Engineer here "doing well" with software contracting business. Making "big money" relative to my peers and family. I am getting comfortable and that is making me uncomfortable. I am not reading as much and I am not hungry to do more. Is this mantra that "you are the product of the 5 people you hangout with" really true? How do you escape this bubble if making friends is really hard for you. am I just fucked?
Ask HN: How to Not to Give Up
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Re: Ask HN: How to Not to Give Up
#2Exercise more. Sounds like laziness.
Re: Ask HN: How to Not to Give Up
#3> How do you escape this bubble if making friends is
> really hard for you. am I just fucked?
try:
- Rejection Therapy : https://www.rejectiontherapy.com/
- Randomize your life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKkI6-HeWXo https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/06/08/53...
- Learn new languages
- Volunteering ( nonprofit, Pro bono )
- Gardening
- Read: Nassim Taleb
Re: Ask HN: How to Not to Give Up
#4Do you want more? Is more worth it to you?
Engineering can give you a very comfortable life. At some point it seems fair to say “that’s enough.”
Re: Ask HN: How to Not to Give Up
#5Do you want more? Is more worth it to you? Engineering can give you a very comfortable life. At some point it seems fair to say “that’s enough.”
This - maybe you should focus on other things and hunger will be back? It depends how much you've worked in the past, is it good time for a break? I'm still learning how to let it go and have a break without feeling guilty.