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Take something you don’t like and try to like it

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271 points surprisetalk | 3 comments | 02 Sep 25 12:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.997s | source
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zwnow ◴[02 Sep 25 13:41 UTC] No.45102996[source]▶
Listen, I am 30 now. Not too old, still missing plenty of experiences in life. But I know what stuff I do not like, and I won't force myself to try and like them.

I hate sports, I tried liking it, did not work out (heh pun intended).

I hate cooking, I try it every other day, I will never like it.

Its okay not to like things.

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kingkawn ◴[02 Sep 25 13:42 UTC] No.45103012[source]▶
How are you an old curmudgeon at 30
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zwnow ◴[02 Sep 25 13:46 UTC] No.45103060[source]▶
Long time depression, father dead at 15, half of family dead since, possibly adhd, moved places like 8 times, poor (thankfully no debt), balding, never had a relationship, constant anger due to the stupidity of other people (when reading comments on news articles as an example), and and and...
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1. coldpie ◴[02 Sep 25 14:07 UTC] No.45103319[source]▶
> constant anger due to the stupidity of other people (when reading comments on news articles as an example)

Holy cow dude, cut this one right the fuck out. Absolutely eliminate that portion of your day. Cold turkey straight to zero. Right now. Reading Internet comments that make you angry is like choosing to stick your face in the exhaust of a diesel truck. There's no reason to do it. Just don't.

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2. zwnow ◴[02 Sep 25 14:16 UTC] No.45103428[source]▶
I get that. For lots of articles there are people giving additional context which i find highly interesting. As a German, nowadays I just see a lot of hate towards immigrants or women, which deeply saddens me.
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3. coldpie ◴[02 Sep 25 14:22 UTC] No.45103510[source]▶
It's your life, but I promise you no amount of "highly interesting" is worth "constant anger." If you stop reading that garbage for a couple weeks, I promise you will wonder why on Earth you were ever wasting your time on it.