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Jade Panugan
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Jade Panugan writes Craftdeology, a personal blog at craftdeology.com about philosophy and culture. Since 2022, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often ““The Story of the Chinese Farmer” by Alan Watts”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-20, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked by an HN commenter as a fable about the Chinese farmer, offered to someone regretting missed chances. Readers value it for perspective on setbacks and lost opportunities.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
I’m Jade Panugan. My work tries to answer the questions: What is and how to live a good life? How can we better understand the world and ourselves?
Most-linked posts?
- “The Story of the Chinese Farmer” by Alan Watts2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-10-10
What Hacker News says?
There will be more opportunities. Holding onto this regret will only serve to hold you back. It sounds like you've learned a lot through this process and that in itself is incredibly valuable. Have you heard the fable of the Chinese farmer? You might find it insightful for your situation: https://www.craftdeology.com/the-story-of-the-chinese-farmer...
Comment linking /the-story-of-the-chinese-farmer-by-alan-watts/
on “Ask HN: How to overcome regret by missing out on opportunities to get rich?”Submitted The Story of Two Monks and a Woman (On Letting Go) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted “The Story of the Chinese Farmer” by Alan Watts as a story · 1 points
HN discussion