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Neat, but I would prefer something similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. A self-support group for people who already have personal projects, want to work on them, bu

Neat, but I would prefer something similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. A self-support group for people who already have personal projects, want to work on them, but are either lazy or procrastinating or paralyzed by analysis. Although I would probably not pay money for either.

asnark 13y ago
Maybe you would be interested in a site like: http://www.stickk.com/ http://www.stickk.com/.
yozhik 13y ago
I had the exact same need, so I started a group with some coworkers to provide encouragement. As people shifted jobs membership has expanded to include people at several companies. We get together every other Tuesday and hack on projects, drink beer and network.
alexatkeplar 13y ago
We have this in London - at least for JVM devs. It's sponsored by Salesforce, so free as in you get free breakfast and lunch and incredible views (26th floor) over London. I went for the first time this month and I'm definitely going back in Feb! http://hackthetower.co.uk/ http://hackthetower.co.uk/
plaguuuuuu 13y ago
IMO ... a psychiatrist. If you really have that much trouble starting a personal project then you either need to fix yourself or have someone help you fix yourself. sorry for bluntness, haven't had enough coffee or sleep.
- yuubi 13y ago
  Well, yes, that's what support groups are. Not all problems require drugs (the psychiatrist's USP is the ability to write prescriptions).
zenbowman 13y ago
This is exactly what we had going on with our CS reading group in LA - csrg.org It worked a little too well, all of us got new and better jobs, and we're no longer close enough geographically to continue at the same rate as before. The perils of success!
lowglow 13y ago
We've built exactly what you need. http://tribes.techendo.co/ http://tribes.techendo.co/ If you're in the bay area, ping me and I'll invite you out to our SF tribe in the mission.

asnark 13y ago

Maybe you would be interested in a site like: http://www.stickk.com/ http://www.stickk.com/.

yozhik 13y ago

I had the exact same need, so I started a group with some coworkers to provide encouragement. As people shifted jobs membership has expanded to include people at several companies. We get together every other Tuesday and hack on projects, drink beer and network.

alexatkeplar 13y ago

We have this in London - at least for JVM devs. It's sponsored by Salesforce, so free as in you get free breakfast and lunch and incredible views (26th floor) over London. I went for the first time this month and I'm definitely going back in Feb! http://hackthetower.co.uk/ http://hackthetower.co.uk/

plaguuuuuu 13y ago

IMO ... a psychiatrist. If you really have that much trouble starting a personal project then you either need to fix yourself or have someone help you fix yourself. sorry for bluntness, haven't had enough coffee or sleep.

yuubi 13y ago
Well, yes, that's what support groups are. Not all problems require drugs (the psychiatrist's USP is the ability to write prescriptions).

zenbowman 13y ago

This is exactly what we had going on with our CS reading group in LA - csrg.org It worked a little too well, all of us got new and better jobs, and we're no longer close enough geographically to continue at the same rate as before. The perils of success!

lowglow 13y ago

We've built exactly what you need. http://tribes.techendo.co/ http://tribes.techendo.co/ If you're in the bay area, ping me and I'll invite you out to our SF tribe in the mission.