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Re:Ask HN: Am I thick? What advice would you give me? by ostenning on Friday January 07, 2022 @11:21PM (#29848592)
Looking at your hn history, I would say that your technical expertise or knowledge is not the cause of your discomfort. To me, at very initial glance, it seems that perhaps there are aspects of yourself you aren't nurturing as much as you should.

Do some introspection, listen to some Alan Watts or Ram Dass on YouTube and maybe stop focusing on work and your career so much.

Take this advice with a grain of salt

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Re:Ask HN: Am I thick? What advice would you give me? by tinktank on Saturday January 08, 2022 @12:59PM (#29854243)
I agree I have an underlying issue with self-esteem and that ties into this. However, I've tried to be objective with this analysis. I do wonder though if this is actually feeding the self-esteem issue. I'll check out Ram Dass
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Re:Ask HN: Am I thick? What advice would you give me? by ostenning on Saturday January 08, 2022 @07:04PM (#29858100)
His earlier lectures are excellent, good luck
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