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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by blaser-waffle on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @10:35AM (#20507029)
> I'll take a wild guess and say it's because your intellect is way more developed than your affect.

Interesting. I like that phrase.

> Meditation and psychedelics can help learning that if it's something you wish to invest in.

Meditation maybe, but I wouldn't recommend psychedelics to someone unless they knew what they were getting into. I knew some folks who had rough trips and were likely NOT BETTER people for the experience -- just DIFFERENT people.

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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by sametmax on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @10:37AM (#20507039)
> From several sources, given the huge difference in nature and quality of the providers.

Set and setting is very important.

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