Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression?
by cjauvin on Thursday June 14, 2018 @09:06AM
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I also find it interesting, but I'm questioning its (possibly not-so-obvious) meaning: could it be that you should try to distinguish what you really think from what you merely think (in order to avoid saying spurious things maybe)? I find it often surprisingly hard to determine what I really think or feel..
Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression?
by jgrowl on Thursday June 14, 2018 @09:05AM
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I don't know why, but I was really taken aback when I realized that there was this other side to "Do not lie." It's not just avoiding telling falsehoods, but also speaking up about important truths as you see them.
Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression?
by nascar_is_bad on Thursday June 14, 2018 @09:02AM
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could you elaborate on what exactly it means?
Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression?
by AnthonBerg on Thursday June 14, 2018 @06:06PM
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I guess it’s hard to pin down exactly :) I guess it’s a variation of ‘To thine own self be true’. For me, I think there tends to be a background process running which attempts to find the correct and socially acceptable thing to say. This is often not related to what I find to be true and important myself. It’s kind of a simulation of a simulation: I-perceive-that-what-I-perceive-are-people’s-intentions-is-answered-by-this-pattern-I-have-observed. It’s a habit and it’s a relief when it can be tuned down a bit.
> Say what you’re thinking. Don’t say what you’re not thinking.
But I Love this one. :)