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UCLA or Rose-Hulman | stjarnljuset: I don't know much about Rose-Hulman, but I can give input on UCLA if you like. username at gmail |
What tools do you use? | pWneD: TextMate, VIM and Eclipse for editing, Transmit for FTP, Acorn for quick image editing (I'm a really bad designer), Mail.app and SSH. |
What tools do you use? | iheartmemcache: Emacs, python-mode.el, ipython.el, org-mode. |
What tools do you use? | boyter: Emacs, Git, (SVN occasionally), Paint.NET (if im on windows), and Python.I know you said not languages, but I see Python more as a tool since I can use it to hammer out code to convert data and the like. |
What tools do you use? | maxogden: OSX Specific:
TextMate,
Terminal,
DTerm (awesome timesaver),
Digital ColorMeter (Pixel measurement, CMD+SHIFT+C FTW)General:
Firebug,
Dropbox (automatic backups!),
Git,
Photoshop,
Customized .bashrc, .irbrcRuby specific:
Sketches (with the default sketches dir symlinked into Dropbox)These are probably 95% of ... |
What tools do you use? | andrewtj: I tend to use Carbon Emacs and Plainview (webkit based browser) in their fullscreen modes when knocking out code. Beyond that, just a small gang of shell scripts and aliases alongside the usual shell tools. |
What tools do you use? | theli0nheart: Vim for coding. Mustang is the current color scheme of choice. Plugins I use: * Fuzzy Finder
* surround.vim
* supertab
* NERD Tree
Git for version control (at work I use git-svn, don't get me started about subversion). I have aliases for status (s), commit (ci), checkout (co), tag (t), and branch ... |
What tools do you use? | JoelMcCracken: Here is something similar that I posted a while back that got some good responses:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=937855 |
What tools do you use? | BoppreH: Flash CS4 for the design parts and Flashdevelop for the code parts. And Notepad++ for the rest (Python, PHP, some HTML). I'm actually undecided between Scite and Notepad++, but I usually prefer the former.Filezilla to upload files to the server, but the constant annoying popups ("a file appears to have changed... |
What tools do you use? | Ixiaus: Emacs[org-mode, gnus, erc, many programming modes], Chrome, Mercurial and/or SVN and/or GIT (in that order!), a few random useful plugins &c... |
input on the idea please? | petervandijck: I like this idea too. Mind if I steal it? ;) |
What tools do you use? | BoppreH: Does showers count? |
Which EU countries are least unfavorable for entrepreneurs? | esjr: Byzantine red-tape, corruption, a legal framework that makes the Talmud look like a minor collection of one-liners, add to that a somewhat xenophobic business environment and an economy that's moribund and you've got the least favorable place to start a business : Greece. (I speak from experience. I'm sure Kafka ... |
What tools do you use? | d0m: I've come to like Textmate and Git a lot recently. Still, I often miss vim :( |
What tools do you use? | juliend2: Right now i have these softwares open :
Omnigraffle (UML design), Transmit (yes, poor me i need an FTP client), Google Quick Search Box, TinyGrab (Dead simple tool for sending screenshots. highly recommended), MacVim.For versionning i use Git and for Project Management i use my own web app. (soon to be shown... |
What tools do you use? | steveplace: http://searchyc.com/submissions/ask+hn+tools?sort=by_pointsModify the kw's and you can get some good info. |
What tools do you use? | lsb: Read-eval-print loops for Javascript & CSS, SQL, Rails, Haskell, etc. Emacs, and infrequently Eclipse. Git, screen+ssh. EC2. Bugzilla. |
What tools do you use? | quinto42: - Mac OS X
- textmate
- instapaper
- bpython
- Chrome
- Linode Servers + S3
- SSH + Screen
- Zsh
- GitHub
- Sequel Pro
- Transmit
- Things
- Ulysees
- Google support for ActiveSync for Appointment and Contacts management
- MediaTemple |
What tools do you use? | locopati: IDEA, svn, TeamCity (continuous integration), Jira (bug tracking), Confluence (info sharing), Basecamp (file sharing - though I wish we had nothing to do with it - it's generally painful) |
What tools do you use? | astrec: SSHKeychain and DTerm are two brilliant productivity tools for OS X. |
What tools do you use? | aristus: Emacs and screen. Git is very nice. Charles Proxy is wonderful for inspecting HTTP traffic.Pixelmator is very good for quick graphics. It's on par with Photoshop 5 (version 5 from like 1998, not CS-Whatever). |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | ChRoss: I'm also mid 20s, and feel about the same. You should discuss with your girlfriend, what kind of life you two wanted to live. Plan carefully, and don't think too much, it will stress you instead. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | edkennedy: I have felt something similar in the last few months, and have been feeling the repercussions since then. Everything around me in my life was wonderful, in fact it was the best it's ever been. Deeply in love, working at a highly paid highly skilled job, enjoying my free time and continuing to improve my livi... