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Well this sounds absolutely incredible, congratulations. I'm curious, do you experience any loneliness? Presumably the internet facilitates communication with distant friends and family, but how about meeting people in meatspace?
Oh god! Hadn't heard of "meatspace" before to reference the world outside the internet. :D
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How are you employed? I'm doing the 43h grind (+ travel) to boost my career a bit, but plan to reduce that a lot as soon as possible :) Sadly it's a bit more difficult as a product manager. Simply being around for anything that comes up is very valuable in that position. I might need to plan the jump to consultancy some day.
Fellow PM here- I think as PMs we have a tendency to feel like we should be involved in as many projects as possible, but it is important to really pick and choose where you can add value (and get value back) so that you don't stretch yourself too thing. I've been using a framework to evaluate opportunities and only focus on the most important ones- the others I ether say "no" to or delegate to another PM/team. It is…
Being a PM I would say is harder to just do the contracted hours, as you are expected to always be there, just like the carpet.
Also you need to provide guidance to the rest of the team, who may choose to work late.
But, I have worked with very effective PMs who literally forced people home at the end of the day. Productivity (as measured) was not affected
Exercise (yes it helps), eat right, sleep 8 hours, have fun, be kind, meditate, create.
Great succinct list. It is the same for me, except I have a mandatory "spend time with love ones and close friends" in there, and I don't meditate regularly enough.
Have become very settled into an exercise regime which includes weightlifting and plenty of cardio. Got to the weight that I wanted and the cardio makes it possible to eat a very ample amount of calories which feels amazing. Quit drinking as well, which has had me beaming with a sense of accomplishment. These two have had the secondary effect of falling asleep early and waking up well rested.
Have become very settled into an exercise regime which includes weightlifting and plenty of cardio. Got to the weight that I wanted and the cardio makes it possible to eat a very ample amount of calories which feels amazing. Quit drinking as well, which has had me beaming with a sense of accomplishment. These two have had the secondary effect of falling asleep early and waking up well rested.
Did you have a drinking problem? I have a few beers per week but still think of "quitting" now and then. How much cardio do you do?
Cardio, roughly 60-90mins per day at high intensity, on average 4-5 days a week. I've noticed that a big mood boost happens after about an hour in -- endorphin release maybe.
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How are you employed? I'm doing the 43h grind (+ travel) to boost my career a bit, but plan to reduce that a lot as soon as possible :) Sadly it's a bit more difficult as a product manager. Simply being around for anything that comes up is very valuable in that position. I might need to plan the jump to consultancy some day.
I spent the time to find a company that understands what its like to have a family. My wife is a doctor, so she works all hours, this means that I am looking after the kids. So someone having issues on the system is frankly worth shit all compared to feeding/bathing/putting to bed my children. I'm a sysadmin/sre/devop (delete as appropriate) so I do _occationally_ work out of hours. However I make it clear that I onl…
I have a similar role in London and having a hard time processing the situation. Employer confirmed that they won't pay for more than the contracted 35 hours a week, but I'm subtly expected to be available at any time and frequently work Saturday and/or Sunday when there's scheduled maintenance. I've had phone calls on weekends when the stuff I'm solely responsible for stops working. I'm not interested in time in lieu as weekends are the only time my wife has at home for us to spend time together. I also need the money,job is reasonably paid, so I can't just walk.
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How are you employed? I'm doing the 43h grind (+ travel) to boost my career a bit, but plan to reduce that a lot as soon as possible :) Sadly it's a bit more difficult as a product manager. Simply being around for anything that comes up is very valuable in that position. I might need to plan the jump to consultancy some day.
Fellow PM here- I think as PMs we have a tendency to feel like we should be involved in as many projects as possible, but it is important to really pick and choose where you can add value (and get value back) so that you don't stretch yourself too thing. I've been using a framework to evaluate opportunities and only focus on the most important ones- the others I ether say "no" to or delegate to another PM/team. It is…
In a small company there is also less possibility to delegate.
I’ve started going to Meetups (via Meetup.com) about anything vaguely interesting looking (especially the non-technical ones). I think it’s good to get out and meet new people, and talk about things which don’t involve programming or technology for a change. I’ve also stopped eating fast/oven food and started properly preparing my meals. I know very little about cooking so it’s a good learning experience (Youtube is…
Making food for oneself is such a wonderful way to spend time. It lets us focus on what we put into our bodies. It’s amazing to do this for yourself if you have time. Prepared foods are proven to be as bad for us as smoking but it’s not well publicized by the mainstream media. https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-health-organization...
Mostly trying to relate with people on HN. Hit me up on Keybase if anyone wants to chat (username sillysaurus). Just had an enjoyable one with a longtime member. Keybase feels like the chat program HN never had. Why is it good for mental health? Well, it's easy to get isolated. Sometimes the data you're receiving paints a very different picture to you than it does to someone else. It's probably an unpopular view that…
I used to do that on Kuro5hin, but it went down, I used to do that on Reddit but got banned from some subreddits with no feedback given.
I have websites I am working on to develop into organization etc.
I can be reached by orionblastar@gmail.com
I have a keybase but haven't used it much. I don't have many friends, many reject me for my mental illness, and I am not allowed to talk about it in public areas of the Internet.
For some reason, I get along with people who have autism because I have social issues like they do, and might be misdiagnosed, but still I might have been on the spectrum before the changes got made.
Yeah, it is unpopular to discuss mental health or politics on the Internet. Rather than ban the people attacking the mentally ill person, they find it easier to just fire the mentally ill person from work or ban and censor them on the Internet etc.
I'd like to do some sort of non-profit that helps mentally ill people find work or start up their own businesses.