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Move to an early-stage startup with a highly technical founder so you have lots of hard, no-bullshit deadlines. Basically, put yourself in an environment that f
by wly_cdgr 5y ago
Move to an early-stage startup with a highly technical founder so you have lots of hard, no-bullshit deadlines. Basically, put yourself in an environment that forces you to focus. You will then do better work and this will feed back to improve your self esteem and motivation
Also (or instead, if you are not financially/emotionally ready to take the huge leap above), set aside time to practice finishing as a skill independent of project / area of endeavor. I recommend video games with achievements as they have a more objective finish point than most other things you could do for this. Also they are fun and will make you smarter. Start with short, easy ones that have no hidden or notoriously difficult trophies and just focus on building a record of 100% completions. You can then draw on this experience for confidence and determination to help you finish work and personal projects
- rytis 5y agoI'm not so sure this is a good idea, I'd even say this is quite dangerous. Shock therapy for someone with anxiety and depression might backfire big time. They are anxious already, and you're suggesting going and joining a company that may put a lot of stress and cause burn out?..
- wly_cdgr 5y agoIt's a bit risky, but I dunno that it's any riskier than continuing down a path that has led to bad results and bad feelings over many years and across three different companies At least they should dip their toes in and try a B/C/D stage startup. I just think you get more useful info faster when you make a bigger change