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | travisjeffery: First off -- addressing: "Some people say this is what entering adulthood's like, but everyone around me seems to be perfectly fine." Have you spoken to others publicly in this same manner that you have privately, behind your username? Just because people don't talk about it publicly -- like you didn't; ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | floodfx: Try living in the present and not stressing out about the future or past... I recommend you read (or better yet listen to the audio book version) Ekhart Tolle's "The Power of Now". From the Amazon description: "the author describes his transition from despair to self-realization soon after his 29th birthday.... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | thaumaturgy: I've known a lot of people like this -- a lot of them young, and some of them much older. Some people seem to just have a lot of drive and always too many ideas about what they want to do, and others don't have much of any at all. I've never been that way, so I can't really relate.But, I have seen that nob... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | swombat: Try this:http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/how-to-discover-you... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | jolie: Most adults go through something like this. You start to realize you're not as successful/confident/responsible/etc. as you thought you'd be by now, and you kinda freak out about it.Losing motivation and feeling lost -- just about everyone I know has been there both personally and professionally at least once in... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | vicutoru: im in the same fucking situation dude, and i have no fucking clue what the fuck to do. |
What tools do you use? | Rust: Netbeans for code & HTML, Git + GitHub, Filezilla, Basecamp, Freshbooks, GIMP (or Photoshop CS2 on Windows), and occasionally Eclipse for Android dev (not much of that yet, still learning).On specific client projects, I also use Mercurial, SSH and SSHFS. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | locopati: Step away if you can - take a trip, do something unrelated to anything you usually do - give yourself some space to clear your head and maybe you'll see what it is you really want. |
What tools do you use? | coderdude: gedit, filezilla, photoshop |
What tools do you use? | ghotli: I can't use Windows without VirtuaWin for virtual desktops (two spaces * three monitors == 6 screens), and Switcher for expose on Windows 7. Both of those are mapped to the thumb buttons on my mouse. One thumb button toggles between spaces, the other toggles expose.Three monitors on one space are devoted to ful... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | 3dFlatLander: You may joke about the phrase 'quarter life crisis', but that's what it feels like for me as well. I've found some peace of mind from letting things evolve over time instead of putting my all into a project/goal/relationship/whatever and then becoming frustrated when it doesn't succeed when and how I want... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | buzzzlight: I have always been in a different boat (I'm 32 now). I always knew precisely what I wanted to do, and knew it would be something nontrivial and...transcendent I suppose is the word. Life always stops me, whether it's work, money or relationships. You may have think of the future, how you want it to be, t... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | _throw1: Same situation as you, also in my mid-20s. Neuroticism seems to go hand-in-hand with high-IQ, introverted people. Just don't let that potential instability build-up into extreme actions that you might regret later...and perpetuate that vicious cycle of self-critique. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | dotBen: I started to go through this a few years ago and I'm slowly recovering from it (I'm 28 now).The experience cost me my marriage (although that may have been a good thing, looking back on it) but it also cost me a lot in terms of opportunity cost.You could write a book on this subject but my advice in a nutshell ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | grilo: I hope this article can help you.http://artofmanliness.com/2010/04/06/modern-maturity-create-... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | Groxx: Typically, when I edge down this path, I de-clutter my life. Stuff weighs you down more than anything else, and it's a constant drain on your energy and money. Stop doing things that are unnecessary, get rid of some stuff you don't / won't use, and generally purge your life of everything that really doesn't ma... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | njl: I've been dealing with what you describe for most of my life, and I've been actively attacking it for the past fifteen years.If I had one thing I could get across to anyone, it's that happiness is a state of mind and a habit, not the result of outside factors. You choose to be happy or unhappy. It's all in your he... