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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Jan 2016

    Life is Short: http://paulgraham.com/vb.html 

    3:48 PM - 16 Jan 2016
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      2. Attila Szigeti‏ @aszig 17 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Let's add 1 more strategy to the list: do stuff that increases your life span. Sleep, diet, exercise + more exotic longevity stuff.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Jan 2016
        Replying to @aszig

        @aszig There is a paragraph about that.

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      4. Attila Szigeti‏ @aszig 17 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg I found it too short, wish your would have written more on this particular part :)

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      2. Nenad Mancevic‏ @manca1 16 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Hey Paul, great essay! It reminded me of this one: http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html … It really helps to stop for awhile and think about this!

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      2. Geoff Teehan‏ @gt 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg you can't get perspective on time until it passes: A blessing when you're young & don't understand it & when you're older, and you do

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Nebojsa Radovic‏ @eniac 16 Jan 2016
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        @gt @paulg this article put this problem in the right perspective, life is short indeed... http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html …

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      1. Andrew Razeghi‏ @andrewrazeghi 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg Paul, this is the single best thing you've ever put into the digital ether. Thank you! I prune yearly for exactly these reasons.

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      2. Queryly‏ @Queryly 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg life is only about 30,000 days. It surprise me when I heard it for the first time. I couldn't believe it.

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      1. Darren Murph‏Verified account @darrenmurph 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg this essentially explains why I'm so pro-remote working. It kills the commute that robs you of life daily. Great piece!

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      1. Nathan Jeffery‏ @nuclearpengy 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg somewhat related, a while back I wrote a post titled “Stop wishing your life away”https://nathanjeffery.co/2014/12/10/stop-wishing-your-life-away/ …

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      1. Isaac M. Morehouse‏ @isaacmorehouse 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg awesome. One of the reasons sending kids off to school everyday seems crazy to me.

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      1. Scott Barbian‏ @ScottBarbian 17 Jan 2016
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        @paulg Since having children and losing parents almost simultaneously, this perfectly describes my thoughts. Thank you for the great essay!

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      1. Jason Crawford‏ @jasoncrawford 16 Jan 2016
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        Jason Crawford Retweeted Jason Crawford

        .@paulg In a diagram:https://twitter.com/jasoncrawford/status/584199198720921600 …

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        Jason Crawford @jasoncrawford
        I made a simple guide to life: pic.twitter.com/q0SCiua7b4
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      1. Ryan Finlay‏ @ryanfinlay 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg Slander is a vicious torture. Listen to your wife and close friends, but develop a blind eye and deaf ear to most everyone else.

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      1. Ilya Sukhar‏ @ilyasu 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg beautiful essay. also happy that I have caught up to your train of thought a little bit

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      1. Jason Coombs, CEO‏ @JasonCoombsCEO 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg please re-read your post, ask yourself "what does society need to empower billions of parents to have the experience you are having?"

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      1. Denis Kyle Guenette‏ @deniskguenette 16 Jan 2016
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        @paulg Excellent essay. Are you familiar with Harry Frankfurt's book: On Bullshit? http://www.csudh.edu/ccauthen/576f12/frankfurt__harry_-_on_bullshit.pdf …

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      1. Mohamad Charafeddine‏ @mohamadtweets 17 Jan 2016
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        @paulg this echoes Steve Jobs abt how death/(life is short) is the most important tool to help make big life choicespic.twitter.com/LttBiVBRjP

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