boredaway

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by boredaway 5y ago
Thanks for the advice! I have actually thought about changing my line of work, but whenever I find something interesting about software dev, I just can't see myself doing anything else. Part of the frustration I feel, I think, has to d
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by boredaway 5y ago
I am definitely trying, but it's just very very hard to have the motiviation. Trying a bit of cooking and chess (so not related to software dev) and although I enjoy it, I have a hard time remembering stuff (e.g. chess openings). Same
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by boredaway 5y ago
I'm not sure if I am even able to buy that without a prescription and am a bit worried about health side-effects, but I do appreciate the suggestion. I guess I would need to talk to a doctor first, and perhaps they will find it appropr
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by boredaway 5y ago
I've experienced burnout before (when working about 16 hrs a day, 7 days a week, being an engineer for Big Tech at the same time as trying to build my own startup... bad idea in restrospective) and this is something different albeit ve
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by boredaway 5y ago
That is something I have been thinking about (going freelance) but the few times I've tried, the projects are just sooo crappy and messy that I just don't see myself doing that. I have not been able to figure out how to handle cle
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by boredaway 5y ago
Thanks for the suggestions. A few comments: For 1) I am saving as much as I can, but definitely thinking of eating my savings is frightening. I already did that a few years ago where I used up all my savings to start a startup and nothing c
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by boredaway 5y ago
Thanks for sharing. Definitely trying to exit. It just feels very hard to study enough to be able to get a decent job. Everything feels so dull and uninteresting.
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Ask HN: Have you ever been boreout? If so, how did you cope/fix it?
28 points by boredaway 5y ago|32 comments