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | raganwald: Well, if you're feeling depressed, I can only tell you about something that helped me: Dr. Martin Seligman's book "Learned Optimism." I wrote a little about my perspective on it about a year ago:http://github.com/raganwald/homoiconic/blob/master/2009-05-0...I'm sorry that isn't a grand, unified answer to eve... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | imperator: You have to be careful with something like this because you might be clinically depressed.I developed anxiety and depression when I was in college. Part of that was a feeling I wasn't achieving anything of note, or learning anything worthwhile. I had thought undergraduate education would be a splendid ivory ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | yummyfajitas: I went through this a couple of years ago. I got out of grad school, and started my postdoc. For the previous 8 years (undergrad + grad school), I had a well defined track: grad school -> PhD -> postdoc -> research professor -> tenure. During my postdoc, I realized I didn't like a great deal of the day to... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | tumblen: Great question and the fact that you are coming here to seek help is a great sign, I'd say.I'm in a different situation: 22, dropped out of school to start a company, etc. But, I have committed myself to developing a satisfying general lifestyle (getting there) so, maybe there are some overlaps.Here are some t... |
What tools do you use? | mahmud: Emacs, slime, nxml-mode, nhtml-mode, firebug, YSlow, git, putty, PaintDotNet, SOAPUI, NaviCat, Clozure Common Lisp. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | ithayer: I struggled with a something very similar (complete inability to work, not knowing what makes me happy), a few things I learned seem relevant:
1) Don't assume what other people are thinking or feeling (about anything, but in this case, many other people do go through similar things)
2) Happiness and fulfillme... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | pgbovine: (apologies in advance if someone else already mentioned this ... i haven't read any of the replies yet)i would recommend thinking intensely about ways you can serve others (not just your girlfriend or immediate family, but strangers in your community and even beyond). volunteering at local non-profits, hospi... |
What tools do you use? | teuobk: By function, all (except Emacs) running on Windows: *SSH: Putty
*File transfer: WinSCP, TortoiseSVN
*Coding: Aptana (Rails), Matlab (Matlab), Eclipse (C++)
*Text/hex editing: PSPad
*Server-side file touch-up: Emacs
*Browser-based debug: Firebug
*Image editing: Photoshop, Fireworks |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | neodude: @asym - are you in San Francisco? I've gone (and am still going) through some similar issues. I see you rock climb too, we should hit the gym together sometime and chat face-to-face. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | hesdeadjim: First off, re: the "but everyone around me seems to be perfectly fine" line. Everybody may look fine, but what is going on under the surface might be entirely different. When I was in the darkest depression of my life only a few select people close to me even knew how I was feeling. To the rest of the world... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | hernan7: It may be depression; it may be a brain tumor... seriously, consult with your physician ASAP. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | nfnaaron: "Or if I do know exactly where I want to live, I'm always terrified that I'll regret the move later."I was almost literally born moving. Dad was in the Army with orders, and they let him/us stay where we were until I was born, then two weeks and go. I moved with my parents a lot in the Western US and Hawaii. ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | dschobel: The best antidote I've found to the hamster wheel of achievement for achievement's sake is Eastern philosophy.In particular, Alan Watts has been a revelation for me as he has a really jocular and irreverent view of life which is a great counter-point for super analytical types (like those which inhabit HN) wh... |
What tools do you use? | keefe: eclipse, mylyn, git, maven, bash. I do java development about 10 hours a day. I feel there is a oneness in the build/scm/dependencies/source world that has to be understood properly. This doesn't mean that the particular configuration matters so much as the fact that the configuration is consistent and understoo... |
