Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?

Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by mrhackerpoland on Saturday September 29, 2018 @05:44AM (#18099524)

From my experience:

After my startup got acquired, i ended up with lots of money (10s of millions, small start-up) and time. This created a vacuum in my life. I was very sad having finally made it.

I had no purpose in life.

Since then,

Self Acutualization - walking the path devised by yogic culture of spritualism.

Cannabis - The king of herbs, it helps me in self Acutualization and achieving state of trance aka ultimate ignorance.

Knowledge is only born out of something you don't know. If i accept my ignorance, suddenly it's no longer ignornance but something 'unknown'

If you already know something, then you won't gain any knowledge from there.

What did i gain? Finally, i am happy and content. My all questions about life have been answered. I've no need of traveling afar and exploring new places, I've no desire to travel back in past or future or to some distant planet.

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by sauravt on Saturday September 29, 2018 @09:27AM (#18100195)

Very interesting to see someone transcend all way to the top of maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid. Having achieved this state, what do you look forward to when you wake up every morning?

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by phkahler on Saturday September 29, 2018 @12:06PM (#18101095)

Wouldn't that be travel to the future? Just experience right now.

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by techsin101 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @01:39PM (#18101653)

You could have another goal. Help others achieve same success by mentoring them. For example for my startup, yime.app if I had a mentor doesn't matter how rich just experienced will I could talk to once in a while.. like startup dad. Id be very happy person.

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by smaddox on Saturday September 29, 2018 @11:14AM (#18100811)

I'm glad you've found happiness. Have you found meaning? Personally, meaning is more important to me than happiness, though meaning often leads to happiness.

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by goelakash on Saturday September 29, 2018 @02:53PM (#18102098)

IMO, happiness is just a side-effect, and shouldn't be optimized, just like the taste of good food. What needs to be optimized are ways to sustain happiness, and one of those is finding meaning in life.

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by cvaidya1986 on Sunday September 30, 2018 @04:41PM (#18108285)

I am very happy you have achieved this.

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by lolitan on Saturday September 29, 2018 @06:02AM (#18099583)

so you don't seek for happiness anymore?

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by mrhackerpoland on Saturday September 29, 2018 @06:33AM (#18099657)

Yes, i don't because i am already happy. It's not a goal anymore

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Re:Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time investe... by murukesh_s on Saturday September 29, 2018 @09:28AM (#18100198)

Would you mind explaining the spiritual path you took/system you followed ?

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