Ask HN: What are good resources for life advice?
First and foremost, what you are describing is metacognition - thinking about the way you think. Hopefully that will aid you in your search for things!<p>Secondly, here are some of my favorite influential material:<p>- Li Ka-Shing, Tips on Life. My takeaway: invest in yourself. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;addicted2success.com&#x2F;success-advice&#x2F;asias-richest-man-li-ka-shing-shares-advice-for-young-entrepreneurs&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;addicted2success.com&#x2F;success-advice&#x2F;asias-richest-ma...</a><p>- Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture. My takeaway: don&#x27;t limit yourself <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=j7zzQpvoYcQ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=j7zzQpvoYcQ</a><p>- Guy Kawasaki, Make Meaning. Aimed for startups, but equally applicable in life. My takeaway: Have the proper motivations for doing things.
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=lQs6IpJQWXc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=lQs6IpJQWXc</a><p>- Admiral William H. McRaven, Make your bed. My takeaway: if you want to change the world, start by changing yourself.
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=pxBQLFLei70" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=pxBQLFLei70</a><p>- David Foster Wallace, This is Water. My takeaway: Take a big picture view, and don&#x27;t sweat the small stuff. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fs.blog&#x2F;2012&#x2F;04&#x2F;david-foster-wallace-this-is-water&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fs.blog&#x2F;2012&#x2F;04&#x2F;david-foster-wallace-this-is-water&#x2F;</a><p>- “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I&#x27;ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.”― Rumi<p>- Man&#x27;s Search for meaning. My takeaway: We make meaning. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;4069.Man_s_Search_for_Me...</a><p>- &quot;All the livin that you&#x27;re saving, won&#x27;t buy your dreams for you&quot; - Townes Van Zandt<p>- Idiot wind by Bob Dylan My takeaway: Your reaction to things can be just as bad as the actual thing. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;songmeanings.com&#x2F;songs&#x2F;view&#x2F;57330&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;songmeanings.com&#x2F;songs&#x2F;view&#x2F;57330&#x2F;</a><p>- Stoicism and Marcus Aurelius, Seneca. My takeaway: Focus on what matters. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;5617966-a-guide-to-the-good-life" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;5617966-a-guide-to-the-g...</a> (read this one first for a good foundation)
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;97411.Letters_from_a_Stoic" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;97411.Letters_from_a_Sto...</a>
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;30659.Meditations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;30659.Meditations</a><p>- Buddhism. Our takeaway: Meditation is important, the doctrine of emptiness (not nihilism!) is super interesting.
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<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dhammapada" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dhammapada</a>
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<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;25942786-the-mind-illuminated" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;25942786-the-mind-illumi...</a>
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;3346233-buddhism" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;3346233-buddhism</a><p>- Leonardo Da Vinci My take away: There is a beautiful intersection between tech and art. Great things could not exist without a little of both. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;34684622-leonardo-da-vinci" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;34684622-leonardo-da-vin...</a><p>- The Alchemist My takeaway: It&#x27;s not the destination it&#x27;s the journey. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;865.The_Alchemist" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;865.The_Alchemist</a><p>- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. My takeaway: Seek out quality, whatever the hell that is! <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;629.Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;629.Zen_and_the_Art_of_M...</a><p>- Why we sleep. My takeaway: go the fuck to bed. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;34466963-why-we-sleep" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;34466963-why-we-sleep</a><p>- Anti-Cancer Diet. My takeaway: don&#x27;t eat shit.
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;1886829.Anticancer_A_New_Way_of_Life" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;1886829.Anticancer_A_New...</a><p>- Non-violent communication. My takeaway: You can (and should) communicate your needs respectfully. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;560861.Non_Violent_Communication" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;560861.Non_Violent_Commu...</a><p>- Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela. My takeaway: There is a difference between institutionalized action and individual action. Forgiveness is the only path forward.
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;318431.Long_Walk_to_Freedom" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;318431.Long_Walk_to_Free...</a><p>- A people&#x27;s history of the US. My takeaway: Things are getting better. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;2767.A_People_s_History_of_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;2767.A_People_s_History_...</a>