 comments
Excessive Criticism Is a Sign of Internal Conflict (Projecting) (kupajo.com)
Excessive criticism is a red flag that signals internal conflict.
Psychology, Self-Help, Relationships
12 points by kolyder 43 days ago | 3 comments
Explaining Glasser's 'Quality World' (thebetterplan.org)
“Learning what is in a person’s ‘Quality World’ and trying to support it, will bring us closer to that person than anything else we can do.” (p. 51).
Psychology, Self-Help, Relationships
7 points by yamrzou 53 days ago | 0 comments
The psychonaut field manual [pdf] (thedaemon.space)
Psychology, Psychedelic Drugs, Guides, Manuals, Self-Help
70 points by andsoitis 92 days ago | 61 comments
Show HN: Peak Brain Plasticity book – maximize brain power (saidhasyim.com)
Unleash your brain's limitless potential with neuroscience.
Neuroscience, Brain Health, Self-Help, Learning
9 points by saidhasyim 173 days ago | 4 comments
How to Stop Self-Obsessing and Be Happier (theatlantic.com)
Some introspection is healthy and necessary, but too much can trap you in a cycle of misery.
Psychology, Happiness, Self-Help
13 points by paulpauper 188 days ago | 0 comments
An Introvert's Field Guide to Friendship: Thoreau on Candid Connection (themarginalian.org)
Friendship is the sunshine of life — the quiet radiance that makes our lives not only livable but worth living.
Introversion, Friendship, Self-Help, Literature, Essays
13 points by herbertl 189 days ago | 0 comments
Tortured by regrets? A new study details how best to overcome them (latimes.com)
A new study, co-authored by Temple University’s Crystal Reeck, sheds light on how we can work through regret.
Psychology, Regret, Research, Self-Help
136 points by lxm 195 days ago | 118 comments
The Trap of Marginal Thinking (hbswk.hbs.edu)
World-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen explores the personal benefits of business research in the forthcoming book How Will You Measure Your Life? Coauthored with James Allworth and Karen Dillon, the book explains how well-tested academic theories can help us find meaning and happiness not just at work, but in life.
Business, Innovation, Books, Happiness, Self-Help
4 points by cydmax 206 days ago | 1 comments
Stop Overthinking (twitter.com)
Psychology, Self-Help, Social Media
5 points by yimiqidage001 226 days ago | 0 comments
Why doesn't advice work? (dynomight.substack.com)
Self-Help, Psychology, Human Behavior
320 points by yarapavan 246 days ago | 320 comments
You Are an Imposter (bitecode.dev)
Imposter Syndrome, Psychology, Self-Help
6 points by BiteCode_dev 253 days ago | 0 comments