Hacker News: Anand_S

Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

Anand_S — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:35:18 +0000

What major change would 2024 bring?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38614465

Points: 31

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New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: What skill do you want to develop or improve in 2023?"

Anand_S — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 04:02:58 +0000

1. To live in the present moment

2. To let go off the need to constantly improve something or to constantly chase something.

New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: What is a movie you keep watching again every couple of years?"

Anand_S — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:37:46 +0000

Forrest Gump

Ask HN: How did you overcome perfectionism?

Anand_S — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:02:21 +0000

I am Struggling with this from a long time and it has made my life hell. Would like to know what strategies you used to overcome it?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30589374

Points: 144

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New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: Why are Google's search products bad if Google has decades of Know-how?"

Anand_S — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:15:03 +0000

They must have optimized it for making more money rather than showing proper results

New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: How to take first steps to escape burnout?"

Anand_S — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:13:20 +0000

I am exactly in the same place (burnout) and here are a few things that have started to help me

1. Daily Yoga practice. (One session in morning and another one in evening. I generally do Yin Yoga in the evenings and it seems to help release a lot of stress). You can find lot of good Yin yoga videos on Youtube.

2. Write a Journal. Try to figure out your deepest motivations. Why did you act in ways that lead to burnout. Try to write about how you can bring back balance.

3. Have a balanced work schedule.

Also, don't forget.. "A job is just a job and it does not define you. You always have a choice"

New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: Does anyone else get sick when their vacation starts?"

Anand_S — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:14:07 +0000

May be you put a lot more stress to finish up things before you leave on vacation. And that extra stress causes a decrease in immunity leading to sickness.

Ask HN: Passed over for promotion even after impactful performance?

Anand_S — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 03:49:54 +0000

What should I do if I feel my contribution was too valuable to be ignored? Is it a good idea to show the value of my contributions and ask them to reconsider?

Some info about me : (I am from engineering and research background with 10+ years of experience, working in VR/AR/XR field in the R&D department of a large Company)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29045834

Points: 1

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New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: How did you find your current job?"

Anand_S — Fri, 28 May 2021 06:32:16 +0000

New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: Mobile phone addiction help?"

Anand_S — Tue, 04 May 2021 07:25:45 +0000

I recommend you to read the following books

1. Indistractible by Nir Eyal

2. Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

These books will help you get to the root of your addiction and give you a way to come out of it.

Ask HN: How is your life after FIRE?

Anand_S — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 04:53:10 +0000

How do you spend your time after becoming Financially Independent and retiring Early?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26608054

Points: 2

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Ask HN: What are the most uplifting comments you've read on HN?

Anand_S — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:11:43 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26576794

Points: 9

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New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: Am I wasting my time working as a software engineer in Western Europe?"

Anand_S — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 03:49:13 +0000

A few questions you must ask yourself before making the decision to move to US.

1. Do you enjoy your current Work? Do you enjoy your current lifestyle in western Europe?

2. If the answer is Yes; Are you still willing to let go of your current enjoyable lifestyle for a few extra bucks??

The grass may always look greener on the other side; but it may not always be worth it.

New comment by Anand_S in "Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2021?"

Anand_S — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:38:55 +0000

Essentialism

How to take Smart Notes

Designing your life

Atomic Habits

Thinking Fast and Slow

Art of statistics

New comment by Anand_S in "More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)"

Anand_S — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 03:28:44 +0000

How many of these are due to unhealthy American Diets and how many of them can easily be cured by a simple whole foods plant based diet.

There are so many reports coming out now that diet (mostly a whole foods plant based diet) can reverse diabetes and that too in a short time. People heal faster when they remove the root cause of the problem. (bad diet)

https://nutritionfacts.org/2019/10/08/how-not-to-die-from-di...

Hard to believe not a single comment about diet (whole food plant based) from hacker news community.

New comment by Anand_S in "Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It"

Anand_S — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 05:43:30 +0000

My experience is that whenever I have tried to increase Vit D level above 30+ng/ml I have got severe iron deficiency anemia. High dose vit D depletes Vit A, bio available copper, iron and potassium. Some info on the dark side of Vit D. https://mindbodynetwork.com/article/the-darker-side-of-suppl...

Ask HN: How to reverse internet addiction?

Anand_S — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:02:09 +0000

I recently read an article about how the tech companies are using psychology to get us addicted to using their platforms. I think that I too have fallen prey to these techniques. I want to reduce the time I spent on Internet but at the same time do not want to let go of the benefits that internet provides. Any suggestion would be helpful.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16794794

Points: 5

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Ask HN: How to reduce screen time?

Anand_S — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:55:15 +0000

I want to reduce the screen time (the time that I spend on laptop/ipad/mobiles). Any suggestion would be really helpful. My main purpose for doing this is to improve the quality of life. I feel that too much screen time has a significant impact (most of it negative) of many aspects of life.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16794724

Points: 2

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New comment by Anand_S in "The Problem with Mindfulness"

Anand_S — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:04:46 +0000

This happens when the person is not calm/tranquil enough to handle the realization of no self (emptiness). One should also develop tranquility / calmness by doing samatha meditation (like anapana). With having developed tranquility the realization of no-self and emptiness are easier to handle.

Ask HN: What was your experience at a long (atleast 10 days) meditation retreat?

Anand_S — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:44:45 +0000

What were the benefits? Insights Gained? Did you continue to meditate daily after the retreat? Long term changes? Will you recommend it to others?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16536682

Points: 2

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