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

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270 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 12:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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trentnix ◴[02 Sep 25 13:43 UTC] No.45103022[source]▶
As a compulsive, I have the problem of liking too many things. I don’t drink coffee because in a month I’ll be neck deep in forums about the proper way to grind beans. I don’t own an aquarium because I’ll be obsessively learning about perfect water pH for the most exotic fish. I don’t drink hot tea because I’ll be studying growth patterns and how seasonality affects leaves and their flavor. I don’t drink beer because I’d be sucked into learning how to craft my own.

I appreciate that it’s useful to have an open mind about your tastes and preferences, but each rabbit hole I stumble into is far deeper than the time I have available to explore. So for me, i have to find reasons to dislike things to protect my time and my existing obsessions.

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1. wccrawford ◴[02 Sep 25 23:55 UTC] No.45110645[source]▶
Similarly, I have so many hobbies now that I am actually stressed by them taking us so much space and costing so much money, and me spending so little time on each of them.

I'm now actively trying to cut down on them instead, and accept that I'll have some "boredom" time as a result.

I can "like" just about any hobby. I definitely don't need to explore more of them. They find me on their own, and I really don't need them to.