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Thanks for sharing your story--it is definitely encouraging to hear successful people who have struggled with similar situations. I wish it were really a signi
by shostack 11y ago
Thanks for sharing your story--it is definitely encouraging to hear successful people who have struggled with similar situations.
I wish it were really a significant chunk of my life compared to some other things though. It saved me maybe 10-20 minutes/day. Sure that adds up, and I have to start somewhere, but I need to chop more. Reddit is a huge one that I'm on the fence with. I use it as one of my primary news sources, learn a ton from the more educational subs, and even do some valuable professional networking there (in fact, I just had coffee with someone whom I met on Reddit to chat about work stuff). But I inevitably also read things that don't add that type of value, or get sucked into responding to stuff that I could have avoided, etc. Would love to hear how you tackle integrating the various "feeds" in your life in a productive manner.
Also, back to the gaming note--were you actively playing any games on a regular basis when you started having your first major entrepreneurial successes? I'm pretty established in my career by now and senior in my field. Objectively I'm "doing well", but I sometimes feel like I'm being held back by my leisurely pursuits (gaming, gardening, watching a little TV with my wife after dinner). I justify it as something I need to do to manage stress from my life/job, but I simultaneously feel guilty when I realize how "unproductive" that time is. I could be practicing coding, working on side projects, reading something educational, etc. It is really starting to be its own source of stress.
- jacquesm 11y agoI only have one 'feed' (this one). As for the games, it was long long ago and I don't think I would have done much of anything if I had not cut the habit. The one that really did it for me was Elite, I played that so much that one evening I saw the afterimage of the main screen superimposed on the wall paper when I looked away and I realized I should really stop this before it got even more out of control. 20 minutes per day... I wish. More like 12 hours per day or so, I remember one time I arrived at the office on a Saturday because I'd totally lost track of time.