Signs you might be in "Survival Mode" • Hacker News Board

Re: Signs you might be in "Survival Mode"

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Post by rexreed » Sun, Mar 30, 2014, 9:28 PM UTC

ak39 wrote: post #16

There's a quicker method of identifying "survival mode": just ask your accounting/finance officer about your cash flow for the last quarter and the projection for the next. If your company isn't able to cover its burn rate and keep some cash for these two things: 1. Setting up a growth plan (more revenue), or 2. Continuing pivoting until you find something that allows you to do 1 ... ... you're in survival mode. In s…

I think this article is pointing to Survival Mode as a state of mind more so than just an accounting reality. Some companies exist in Survival Mode far longer than their accounting might indicate.

Re: Signs you might be in "Survival Mode"

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Post by _asciiker_ » Sun, Mar 30, 2014, 11:25 PM UTC

I confirm almost all of the signs.

The state of urgency hasn't stopped my productivity completely but it certainly has slowed it down.

My fix for now is this:

STOP MULTITASKING, ONLY ONE TASK AT A TIME! (seriously!)

Re: Signs you might be in "Survival Mode"

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Post by refrigerator » Mon, Mar 31, 2014, 9:09 AM UTC

keithpeter wrote: post #12

refrigerator wrote: post #8

I feel exactly like this but regarding my studies at university

OK, a few suggestions (which you might be sick of hearing, but restating the basics can some times help) 1) Get the calendar for deadlines for assignments and dates for the exams for all the modules. Synthesise all the dates onto a single planner. Work out the order of priorities. 2) Make a time plan for the week and try to stick to it. The plan must include breaks and (at least) a day off a week. Do things with othe…

Thanks for the reply. Every term I promise myself that I'll make a timetable and stick to it etc. but I always end up prioritising other things and before I know it, I find myself having to cut corners to scrape through and meet deadlines :( Pomodoro method looks cool, I'll try it next term

Re: Signs you might be in "Survival Mode"

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Post by ScottWhigham » Mon, Mar 31, 2014, 2:05 PM UTC

whyme wrote: post #20

Ever seen those web adverts that list a few generic health problems and ask you to 'click here', or read a horoscope that makes claims almost anyone can relate to? So how is this different? Why so many upvotes...really, this is just more spam - is it not?

I think it's either (a) a voting ring, or (b) the changing demographic here. Ignoring (a) (because we can't prove/disprove as we aren't admins/mods), we can discuss (b).

5-7 years ago, this place was "mostly founders and early employees". This would've likely been flagged or, at best, only received a few upvotes. Today, I suspect its 10% "founders and early employees" and 90% "other". This is likely interesting to the "other" demographic - first they've seen it, or it may resonate with them because it's very negative focused and they see themselves in it.