Hacker News with Generative AI: Self-Reflection

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 39 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 52 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 52 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 66 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 68 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 73 days ago | 1 comments

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

Life Advice, Personal Development, Self-Reflection

16 points by tosh 77 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 80 days ago | 52 comments

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

Psychology, Relationships, Self-Reflection

23 points by Wilsoniumite 96 days ago | 14 comments

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