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This is how I fixed my insomnia. I changed three things: 1. Before going to bed I meditate (I usually listen to the app from Sam Harris) 2. No more caffeine after 11 in the morning…

When going to bed immediately switching off lights and go to sleep. No more reading or watching. That has fixed my insomnia.

I actually fixed my insomnia in 2018. In the past, I could always rely on the fact that I was able to sleep well the night following a bad night. After I couldn't sleep two nights …

I'm a Java dev 10+ yrs. I would like to move into a position where I can consult companies about security compliance. How do I make this move? The problem is without prior experien…

Positioning by Al Ries

That's a good write-up thanks Do you mean applying directly to jobs that are listed on job boards or company website? It is my impression that this has a low chance of success. Or …

Assuming you have exhausted your personal network. I'm tired of talking to headhunters and the whole jumping-through-the-hoops that comes with the job hunting process. The thing is…

How do I go from general software developer to domain specialist if I don't have domain knowledge in the first place (or want to get out of the domain I'm working in)? I suspect th…

Following the entrepreneurial dream and quitting too early or not pursuing employment opportunities because I thought I should be going on my own. Lack of consistency in my career,…

14 years experience in software dev. I have been working freelance most of the time and accumulated a lot of projects. In the past, I just added each project to my CV, but I get th…

The short version of my life is that I drove my career into a dead-end. Always dreamed of having a start-up but never got anywhere. In between my projects I worked as a freelancer.…

I completely get the benefits and necessity of "deep work" (as described in the book of the same name). But I have a huge problem finding that work. I'm constantly changing subject…

47 here. I drove my career into a dead-end. Always been a generalist. Tried many times to do startups and saas products. It never got me anywhere. Between my projects, I worked as …

To anyone who has become a parent recently and wondering what you have done to your life: I feel your pain. After my daughter was born I had dark moments. Boy, was I naive about ha…

I'm a developer increasingly getting interested in privacy and compliance, or the intersection of IT and law. I would like to understand better how lawyers think. What are the fund…

Interesting answer! I think this is even truer when it comes to lying to myself. Trying to pretend something that does not match reality can create enormous stress. I realised this…

Basic, Assembler, Pascal, C, Oberon, Miranda, Java, JS, Python, Clojure, Scala

(EU national living in UK) Yes, I want to leave. I believe in the idea of Europe and want to help it succeed. I work in London. It used to be a great place to be if you enjoy livin…

I'm a freelance java/scala backend dev with 10+ experience. I'm tired of being a generalist but so far never managed to get into a niche. I'm especially interested in supply chain …

Dear HNlers I recently submitted a proposal for a conference without expecting anything to happen. To my big surprise I got accepted and after the first excitement has settled I'm …

I always had high respect for google maps.

Knowledge uploading like in the Matrix movie

I don't think I lack social skills in particular, I'm easy to get along with and in all my jobs I (think) I made my bosses happy. What I lack is the selling part, the "explain what…

I usually do well in a general code interview. But it's certainly not the same, as mentioned many times on HN, lots of devs have problems with code interviews and personally I find…

I have spent a lot of time blogging (mostly creating tutorials about subjects I care), creating small github projects and I have a long history of creating side projects (though, u…