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Thinking of working with systems rather than towards goals. I got this idea from How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00COOFBA4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?...

Learning to type - Enhanced productivity https://hkelkar.com/2014/03/02/learn-to-type-before-you-lear...

Writing a blog has been extremely rewarding. It takes effort to Blog Over the years I published a book based on the blog.

Understanding Compounding.

Learning Python for fun. Learning Python was really the stepping stone to learning other interesting things.

Re:Show HN: Hacker News Classics on Thursday February 22, 2018 @11:29PM (#16444235)
this is fantastic. Great snapshot of the past. Thank you jsomers for sharing this.
make more money and then give some of it to causes you support.
Re:Ask HN: What was the best book you've read this year? on Thursday December 07, 2017 @12:12PM (#15871784)
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller. Read about John D Rockefeller and the likes of Bezos and Zuck seem like amateurs.

I have ways of making money that you know nothing of - John D Rockefeller.

Re:Ask HN: What was your worst $1000 investment? on Thursday December 07, 2017 @12:07PM (#15871750)
GE stock.
Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite non-tech podcasts? on Thursday December 07, 2017 @12:06PM (#15871748)
planet money and freakonomics.

Helps me understand how the world actually works.

Risk Management. No more than 5% of your portfolio in a single company. No more than 25% of your portfolio in a single sector. A stop loss strategy. An exit strategy. The best investors in the world generate 20% returns year over year consistently. Don't be greedy.

Read The most important thing - Mark Howards.

Re:Investing Is More Luck Than Talent on Saturday January 21, 2017 @02:54PM (#13451739)
great way to tell the masses and countless business school grads that its not even worth trying. Any astute investor will support articles like this since it reduces competition. Thinking is bad. Long live index funds.
Re:Ask HN: What are the best STEM toys for kids? on Monday November 28, 2016 @07:22PM (#13059634)
try Sphero, its a fun robot to learn with.
Re:Rant HN: I hate hackerrank on Saturday October 08, 2016 @03:18PM (#12668223)
if you don't like hacker rank. suggest a technical phone screen over a shared notebook or a homework problem as an alternative. See how that works.
Re:What is the best advice you ever received? on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @11:26AM (#12489088)
learn to debug
Re:I’m Joining Stripe to Work on Atlas on Saturday September 10, 2016 @01:19PM (#12470091)
Good luck Patrick on this new adventure.
Re:Voice Recognition Software Beats Humans at Typing on Thursday August 25, 2016 @11:08AM (#12359569)
This is a mobile keyboard no? The story is misleading imo. It will be interesting to see how this holds up against a regular keyboard on a laptop.
Re:Show HN: Book for new Computer Science graduates on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @11:34AM (#12255286)
This is also my first product.
1.How to fail at almost everything and still win big- Scott adams 2.The Surrender Experiment - Michael Singer 3.Choose Yourself - Jamel Altucher
Re:Ask HN: R or Python? I am a newbie on Thursday July 21, 2016 @09:53AM (#12136803)
learn python, more general purpose and easier to learn.
Re:Ask HN: What's your blog? on Friday May 27, 2016 @02:56PM (#11788109)
I write on http://hkelkar.com mostly about being a Software Craftsman.
Re:Ask HN: How to quit the job you hate? on Friday January 22, 2016 @09:51PM (#10956970)
find another job first.
this is a new one http://www.everlaw.com/
Re:Ask HN: PG has many essays. What's your favorite one? on Thursday December 31, 2015 @05:43PM (#10820143)

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