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

12 pointsby thefahimabout 15 years ago
I'm working on my own startup (as a junior in college) and one of my close friends told me to slow down.<p>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.<p>Anyone else feel the same way?

5 comments

sgtabout 15 years ago
I always say... it's better to be too busy doing what you love than to have too little to do.
samratjpabout 15 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_barrereabout 15 years ago
I'm always keeping a balance between the two, yes, absolutely.<p>Sidenote: having reduced your expenses will help you ensure you can feel free to smell the roses whenever you feel the need.
megamark16about 15 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.
tswicegoodabout 15 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. :-)
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