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nubgtoday at 12:00 AM3 repliesview on HN

Relating to my other comment under your post, I feel like I am becoming this. I urgently need to stop it and am looking for books on this topics.


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spongebobstoestoday at 5:52 AM

I felt similarly before, my take is to gradually add social structure to life. direction can funnel and catalyse energy.

e.g. pottery, crossfit, book club. for me, it was bjj, a world of warcraft group, and a "beer club".

regularly watching and chatting in a small twitch stream could be a start, but beware its parasocial nature

solo activities add structure but social bonds reinforce discipline and motivation. "someone will notice my absence".

timfsutoday at 1:31 AM

In my opinion, what you need is a person (or three), not a book :)

Someone who relies on you, whatever the context, is some of the greatest motivation out there.

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tyretoday at 2:36 AM

Not sure if you're single, but go on some dates. Getting excited about another human being can be a huge boost. You don't need to replace work with other intellectualism (though you certainly can!)

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