Ask HN: What are good life skills for people to learn?

Re:Ask HN: What are good life skills for people to learn? by biren34 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @03:51PM (#24609615)

That’s a fair response.

The reason I’d call this a skill is because you could screw it up on purpose—-it’s not random.

To achieve this outcome you need to know of your values, be aware of your current emotional state (and the outside factors influencing it), and have the techniques to exert more control over your internal state than the outside factors are seeking to exert.

To me, it’s like driving a van in very windy conditions. The skill is to not get blown off the road.

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Re:Ask HN: What are good life skills for people to learn? by Xplosiveoctopus on Friday October 02, 2020 @11:46AM (#24663812)

I`ve made a reply to your original post, but I`d like to add to my earlier question. Any books or resources or suggestions on defining values, techniques to exert more control over my internal state?

Thanks again.

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Re:Ask HN: What are good life skills for people to learn? by biren34 on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @11:34PM (#24772873)

I've been thinking about how to answer your question, and I realized I just can't do it in this form.

One of the things I've learned over the years is that advice must be tailored to the individual to be useful, and I don't know anything about you.

Feel free to reach me at [email protected].

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Re:Ask HN: What are good life skills for people to learn? by adverbly on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:53AM (#24638224)

> To me, it’s like driving a van in very windy conditions.

Love that analogy!

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