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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by snikeris on Thursday April 07, 2022 @09:32AM (#30944186)
Yeah I think this is a problem with modern life. Our ancestors knew only of their surroundings and their tribe. Helping someone near you was obviously meaningful.

Now the scale that our minds grapple with is infinite: We know we’re a tiny part of an infinite universe, our tribe is billions of people.

My solution is focus. Reduce the scale of your concern to where you can have an impact. You can certainly have an impact on the people around you. If that doesn’t seem worthwhile, try to figure out why the people you’re close to matter so little to you.

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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by sethammons on Thursday April 07, 2022 @10:02AM (#30944551)
> You can certainly have an impact on the people around you. If that doesn’t seem worthwhile, try to figure out why the people you’re close to matter so little to you

That is very well said; I appreciated reading it

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Re:I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also... by mulhoon on Thursday April 07, 2022 @09:53AM (#30944433)
> Reduce the scale of your concern to where you can have an impact.

Nice. That’s going in my quote collection.

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