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Thank you for writing this - this lesson can be life saving. I learned this lesson the hard way, recently losing a friend and mentor to suicide. He was a brilli

Thank you for writing this - this lesson can be life saving. I learned this lesson the hard way, recently losing a friend and mentor to suicide. He was a brilliant entrepreneur but hit a road block post-series A where he couldn't raise follow on funding and the press started turning against him. The business was his life, and he wasn't able to separate himself from the business nor did he have a life outside work with the kind of wins which can sustain through these challenges. Exercise helps, but I'd reinforce the need for a balanced supportive social network outside that. Choose sports with other participants (eg racquet sports, or join a team). Not only will the discipline of not letting others down keep you motiviated to keep going, but you'll get friends who don't give a damn about your business (in a good way - no need to pretend to be killing it all the time!) and can keep you grounded in normal reality.

avn2109 11y ago
The deterministic-coupling-between-exercise-and-fitness thing is a good idea, but I'm worried that the OP has ignored the vital, crucial importance of doing something wise with your daily hour of fitness. If you're a fitness n00b and spend an hour a day doing steady-state cardio on the treadmill, your results will be hilariously worse than if you implement a formal fitness plan that has worked for lots of other people such as [0-1] or similar. All "exercise" activities are not created equal. [0] Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength [1] Lynn MacDonald's Body Recomposition
- lkiernan 11y ago
  Just in case this matters in the future: Lyle McDonald
  - avn2109 11y ago
    Too late to edit now, but autocorrect strikes again! Good catch, thanks :)
MichaelCrawford 11y ago
I am growing increasingly concerned that one of my ex girlfriends has committed suicide. She lives far away but we always kept in touch. Her website has not been updated for quite a long time. Last we spoke she had to sell her hoyse because she lost her job. Then the animal control killed her beloved dog because it bit another dog. Someone like herbwould have some online presence all the time but other than her unmaintained website I find nary a trace. I met her in a psyciatric hospital. Another exgirlfriend called me, in tears, then asked "How can he say he loves me when all he ever does is hurt me?". In her case I fear she has been murdered.
- ak39 11y ago
  Wat? Please go find out. No startup is worth the life of another person (divorced or not). Go find her man. Get her taken care of.
  - MichaelCrawford 11y ago
    The problem I have right now is that I have no money. I can use the internet and telephone but they are of limited usefulness. The one with the dead website lived a thousand miles away. I would walk there if I could but I dont think I can. The other is closer but I cant get there on the bus. If I could buy a bicycle I could visit her parents and one of her friends. I apply for jobs every day largely because I hope to use the money to find them. I dont drive becausebI have seizures. I suddenly find myself in a strange place then later discover a month has passed. Despite that seizures do not run inmour family a clise relative has had them about the same amount of time as I. I dont really know butbspeculate they are the result of modern software interfaces.
    - vorotato 11y ago
      You might be a little confused :(. If I were confused I would get some counsel to figure out what's going on. I think the most reasonable way to see if your girlfriend has died is to check her local obituaries. It would not be wise to work very hard to travel so far just to figure out she's totally okay and is involved in a new job. Again I would seek counsel with a person you trust or a therapist, you might just be dealing with some anxiety and confusion.

avn2109 11y ago

The deterministic-coupling-between-exercise-and-fitness thing is a good idea, but I'm worried that the OP has ignored the vital, crucial importance of doing something wise with your daily hour of fitness. If you're a fitness n00b and spend an hour a day doing steady-state cardio on the treadmill, your results will be hilariously worse than if you implement a formal fitness plan that has worked for lots of other people such as [0-1] or similar. All "exercise" activities are not created equal. [0] Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength [1] Lynn MacDonald's Body Recomposition

lkiernan 11y ago
Just in case this matters in the future: Lyle McDonald
- avn2109 11y ago
  Too late to edit now, but autocorrect strikes again! Good catch, thanks :)

MichaelCrawford 11y ago

I am growing increasingly concerned that one of my ex girlfriends has committed suicide. She lives far away but we always kept in touch. Her website has not been updated for quite a long time. Last we spoke she had to sell her hoyse because she lost her job. Then the animal control killed her beloved dog because it bit another dog. Someone like herbwould have some online presence all the time but other than her unmaintained website I find nary a trace. I met her in a psyciatric hospital. Another exgirlfriend called me, in tears, then asked "How can he say he loves me when all he ever does is hurt me?". In her case I fear she has been murdered.

ak39 11y ago
Wat? Please go find out. No startup is worth the life of another person (divorced or not). Go find her man. Get her taken care of.
- MichaelCrawford 11y ago
  The problem I have right now is that I have no money. I can use the internet and telephone but they are of limited usefulness. The one with the dead website lived a thousand miles away. I would walk there if I could but I dont think I can. The other is closer but I cant get there on the bus. If I could buy a bicycle I could visit her parents and one of her friends. I apply for jobs every day largely because I hope to use the money to find them. I dont drive becausebI have seizures. I suddenly find myself in a strange place then later discover a month has passed. Despite that seizures do not run inmour family a clise relative has had them about the same amount of time as I. I dont really know butbspeculate they are the result of modern software interfaces.
  - vorotato 11y ago
    You might be a little confused :(. If I were confused I would get some counsel to figure out what's going on. I think the most reasonable way to see if your girlfriend has died is to check her local obituaries. It would not be wise to work very hard to travel so far just to figure out she's totally okay and is involved in a new job. Again I would seek counsel with a person you trust or a therapist, you might just be dealing with some anxiety and confusion.