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Somewhat ironic that I found this through HN where I so often feel that the world is moving so much faster than I can possibly keep up. Some of the work produce

Somewhat ironic that I found this through HN where I so often feel that the world is moving so much faster than I can possibly keep up. Some of the work produced and shown here is just superb, and so often I get the feeling of: Everyone seems to be getting stuff done, except you. I so often think that productivity, guilt and self-loathing go hand-in-hand. I've been wondering if entrepreneurs are particularly susceptible to to the dips and highs that come from these three things locking together, or if everyone feels that way?

minikites 14y ago
I think everyone feels that way. I'm not especially ambitious, I treat Hacker News as a sort of "accomplishment porn", and I still feel this way about even the small tasks that I delay.
pgambling 14y ago
Ditto. I feel the same way about HN. I love the submissions and find it all fascinating, but sometimes I just need to take a break from HN otherwise I get too down on myself. You have to remind yourself that people are showing off their accomplishments here. It seems like everyone is an all-star and they stamp out genius products everyday, but really you're not seeing all the hard work (weeks, months, years even) poured into those projects.
- rsl7 14y ago
  also there is always a posting bias. people post when they succeed, not when just treading water or failing.
  - pgambling 14y ago
    Excellent point.
JonLim 14y ago
Everywhere in the world, people are getting stuff done. Don't sweat it, just remember to go at your own pace, challenge yourself on a daily basis, and be proud of your accomplishments. We all run at different strides, don't judge yourself based on someone else's accomplishments. I sound a little preachy, but hey, we all need the pep talk sometimes. :)
- Jach 14y ago
  > Everywhere in the world, people are getting stuff done. A person in a depressed state of mind would answer: "Except me!" To themselves though, since they're aware of that fact and it can only make them feel worse. Why can't they just be productive? They're quite capable of repeating the various motivational mantras out there; those are more likely to just contribute negatively to the feedback cycle they're in.
hoprocker 14y ago
Just remember, that pretty much all you see here are the end results of these projects. When something amazing pops up, and you think, "Man, that's cool, somebody went and created that amazing widget!" remember that there was, indubitably, a substantial period where that widget was being developed, and wasn't done. Results make news stories, y'know? I've never seen "Show HN: Today I'm starting to write <application>". Ok, enough HN, I've got to go do some work. See you all in 25.

minikites 14y ago

I think everyone feels that way. I'm not especially ambitious, I treat Hacker News as a sort of "accomplishment porn", and I still feel this way about even the small tasks that I delay.

pgambling 14y ago

Ditto. I feel the same way about HN. I love the submissions and find it all fascinating, but sometimes I just need to take a break from HN otherwise I get too down on myself. You have to remind yourself that people are showing off their accomplishments here. It seems like everyone is an all-star and they stamp out genius products everyday, but really you're not seeing all the hard work (weeks, months, years even) poured into those projects.

rsl7 14y ago
also there is always a posting bias. people post when they succeed, not when just treading water or failing.
- pgambling 14y ago
  Excellent point.

JonLim 14y ago

Everywhere in the world, people are getting stuff done. Don't sweat it, just remember to go at your own pace, challenge yourself on a daily basis, and be proud of your accomplishments. We all run at different strides, don't judge yourself based on someone else's accomplishments. I sound a little preachy, but hey, we all need the pep talk sometimes. :)

Jach 14y ago
> Everywhere in the world, people are getting stuff done. A person in a depressed state of mind would answer: "Except me!" To themselves though, since they're aware of that fact and it can only make them feel worse. Why can't they just be productive? They're quite capable of repeating the various motivational mantras out there; those are more likely to just contribute negatively to the feedback cycle they're in.

hoprocker 14y ago

Just remember, that pretty much all you see here are the end results of these projects. When something amazing pops up, and you think, "Man, that's cool, somebody went and created that amazing widget!" remember that there was, indubitably, a substantial period where that widget was being developed, and wasn't done. Results make news stories, y'know? I've never seen "Show HN: Today I'm starting to write <application>". Ok, enough HN, I've got to go do some work. See you all in 25.