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alecbibat on July 31, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Does your life have a purpose?

Are you young? We tend to be much more idealistic when we're younger.

Why do you feel like there are only those two decisions?

baconface on July 31, 2013 [–]

I'm in my late 20s.

I feel there are only 2 decisions because 1) I've felt the unparalleled creative power of controlled, maniacal dedication and 2) I may suffer from typical cognitive distortions despite reasonable achievement and lots of introspection

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