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Re: on Thursday November 03, 2022 @01:56PM (#33454833)
Johnny Jones, who goes by Mr. JJ, is a serial entrepreneur and a poster child for turning your life around.

It was 1986, and he was living in Compton, California. One night, he and two friends carried out an armed robbery.

The act landed the teen a 12-year prison sentence.

Today, he is a veteran, retired police officer, and founder of four companies, including Forever Young Bath Body and Skincare.

Ask HN: Is your calendar overly full or overly empty?

Posted by mohamo on Friday August 26, 2022 @01:10PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I think most of us would love to find hacks for being more productive, but I'm curious, do you suffer from too many meetings, and not enough free time to work on projects, OR too much "open" calendar space that leads you to procrastinate, get distracted, etc.?

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Re:Ask HN: What simple lessons have disproportionately impacted your l... on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:05PM (#32170651)
I love this. Also, can't help thinking about a plumber fixing my toilet and then baking questionable brownies.
Re:Ask HN: What simple lessons have disproportionately impacted your l... on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:04PM (#32170633)
I totally agree with this. When I was in undergrad I learned about goal setting and had some of the best years of my life. After I had a couple of kids I forgot to set goals, and felt lost. Then, it finally dawned on me that I didn't have any big clear goals. After setting some and starting to take action towards them I felt 10 times better about everything. Goals are so powerful.
Re:Ask HN: What simple lessons have disproportionately impacted your l... on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:02PM (#32170591)
Wow, thank you so much for sharing these. So powerful! I really feel Maya Angelou's quote.

Ask HN: What simple lessons have disproportionately impacted your life?

Posted by mohamo on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:16PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Sometimes simple ideas can have a huge impact on your life. Here are some of the top lessons I’ve learned. 1. It’s possible to retire WAY before 65 as long as you save and invest WAY more than the average person. 2. If you create a product that people are searching for and genuinely want/need, it practically sells itself. 3. Happiness isn’t just about positive emotion. Martin Seligman created...

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Re:Money Hacks That Will Save You a Fortune on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:06PM (#32167772)
Great point, sometimes I’ll schedule time in my to do app to cancel it before it switches to the paid subscription so I can still get the benefit of the freebie for a while
Re:Money Hacks That Will Save You a Fortune on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @07:36PM (#32159380)
I totally agree with you that a great strategy is to focus on increasing income. But I can't help but enjoying saving $20 here and $50 there.