What tools do you use? | donw: 1. sshFor those of you who don't know, `man ssh_config` -- you can set per-host and per-network connections in your `~/.ssh/config` file. Perfect when you have different usernames on some hosts, alternate ports, etc.2. git'Nuff said here. Never going back to SVN.3. nkfPretty specific, but a really useful tool i... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | blizkreeg: I'm almost 30 now and my 25 yr old self went through this, word for word. If I had to go back and give one piece of advice to that boy, it would be - Relax a little and don't be too harsh on yourself, especially with those expectations. There is _no_ rush. You have much time ahead of you.Quarter-life crisis ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | blender: You have what Sally Hogshead calls "Tourist Indecision": Anxiety resulting
from a sense of being lost or proceeding without clear direction.Basically indecision causes stress.Ever taken a Myers-Briggs personality test? I'm a big believer in it.Check out "What's Your Type of Career?":http://www.amazon.com/Whats... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | rphlx: Mid 20s extroverts appear to punt these kinds of concerns by drinking and sleeping around shamelessly. I'm still investigating if that really works. |
What tools do you use? | safetytrick: ssh vim bpython textmate weave firebugweave is awesome especially if you have more than one computer you use regularlybpython is fantastic for exploring unknown api'sthe rest are... ya know, awesome |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | 3eye: Try Ayahuasca. Its legal 100%, you can get components on ebay.com. Motivation guaranteed.Watch The Blueprint by Real Social Dynamics - how to get girls.Listen to some good trance music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkITM2UIYoURead Tim Ferris book "Four Hour Work Week" |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | bballant: There are a lot of good suggestions here.Reading religion and philosophy definitely helps. A good way to get into that is to find a writer you like (can be anyone) then find out who their influences were. I've enjoyed reading Joseph Campbell and Alan Watts.Exercise is a great thing as well. It's surprising... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | S_A_P: I pretty much felt lost until my late 20s. I finished college and worked at a few large companies, doing mostly unrewarding work and not really challenging myself. By age 30 I felt I was at an impasse, and needed to either apply myself or drift along from job to job. I think the final tipping point was the ar... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | rlt: If it helps, you're definitely not alone.I'm 25. By all accounts my life is pretty good. I've got a fairly promising startup going. And yet I feel like I haven't matured at all since midway through college. I don't feel like I imagined I would at 25. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | figured: "I am going to make an appointment with a psychologist"Make the appointment tomorrow morning! The people here not advocating seeking professional help, are the same people who have never received help. Trust me, seeing a psychologist is the single best thing you can do. If you had a physical illness, this ty... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | stretchwithme: Maintain commitments to others that place demands upon you on a regular basis.One strives to simplify, to avoid conflict and to eliminate dependencies and if successful, we can create a bubble we live in where we don't have to do anything or satisfy anyone but ourselves.But we are not wired to live that ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | blizkreeg: >> Some people say this is what entering adulthood's like, but everyone around me seems to be perfectly fine.Your foray into adulthood does not have to be like everyone else's and around the same time. Some of your friends may mature and go through this later in life. Some will face a stronger mid-life crisi... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | cominatchu: I highly recommend The Art of Happiness by Cutler. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | groaner: Are you me? I was actually going to post this question myself sometime this week! For the moment, let's say that you've just contributed something valuable to the community that I really wanted to see. I'm still reading through the responses, but I want to take this opportunity to thank you for this right n... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | projectileboy: It's hard to be happy if you haven't defined happiness for yourself. I once took the time to explicitly write out my values and their relative priorities, and now every time I think about major decisions in my life I have a meaningful frame of reference. |
