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Re:Ask HN: What's your life advice to a 30yo software engineer by chilling on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @04:56AM (#40797860)
I'm not that older than you, but I decided to do stuff that I want instead of doing stuff that are good for me.

> what makes you happy the most looking back?

Saving money, "retiring" at the age of 30, traveling for 2 years, entering a monastery, leaving the monastery, and then starting to think about work again for real, not just as a way to escape the system.

BTW. After 3.5 years of retirement, I finally grow up to start something myself, which is an idea that was hunting me since teen years.

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Re:Ask HN: What's your life advice to a 30yo software engineer by mrbirddev on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:41PM (#40806159)
Man I guess I'm on a similar journey.

I started vipassana meditation which is similar to a religional practice. "which is an idea that was hunting me since teen years." things like this unveils during the practice.

And I'm also kinda on a "retirement" to explore both the inner world and something I'm interested in.

Good luck on your life onwards.

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