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emailcomp

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    Comment #10163058

    Not sure about the timing of your comment but all advice here is spot on. Not everything will work for me but it is good to know what others are doing to avoid burnout. I definitel…

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    Comment #10157892

    Wow, this is so much to think over about. I think you broadened my perspective on burnout and life in general there. I will definitely reflect on what you said IssacL said and read…

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    Comment #10157886

    "I have found that I've fought against what I felt like I SHOULD be doing." I think you hit on the key issue here. Whenever I reflect on my choices I feel this is what I "should " …

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    Comment #10157877

    I would love to do all of what you proposed. I need to find time to do all of this which is a challenge. The key is to be smart about finding time and I haven't been able to do tha…

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    Comment #10157874

    Thanks for your inputs. I'm leaning towards taking a long break myself. I'm just afraid I have burnt some bridges by doing things like faking my work report and it is stressing me …

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    Comment #10157858

    I think the schedule is bit aggressive but I have worked under much more aggressive schedules in my 20s and now I'm in my early 30s and have a young family. Also being a senior I e…

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    Ask HN: How did you overcome and avoid work related burnout?

    I'm completely burnout and engaging in self-destructive behavior recently. Like reporting done tasks even before not even starting them. This is the second time I am this burnout. …

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    Ask HN: How do you store and serve user uploaded videos?

    I am working on a e-learning platform. Back end is in Java so I am using Amazon Java SDK to upload user uploaded course videos to a S3 bucket and serving them by reading from S3. H…

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    Comment #8541865

    > "white label" system That's a great idea. It would involve certain efforts and upfront negotiation with clients but certainly doable.

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    Comment #8541861

    > customer stories and testimonials great suggestion. > LinkedIn connections and testimonials Yes, this I already do and seems very useful.

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    Comment #8540028

    > anonymized screenshots > write into a contract or politely request from past clients. True, thanks for the suggestion.

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    Comment #8540026

    > Unless you're a front end developer, what the end product looks like is of little consequence. I'm doing full stack development. I use bootstrap with JavaScript MVC framework and…

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    Comment #8539976

    > Are screenshots really that useful or interesting? I'm not being snarky, I'm genuinely interested. I'm not sure myself if screenshots are useful. They would be for a front end de…

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    Ask HN: How do you build your freelance work portfolio of closed source apps?

    I have worked as a software developer for several years in a corporate environment. All of my work has been closed source development making CRUD apps for enterprise companies. Rec…

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    Ask HN: Email client web component/widget

    Been looking for a email web client solution that I can embed in my customer's CRM solution with no luck. Does anyone have any idea if such component exists? It should have all the…