What tools do you use? | AndrewO: Things I couldn't live without (or at least would push back on if pressured to use something different):git (GitX for viewing), TextMate (AckMate bundle for searching w/in a project), Basecamp, Chrome (any WebKit or Gecko browser will do though), two Fluid SSBs for personal and business Gmail, Homebrew for Mac... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | froo: Go see your doctor. You can confide in him/her and never underestimate the wonders of pharmaceuticals.I became severely depressed as a result of a combination of things. Studying 2 degrees at once was fine, however in the last 2 years of my university work my father died from heart attack and my brother committed... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | NEPatriot: Read the War of Art by Stephen Pressman. He puts a name to this beast and calls it resistance. Most of us have gone through it. He openly discusses it and talks about the battles against it. |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | johnnyg: I'm 28, own successful businesses and have plowed this ground. These aren't going to be standard answers, but its what has helped me. YMMV.1. Get in a situation where you can balls out fight. I prefer jiu-jitsu but did TKD for a while too. We live in a controlled, over analyzed society. You talked about going ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | rjurney: Travel. Leave the country for a good long while. Go to India. Go to Russia. Go to Africa. Go to the middle east. Go to asia. Save $5K and live on $3 a day for a while. There's a long list of cheap countries where you can just hang out. Pick the one that interests you, and start there.Nothing gives you... |
What tools do you use? | huwshimi: I am primarily a designer/interface developer (I moonlight as a Django coder). I use:Inkscape for design.Gedit for coding (+ a couple of plugins... I like my IDE to be as simple as possible).Verb for project management (http://verbapp.com/, of course :).Ubuntu for my OS.Subversion (I know, I'm oldschool) + Ra... |
input on the idea please? | apsurd: I think this is definitely an area worthy of taking on, but like another comment said, be prepared for it to take years to mature.I've thought about this problem a bit as well mainly from the position of "you don't know what you don't know". This has always bothered me in terms of self-motivated learning. Googl... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | gcheong: One book that I have gotten help from recently is "The Happiness Trap" by Dr. Russ Harris. (www.thehappinesstrap.com). It is a basic introduction to a recent form of cognitive behavioral therapy based on mindfulness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The main difference between this and regular cognitiv... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | lionhearted: When I get into a funk, I travel. It always snaps me out of it.How much are you spending per month, in what country? Because it's actually cheaper, including airfare, to live for a couple months in somewhere inexpensive. You can live an extremely nice in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand for between $150 and $... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | nlwhittemore: I think the advice you're getting here is great, but I'd for sure add a big validation of therapy, and should it be right, medication.Therapy is one of those things that, if you find the right therapist, sort of becomes like "why WOULDN'T I have a professional to help with this?" I saw someone in Chicago ... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | cesart: My mentor, who's a wildly successful and brilliant entrepreneur and about twice my age said this to me today: your 20s are like Puberty 2.0. We had a two hour conversation and he's seen the same thing in his nephews and his students and former students (he was a b-school prof for a while before retiring).My big... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | holdenc: This happens to me sometimes, and my personal solution is:
1) Sit in a comfortable chair
2) Put on a nice pair of Bose headphones
3) Blast Kanye West. If that doesn't work, blast Glenn Gould. (Music and art are the cure for a bleak world.) |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | csmeder: >"I have lost the ability to tell if and what I want anything from life."Read Robert A. Johnson's http://www.amazon.com/Transformation-Understanding-Levels-Ma...From the Amazon.com description:
"Using quintessential figures from classical literature--Don Quixote, Hamlet, and Faust--Robert Johnson shows us thr... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | xenophanes: > Some people say this is what entering adulthood's like, but everyone around me seems to be perfectly fine.Are you broadcasting not being fine to anyone but your closest friends? No? Then it means nothing that they aren't either.Anyway, learn philosophy. You're asking philosophical questions. Most philosop... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | neilk: As for your concern that other people "seem fine"; how many people in your life know how badly you're hurting? I bet you're doing a good job of keeping up appearances. Well, so are a lot of other people. So, of your worries, you can eliminate the one where you're worried that you're alone or self-indulgent or ot... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | yeeyay: I am paraphrasing what a wise man has said,the best way to get into a depression is to constantly think about "me,me and me" AND the best way to snap out of it is to start thinking about others, how can I help others. |
