Readit Newsleak commented on Ask HN: What books have most influenced the way you see the world? · Posted by u/samcgraw
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
The War of Art - Steven Pressfield
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
leak commented on Show HN: Timely – Scheduling and Time Tracking, Simultaneously timelyapp.com/?hn... · Posted by u/matmik
This looks really great! Does this tool have any desktop apps for logging hours? I can't seem to find it on the website. This is the only must-have feature that's missing for me. Logging hours only from the website is not suitable for my workflow.
Not a single self-made woman makes the top 100.
J.K. Rowling would have been on the list but she gave away a lot of her money taking away her billionaire status.
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leak commented on An FBI Hostage Negotiator Buys A Car [audio] npr.org/blogs/money/2012/... · Posted by u/kungfudoi
I bought a bike too last year. I paid list price, had them install kiddie seats, I paid list for those too.
The last place I would drive a hard bargain would be in a bike store.
For one, I can afford the bike + extras, otherwise I wouldn't go out to buy it, we're talking relatively small money here. I simply set a budget and didn't exceed the budget, which may have influenced my choice of bike but that's fine.
When I went back a few weeks later with a small problem (crank play) the guy instantly dropped what he was doing, fixed the problem immediately (obviously no charge) and asked how my kids liked the bike. We talked for a bit more and he asked me to come in any time there is anything wrong with the bike right away.
I love the bike and that guy running his small business.
I wonder how he would have treated me if I had decided to haggle with him over the price of the seats or the bike using my negotiation skills. Relative to my income that guy is working a lot harder for a lot less.
Maybe my perspective about bike store owners changed when I worked for a bike store when I was 15 (newspaper route + working in the bike store paid for my first computer).
Car dealerships I approach in an entirely different way.
I'm not sure if you've ever been to a bike shop when they are having a sale. The bike shop I was at had some bikes listed for $999 on sale for $739. That's more than $200 off a bike and they're still making money. The guy selling me the bike doesn't lose that $200 difference. They are making higher profit ratio on a bike than a car dealership does on a car.
If you get treated differently if you have issues in the future because you bargained then that's an issue with the business not the price you paid.
Btw, I paid full price for the bike as it wasn't on sale. My guess is they made 30% profit from the $800 purchase.
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