Ask HN: What has lit a fire underneath you?

2 pointsworkerdee11y ago1 comments

What has metaphorically lit a fire underneath you that made you do something?

For example: learn to code, start a company, start/quit a job, start/quit school, move out, move in, start a healthy lifestyle, eat poorly, maintain an exercise regimen, date, get married, start a family, end a friendship, etc.

This is a loaded question, and it’s Friday – so thanks for any answers.

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mindcrime11y ago

Well, I had a heart-attack[1] late last year, so that's been a big motivator in terms of improving my diet and starting to exercise regularly again. Since then, I've gotten back into biking big-time, and have been riding up to 75 miles as week, and did a 6 hour MTB endurance race about a month ago. I've also dropped almost all junk food from my diet, gone low carb and started eating more vegetables and healthy foods.

Unfortunately, the fallout from all of that has been that I haven't been as motivated (or had time) to work on Fogbeam Labs stuff the past few months. The thing I'm struggling with now is how to find the proper balance between all of my conflicting priorities.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8550315

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