What tools do you use? | eelinow: Komodo Edit with Emacs BindingsOS X on an 8 Core Mac Pro with 4 Displays (24/24/23/7)Mercurial for my DVCSrsync scripts for deployment managementssh with keypair access only to the devl & prod. servers.Chrome (any webkit browser for primary use, plus Gecko for secondary)Skype for long distance collaborationEth... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | lotharbot: A lot of people have posted good advice about motivation. Rather than duplicate that, let me give some alternate/additional thoughts:1) Pay attention to your diet. Make sure you're getting enough water, and make sure you eat enough veggies and get enough protein and calories overall. Screwed up body chemi... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | rs: Remember, you're not alone - it is something like a quarter life crisis, and I did (still going?) go through it for the past couple of years, and here's what I did to solve my problem:1. Pick up a hobby that can really consumes your focus - I've started doing some photography (I'm horrible at it, but learning)2. Tr... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | iambvk: My situation was also something similar, but not quiet the same. I live in India with relatively simpler life style, and had a high paying job, but I always felt something was lacking in my life and was not happy (i don't think i felt depressed.) What I did was:I quit the job and went back to my college and a... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | ddemchuk: I am in the same boat, have been for about two years now. The thing that has worked briefly for me but I haven't been able to stick you yet (I plan on doing it, eventually) is to tire yourself out every day.You sound like me, where we think too much, never finish projects because of new ideas, and am always f... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | smachimo: I am mostly an on-looker during these discussions, however I had somewhat of a similar situation myself awhile back. I've ran a company for several years now, and although I am still in my early 20s, I hit somewhat of a similar hurdle. At the time, nothing seemed to really interest me within my everyday life,... |
What tools do you use? | rs: IntelliJ IDEA for almost everything (web, desktop, server-side development in Python, Java, Ruby, Scala), except for the quick file edit here and there I use vimFor deployment, ssh+maven.Version control: git and svn (slowly moving everything to git)Project tracking: xp-dev.com (I run it!) |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | herdrick: Sounds like a pretty typical case of depression. Take it seriously, it's not just "feeling down" or something, it's a serious problem. Luckily it's treatable with meds.However, I'd try some of the other ideas seen here first. Especially intense exercise. That's a powerful antidepressent.Good luck my fello... |
What tools do you use? | mkramlich: vim, ssh, *sh scripting & Unix tools in general, rsync, git, GitHub, Basecamp, python, web.py, sqlite3, Apache, Firebug, DropBox, Mac dev & Linux prod (mostly), Linode or EC2 for hosting. also Gimp, Grab, Skype, Gmail... these are the tools I'm not uncomfortable admitting in public to using.however, i'm pret... |
What tools do you use? | rksprst: Pivotal Tracker for project management. PBWorks wiki for organizing our information, collaboration. Google Apps for email. Dropbox to share files, backup. Google Voice for phone (love the forwarding). Chrome as a browser(just stopped using Firefox/Firebug... too many crashes). We also use Zendesk to manage tic... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | c00p3r: http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-Daniel-Goleman/ |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | niels_olson: Lots of good comments. Some consistent themes:1) physical labor (gardening, kitesurfing, etc): provides endorphins you're not going to get from a desk, and Vitamin D from the sunshine. Both are needed for a stable mood.2) Socialization (mass, relationships, travel): plus-minus. Without some retooling of yo... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | gsk: A friend of mine who may identify with your situation recently quit his job and has gone to volunteer full-time to help recreate a forest in the Pondicherry, India (Sadhana forest). Cliché but absolutely true: The world is a big and exciting place. Look out to immerse yourself in something completely new. Don't wo... |
Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation) | KevBurnsJr: A family friend committed suicide on Saturday.Admittedly I'm not in a position to fully empathize with her plight, but I'm pretty sure it was a poor solution. |
What tools do you use? | atambo: sublime text, linode, filezilla, msysgit, 5pmweb, firefox + firebug, firefox + sqlite manager, console2 + powershell |
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