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I also deal with bipolar but I actually attribute being able to work in startups to it. I mostly have up days so I can go 10 hours without losing interest a we

I also deal with bipolar but I actually attribute being able to work in startups to it. I mostly have up days so I can go 10 hours without losing interest a week and a half at a time. But this comes with the downside of having a handful of days a month where I legit couldn’t churn out a couple hours worth of work no matter how hard I try. Luckily the places I’ve worked don’t care too much as I can make up for it the next day in one of my super sprints. This isn’t good for my mental health in the long run, probably, but tbh I’d deal with it anyway so I don’t think I could handle a normal 9-5: when I was younger and I worked those types of jobs my down days would be depressing for sure I don’t know how I managed other than maybe it’s gotten worse with age.

mclam 6y ago
Your first sentence I resonated with. I think it can still work in the right circumstance. Think I've burnt out though. Not just of programming. It's kind of comforting to see BP on HN more so these days. Usually it feels lonely because people diagnosed I know aren't programmers. For me, I think it has gotten worse with age and presents new struggles. In regards to the article. I don't respond, or I mark no. It never seems worth it to announce it.
rvp-x 6y ago
this sounds really bad for you :( there's nothing wrong with not being productive sometimes. you shouldn't need like you need to "catch up" by doing insane amounts of work. This mentality totally screwed me over during university, and I feel like a lot of my mental stability right now comes from how my job place has guilt-free discussions about what we can finish in the remainder of the time until the deadline, without "oh we'll just work harder".
anon9001 6y ago
Heh, that sounds like how I manage to hold down a job with ADHD, except my "up days" are because I took stimulants. If I knew in college what I know now, I would have 100% had all the paperwork to be considered "disabled" by the government. I tried to do the right thing and emulate a successful adult life, but it's been a pretty miserable experience so far. At this point, after so many years in tech, there's no way I could convince the government that they should cover my health care and pay me a stipend because I'm so disabled that I can't work. There's not much else to do at this point besides push through to retirement, one day at a time.

mclam 6y ago

Your first sentence I resonated with. I think it can still work in the right circumstance. Think I've burnt out though. Not just of programming. It's kind of comforting to see BP on HN more so these days. Usually it feels lonely because people diagnosed I know aren't programmers. For me, I think it has gotten worse with age and presents new struggles. In regards to the article. I don't respond, or I mark no. It never seems worth it to announce it.

rvp-x 6y ago

this sounds really bad for you :( there's nothing wrong with not being productive sometimes. you shouldn't need like you need to "catch up" by doing insane amounts of work. This mentality totally screwed me over during university, and I feel like a lot of my mental stability right now comes from how my job place has guilt-free discussions about what we can finish in the remainder of the time until the deadline, without "oh we'll just work harder".

anon9001 6y ago

Heh, that sounds like how I manage to hold down a job with ADHD, except my "up days" are because I took stimulants. If I knew in college what I know now, I would have 100% had all the paperwork to be considered "disabled" by the government. I tried to do the right thing and emulate a successful adult life, but it's been a pretty miserable experience so far. At this point, after so many years in tech, there's no way I could convince the government that they should cover my health care and pay me a stipend because I'm so disabled that I can't work. There's not much else to do at this point besides push through to retirement, one day at a time.