"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." Yeah, I suppose Fight Club quotes are trite by now, but I still believe it to be true.

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." Yeah, I suppose Fight Club quotes are trite by now, but I still believe it to be true. Before I left for a year to Afghanistan, I had a decent programming job, was going to college, had an amazing girlfriend, and a few good friends left. By the time I got back, I had nothing. I also had no more excuses. I started TicketStumbler with Dan, by some miracle we got into YC, and I am now living and working in Boston, happier overall than I've been at any point in my entire life. Somehow, losing everything I cared about gained me exactly what I'd needed all along.