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Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by cylinder »

Waterluvian wrote: post #22
mjwhansen wrote: post #18

Thank you for posting this. I've five weeks into working for myself and avoiding loneliness has become a key task for me every day. I wouldn't say I'm succeeding at it, to be honest. I know I could join a coworking space but I question whether it's worth $400+ a month when I wouldn't be able to attend the networking events since I have a family and need to be home at night. (And I don't need meeting space, and have a…

And with one comment on Hacker News I think I understand why people do work at Starbucks. Not sure why that never dawned on me.

So all those people sitting there because they're lonely and want to be around other people ... But they never talk to one another. Weird.

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by kmf »

MentallyRetired wrote: post #21
tuxxy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It gave me a 503 door when I clicked "Join Us"

Same.

Sorry about that! Had some issues w/ the now.sh deploy I was using. I've moved it to Heroku–the "Join Us" button should point to the right place on the home page, or you can go to https://helloremote-invite.herokuapp.com/ directly.

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by ci5er »

Waterluvian wrote: post #22
mjwhansen wrote: post #18

Thank you for posting this. I've five weeks into working for myself and avoiding loneliness has become a key task for me every day. I wouldn't say I'm succeeding at it, to be honest. I know I could join a coworking space but I question whether it's worth $400+ a month when I wouldn't be able to attend the networking events since I have a family and need to be home at night. (And I don't need meeting space, and have a…

And with one comment on Hacker News I think I understand why people do work at Starbucks. Not sure why that never dawned on me.

I get up at 5am every day to go to Starbucks at 6am every day. The "stillness buzz" of my apartment bugs me. I go to Starbucks and ignore everyone - but I still feel part of the mix.

I could, you know, go to the office, but everone interrupts me there. It's not lonely, but unproductive.

The trick is to be productive, but to feel like a human in the mix. For me, Starbucks does that.

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by ci5er »

cylinder wrote: post #51
Waterluvian wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And with one comment on Hacker News I think I understand why people do work at Starbucks. Not sure why that never dawned on me.

So all those people sitting there because they're lonely and want to be around other people ... But they never talk to one another. Weird.

Or ... maybe not lonely. But want to feel a lively "buzz" that isn't from music or putting on movies in the background.

Maybe weird. But I don't like sitting in my quiet apartment alone working. (I'm not particularly lonely - I just like the energy better when I'm "out")

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by danschumann »

songzme wrote: post #42

Personally, whenever I feel lonely I would go volunteer and help people. It makes you feel connected and really puts things into perspective (like, even if your startup doesn't do well, you would still be surrounded by people who enjoys you as a person). Every Saturday, my wife and I volunteer at our local library (northside branch in santa clara) to teach people how to code. We've been doing that for almost a year w…

That's a great idea. I could probably start that up pretty easily because I know there's a need.

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by redm »

I think this is one of the biggest problems of "remote" work teams vs. in office teams. I know it's not exactly what you asked, but it really gets at the same problem -> being connected to people (IRL) you can talk to about what is eating your life.

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by cylinder »

ci5er wrote: post #54
cylinder wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So all those people sitting there because they're lonely and want to be around other people ... But they never talk to one another. Weird.

Or ... maybe not lonely. But want to feel a lively "buzz" that isn't from music or putting on movies in the background. Maybe weird. But I don't like sitting in my quiet apartment alone working. (I'm not particularly lonely - I just like the energy better when I'm "out")

I just wish we had something like this still - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_coffeehouses_in_the_...

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by mrhappyunhappy »

mjwhansen wrote: post #18

Thank you for posting this. I've five weeks into working for myself and avoiding loneliness has become a key task for me every day. I wouldn't say I'm succeeding at it, to be honest. I know I could join a coworking space but I question whether it's worth $400+ a month when I wouldn't be able to attend the networking events since I have a family and need to be home at night. (And I don't need meeting space, and have a…

I’ve been solo for 4 years. I never once worked outside of my home office. At times it was very lonely but I didn’t do anything about it. I started a slack group for freelancers as a water cooler and advice type of place. It’s sometimes active but most of the time pretty quiet. Anyone looking for a place to just chat is welcome to join, founder or freelancer I don’t care, we are a mixed bunch: freelancehangout.com

Re: Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?

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Post by lordzeus »

from an Indian prospective, I feel the same!I can't afford co working spaces. working from home lead to loneliness. loneliness leads to depression and constant anxiety. also being in India, there are minuscule number of therapists and still going to a therapist is frowned upon!
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