When you’re 20, you care about what everyone thinks about you. When you’re 40, y... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

0gravitas on May 25, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How do you not take criticism of your work...

When you’re 20, you care about what everyone thinks about you. When you’re 40, you don’t care about what other people think of you. When you’re 60, you realise that no one was really thinking about you anyway.

matwood on May 25, 2023 [–]

> you realise that no one was really thinking about you anyway

I realized this way early in life and it was liberating. Even then, I wish I had realized it sooner.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact