Ask HN: What have the past 12 months taught you?

Re:Ask HN: What have the past 12 months taught you? by hazz99 on Friday July 19, 2019 @10:16PM (#20483786)

> You are what you consume

I'd like to highlight this – especially for those searching for insight in the comments.

Pick and choose what media & content you consume. The adage "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" applies directly to media.

Over the past ~6 months I've filtered a lot of stuff I read. I don't read online arguments. I don't read much political content. I try not to read anything that won't leave me feeling better afterwards.

This has lead to a marked improvement in my attitude and approach to life – I'm a much more positive person. Attitude changes have huge run-on effects in your life – my personal and professional relationships benefited hugely.

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Re:Ask HN: What have the past 12 months taught you? by heavenlyblue on Friday July 19, 2019 @10:52PM (#20483895)

>> I don't read online arguments.

Don’t you simply bored with those? I genuinely find them incredibly formulaic and then I just stop reading - most of the opinions are barely worth a dime unless the author actually did some homework supporting what they say.

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Re:Ask HN: What have the past 12 months taught you? by logari on Sunday July 21, 2019 @02:04AM (#20490175)

Especially on YouTube, there are quite a lot of people whose opinions are not calculated, fact-backed and experience-baked, who merely say things because they gotta say it.

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