Ask HN: Anyone else need to stop and smell the roses?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1296718

by thefahim • 16 years ago

12 6 16 years ago

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I'm working on my own startup (as a junior in college) and one of my close friends told me to slow down.

I've definitely thought this a couple times in the past. Being an entrepreneur, and goal oriented, I sometimes forget to stop and smell the roses. There's more to life than this and sometimes I forget.

Anyone else feel the same way?

tswicegood• 16 years ago

Yeah. It's a constant battle. Friends and my wife help remind me when things are getting too crazy. That and the length of my beard. :-)

samratjp2• 16 years ago

The beard indeed and the 5 a.m. shadows :-P

sgt• 16 years ago

I always say... it's better to be too busy doing what you love than to have too little to do.

megamark16• 16 years ago

Lets see, stop and smell the roses, I think I've got a user story for that somewhere...I'll move it up in priority, but it'll still be sometime in late May before it gets into a sprint.

samratjp2• 16 years ago

Sometimes, you just need to throw away your laptop and just do nothing. I find that staring at clouds on a cool spring evening can clear your head real fast :-) In fact, it's my best debugging strategy.

thibaut_barrere• 16 years ago

I'm always keeping a balance between the two, yes, absolutely.

Sidenote: having reduced your expenses will help you ensure you can feel free to smell the roses whenever you feel the need.

Ask HN: Anyone else need to stop and smell the roses?

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