Hacker News with Generative AI: Self-Reflection

The Uncanny Mirror: AI, Self-Doubt, and the Limits of Reflection (lucidnonsense.net)
Not all mirrors are honest. Some are simply more aware of their distortions.

Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Self-Reflection, Ethics

23 points by 0x6c75636964 7 days ago | 22 comments

Are you the same person you used to be? (2022) (newyorker.com)
I have few memories of being four—a fact I find disconcerting now that I’m the father of a four-year-old.

Memory, Personal Growth, Fatherhood, Self-Reflection

84 points by rbanffy 8 days ago | 108 comments

Anti CV (overleaf.com)
Most overleaf users have a curriculum vitae or a resume, but how many have an Anti CV? An Anti CV is the opposite of a CV, hence the name. It is a document detailing all of your professional failures.

Careers, Self-Reflection, Resume, Humor

6 points by anewhnaccount2 11 days ago | 2 comments

The Puzzle (bearblog.dev)
I admit I censor myself.

Blogging, Self-Reflection, Writing

9 points by thejamesbox 90 days ago | 17 comments

Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone (play.google.com)

Productivity, Mobile Apps, User Interface, Self-Reflection

817 points by jarko27 163 days ago | 380 comments

The quiet art of attention (billwear.github.io)
There comes a moment in life, often in the quietest of hours, when one realizes that the world will continue on its wayward course, indifferent to our desires or frustrations.

Philosophy, Mindfulness, Self-Reflection

875 points by billwear 208 days ago | 279 comments

Ask HN: Had enough – a need for a new beginning (ycombinator.com)
I'm in my late forties and have wasted over 20 years of my life developing services and solutions in the advertising and web industry that enable companies to sell as much as possible.

Career Change, Self-Reflection, Burnout, Advertising

21 points by woolamanderguy 221 days ago | 38 comments

Why I Write My Own Obituary Every Year (nytimes.com)
I wrote my obituary last week. I often do so once a year; it has become a kind of ritual.

Personal Growth, Self-Reflection, Writing

53 points by bookofjoe 221 days ago | 34 comments

Spinning the Night Self (aeon.co)
After years of insomnia, I threw off the effort to sleep and embraced the peculiar openness I found in the darkest hours

Sleep, Nighttime, Personal Experiences, Writing, Self-Reflection

68 points by prismatic 235 days ago | 10 comments

To forget is an ethical act (emilygorcenski.com)
On and off for the last several years I’ve been manually curating my roughly 40,000 lifetime tweets. I recently finished, and in the process embarked on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.

Ethics, Social Media, Self-Reflection

127 points by thanatosmin 237 days ago | 50 comments

Entrepreneurship changed the way I think (wordpress.com)
A quick note with some self reflection on the eve of my 37th year and after nearly three years of running a hardware start up.

Entrepreneurship, Self-Reflection, Startups

15 points by npalli 242 days ago | 1 comments

Stuff I would tell my younger self (anthonynsimon.com)

Life Advice, Personal Development, Self-Reflection

16 points by tosh 246 days ago | 4 comments

The work you do, the person you are (2017) (newyorker.com)

Identity, Self-Reflection, Personal Growth, Articles

113 points by mitchbob 249 days ago | 52 comments

You Can Gaslight Yourself into Loving Someone (github.com)

Psychology, Relationships, Self-Reflection

23 points by Wilsoniumite 265 days ago | 14 comments

Ask HN: Discovering that I am mediocre (ycombinator.com)