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Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
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Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#12There's another option other than solo or co-founder. It's called "solo, together" Spend time around others who are also building solo and develop meaningful relationships with them.
Also called body doubling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_doubling
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#13100% relate.
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#14The biggest problem with building solo is you have nobody to balance out your down periods. If you're not being productive then everything is stalled.
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#15I do.
Not selling anything, but I am trying to figure out what to do to help support solo and micro entrepreneurs, very small businesses (2-3 people) and very small nonprofits.
I feel like there are a lot more people in this position now (me included), but I don't want to do things for the sake of doing them... I want to find out what solo folks really benefit from and help make sure you get more support.
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#16I ask myself what am I going to do to compensate once I am done building the current project. And when am I going to be finished, or at least hit a worthwhile milestone? There really should be some celebration due, and it most likely is going to be with people who have no understanding of what you are doing so often on your own. It's not the manstream but it is actually normal if you're an individual craftsman. At on…
That’s a great reflection. Celebrating milestones solo can feel hollow, but it’s part of the craftsperson’s journey. The watchmaker analogy fits perfectly - building intricate, meaningful things that most people never fully see or understand.
Whereas yours is a redundant reflection of a reflection. As LLM-composed text often tends to be. Is there even a human behind this post or is it all autonomous already?
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#17> Anyone else relate?
Silly question. That is literally every solopreneur's experience. Does it suck? Heck yes, it does. But there is nothing you can do about it. Road to success is lonesome and there is nobody waiting for you at the top of the success mountain either, if you make it. Maybe read about stoicism a bit, it might help you deal with it in some ways.
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#18I work solo even though I'm in a company. The only feedback I get is the occasional "You're absolutely right!"
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#19There are two types of "solo":
* No co-workers working on the same thing
* No users using the thing
Both are hard.
Re: Ask HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be
#20Yeah I can relate big time. Makes it hard to finish projects. I’ll spend days figuring out how to work around some problem, finally figure it out, and then have nobody to tell about it.
My girlfriend is gracious and pretends to be interested. But building stuff is less fun and more work when you don’t have somebody to be excited with.