Quit my job because my FAANG work wasn't fulfilling and burned out. Needed 6 months of rest, have some years savings, and am excited about starting a project that is much needed by many people, so I finally have a unique opportunity to work on something that can actually be a positive impact on people. Just a bit daunted on what that could mean for the expectations on me in the future if I try to go YC/VC route instead of bootstrap.
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#242Alright, things that are not work: - I finally decided to buy a VR headset (Valve Index), and have been absolutely thrilled with it. I am very into Beatsaber currently, and I was also very happy to find out that this all works on linux pretty well, so I don't even need a Windows desktop (in fact, all four VR games I have tried so far worked out of the box with Steam proton, thanks Valve!). It's also helping a lot wit…
If you haven't already, I suggest you install ScoreSaber to play competitively. It's extremely addictive, and the community is awesome!
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#243I won the IPO lottery and I’m in the middle ground between rich enough to never work again but not quite rich enough for the yachts/mansions/private jets lifestyle. I haven’t worked in 6 months and I’m struggling to find a larger meaning to my life beyond getting yet another tech job. I’ve considered going to college for a math degree, moving to my parents home country, and joining the military (among many other opti…
I’d consider studying philosophy.
When I had questions, I ended up changing from chemistry to philosophy in undergrad (before dropping out after realizing no one had the answers). Despite the aforementioned realization, the grounding in Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and a few others gave me fertile grounds to later plant seeds of wisdom from thinkers and artists from every walk of life.
I wish I could help you with the struggle, but unfortunately, like most learned things, it’s something that only you can do. If you ever want to, I’d be happy to chat seriously about what it means to be human, beyond making money, any time.
From one sick bed to another: best of luck, and happy birthday.
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#244I won the IPO lottery and I’m in the middle ground between rich enough to never work again but not quite rich enough for the yachts/mansions/private jets lifestyle. I haven’t worked in 6 months and I’m struggling to find a larger meaning to my life beyond getting yet another tech job. I’ve considered going to college for a math degree, moving to my parents home country, and joining the military (among many other opti…
I highly recommend fatfire.reddit.com.
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#245I won the IPO lottery and I’m in the middle ground between rich enough to never work again but not quite rich enough for the yachts/mansions/private jets lifestyle. I haven’t worked in 6 months and I’m struggling to find a larger meaning to my life beyond getting yet another tech job. I’ve considered going to college for a math degree, moving to my parents home country, and joining the military (among many other opti…
If you want to try angel investing in something meaningful, I'm happy to pitch you my nascent Biotech project...
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#246I won the IPO lottery and I’m in the middle ground between rich enough to never work again but not quite rich enough for the yachts/mansions/private jets lifestyle. I haven’t worked in 6 months and I’m struggling to find a larger meaning to my life beyond getting yet another tech job. I’ve considered going to college for a math degree, moving to my parents home country, and joining the military (among many other opti…
Consider going back to work, but be ultra selective.
I've worked with a few people who can afford to retire, but find themselves happier showing up to work everyday.
Also, consider YC's founder matching network. Let someone else figure out what the product is, how to sell it, and you just do the bits that you enjoy.
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#247I'm working on a dirt-simple LDAP server for self-hosted user management, written in Rust, with the frontend also written in Rust (compiled to WASM): https://github.com/nitnelave/lldap
I had an MVP release last month, and working on compatibility with more services, password reset and so on.
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#248I won the IPO lottery and I’m in the middle ground between rich enough to never work again but not quite rich enough for the yachts/mansions/private jets lifestyle. I haven’t worked in 6 months and I’m struggling to find a larger meaning to my life beyond getting yet another tech job. I’ve considered going to college for a math degree, moving to my parents home country, and joining the military (among many other opti…
> rich enough to never work again Congrats... but be careful. Some young people underestimate the amount of money needed to "never work again". If you're not working then you don't have group health insurance. You're in the individual market, which often has crappy insurance providers. If you have a serious health issue, and get into a dispute with the insurance provider, your illness can cost millions. If you have >…
Even for a serious health issue, millions seems very unlikely. Additionally, while health care in the US is expensive compared to everywhere else, it isn't likely that the premiums for a single 27 y/o would be the deciding figure in "can or can't retire".
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#249I programatically create educational videos on fundamental algorithms and data structures, a side project that I'm very excited about. I'm creating the videos using Python and the manim library.
My latest video is on insertion sort and you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF-8RcO_9ds.
I am still developing a recipe for the videos, but it is a definitely a lot of fun.
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#250I got a puppy and I'm its single caregiver. I love having him around but I didn't realize it'd mean being on-call 24/7 plus the rotations on my team at work when I'm really on-call. That's made for some..interesting times. Having a furry little companion is fun, though, and I'm getting out and socializing way more than before. Overall a net positive, IMO. Just a lot of work and responsibility.
I credit my experience with shitty startup on-calls with being able to get through the first few months of getting a pupper. Totally agree with getting out and socializing - going to the dog park after work is a treat
Heh, sounds like you had the opposite experience. I was on call the second week I had him and I'm a bit regretful since some extra first couple weeks' training without interruptions would've probably been better.
Huge plus one. Even just seeing him play with other dogs is a huge endorphin boost for me.