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Recently, there was a HN post about how volunteering was found to be the best overall solution for depression in young adults. I'm not particularly depressed, b
by estsauver 7y ago
Recently, there was a HN post about how volunteering was found to be the best overall solution for depression in young adults. I'm not particularly depressed, but I do live in a foreign country that, while incredibly friendly to expats, is notoriously difficult to make friends in. I started volunteering at a local organization that teaches refugees how to code, and I just have to say that it's been incredibly rewarding already. I've only been to two of their events but the sense of community that you get there is really overwhelming.
The funny thing about this is the work isn't very different from what I'd be doing on a day to day. Code reviews and a little bit of teaching. It's not that I feel I'm doing an especially large amount of good, I think my day-job definitely outpaces the volunteering in terms of net good done in the world. But there is something about community that's incredibly powerful.
- maslam 7y agoIs this Amsterdam? Sounds like the perfect description!
- yakshaving_jgt 7y agoSounds like Sweden to me.
- peterpost 7y agoSame
- alltakendamned 7y agoIf there's an organisation in Sweden doing the same thing, I'd love to know about it. I might be inclined to volunteer there.
- Nullabillity 7y agoInicio[0] is the closest I know of (in Kista). They are very nice people who do good work, but since it's mostly targeted towards students their events tend to be during working hours. [0]: http://www.meetinicio.org/ http://www.meetinicio.org/
- estsauver 7y agoIn Amsterdam!
- shusson 7y agoAre you volunteering at https://www.hackyourfuture.net https://www.hackyourfuture.net by any chance?
- estsauver 7y agoYah! They're really nice folks.
- TulliusCicero 7y agoInteresting, too bad they're not where I currently live (Munich, DE).
- rassibassi 7y agoWe are also in Denmark! Feel free to reach out if you're living in Copenhagen :) https://www.hackyourfuture.dk/ https://www.hackyourfuture.dk/
- L_226 7y agoIs there something like this in Berlin?
- caser 7y agoDo you remember the post? Trying to find.