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Re:Stop trying to ‘be original’ and be prolific instead (2016) by bpodgursky on Monday June 05, 2017 @07:28PM (#14493270)
Why do you feel the need to come to Hacker News (which is -- wait for it -- the aggregator associated with a _startup incubator_) nominally about startup news and spread the gospel of laziness?

Like, I get that HN is "whatever hackers find interesting". But to come here and fill the comment section with discussion about how we'd all be better off not trying particularly hard is just obnoxious. Literally everywhere else on the internet is the right place for that.

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Re:Stop trying to ‘be original’ and be prolific instead (2016) by mangodrunk on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @11:57AM (#14498198)
Do you not think there's value in trying to understand what makes oneself happy? If being "lazy" makes a person happy, then so be it. They can live that way.

I'm sure some blue collar workers would think that startup people are lazy without producing much perceived value to society but still getting rich.

I think it's good to know what you want in life, and know what makes you happy and then follow that, whatever it may be (assuming it's not harming others etc.). Or at the very least, know what makes you miserable and stop doing that.

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Re:Stop trying to ‘be original’ and be prolific instead (2016) by sideshowb on Monday June 05, 2017 @11:41PM (#14494577)
It's not laziness. It's working smarter not harder [towards the target of well-being]. Efficiency is definitely a hacker thing.
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