Ask HN: How to Restore the Sense of Awe?

Posted by aweseeker on Saturday December 02, 2023 @10:42AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm not depressed. But I lack the sense of awe that I used to have as a kid when discovering new things. With the accumulation of knowledge, new things are not surprising anymore. How do I restore it?

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Re:Ask HN: How to Restore the Sense of Awe? by cugertylinn on Saturday December 02, 2023 @11:34AM (#38499768)

https://worldstopstuttering.org/

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Re:Ask HN: How to Restore the Sense of Awe? by syndicatedjelly on Saturday December 02, 2023 @12:00PM (#38499969)

> With the accumulation of knowledge, new things are not surprising anymore.

Quit accumulating knowledge like it’s a trophy - earn it instead. Travel to foreign destinations where you can’t read the street signs, and learn how to get about on your own. Try to build something entirely from what you know, without a tutorial. Do more manual labor so you can get a chance to turn off your brain.

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Re:Ask HN: How to Restore the Sense of Awe? by sargstuff on Saturday December 02, 2023 @04:08PM (#38502066)

Go meta-data[0] (or go fourth), k-package[1] things with own Brent Spiner web search snippets take/interpretation[2]. Also 'Galaxy Quest', MIB series, Starwars, Matrix, etc...

Ok, perhaps 'Rebel Moon'[3] as StarWars show/movie but evolved into something non-starwars would be better 'back to the future' example.

Note: 'Rebel Moon' yet to be released at time of posting.

Don't foreget about 'The Farside' and 'Calvin & Hobbes' for colorful life characterizations without need for ANSI C pointers!!!

Just stay away from the "[ ]P" side of the "NP [ !]= P" problems for boundless challenge(s).

Lewis Carol of 'Alice through the looking glass' fame was the heavy sci-fi field of view, not the math side of the thesis.

Stanle Kubrick did AI without a PC and avoided segfault bricks. So, why did it take a blue screen to impliment the big screen picture version?

[0] : memory alpha : https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Portal:Main

[1] : strange new worlds musical -- don't be be like the klingons : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJMMixFYu1k

[2] : https://treknews.net/star-trek-conventions/

[3] : https://variety.com/2023/film/news/zack-snyder-star-wars-pit...

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Re:Ask HN: How to Restore the Sense of Awe? by syndicatedjelly on Sunday December 03, 2023 @08:32PM (#38512720)

I feel like I just got LLM’d

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Re:Ask HN: How to Restore the Sense of Awe? by nprateem on Sunday December 03, 2023 @04:31AM (#38505918)

Meditate to appreciate the wonder that each moment is unique. It's just your mind that's become bored (that's what minds do). Your awareness is still fresh.

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