Comment by radihuq | Hacker News Reader

Comment by radihuq | Hacker News Reader

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Reminder: winter is coming[0] & days are shorter so take care of yourselves pls

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I believe depression is a spectrum so although I'm not depressed, I'm also not not depressed.

Right now I'm in a good place and I accredit this to a few things I did this past week:

- attended multiple virtual events (2 chat-based, 1 video)

- caught up with 2 friends via phone/video call

- went apartment hunting yesterday. Going outside for first time in a week + general excitement of moving out & exploring a new frontier is motivating

I'm 23 and I know life is a struggle. If you're reading this and are around that age + care about exploring personal development and mental health + want to connect, hit me up! Twitter - @radiunhuq

Thanks for asking :)

EDIT:

[0] In case you haven't heard of SAD (seasonal affective disorder), check it out: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affe...

Anyone who thinks they even might have SAD should get a daylight lamp. LEDs are so cheap. You want at least 100W of real power draw, 5000-6500K color temp.

You want em about 2-3 feet away, about 45° off-axis to minimize glare and maximize activation of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). I keep mine on a cheap tripod behind my desk.

I have some LED floodlights, flat panels with a mounting bracket. ~$60 for 200W. Just as an example:

https://www.amazon.com/Onforu-Waterproof-Floodlight-Playgrou...

I tried this, and it works wonders during the day, but when I step from my daylight room into the rest of the house I’m so thrown off that all benefit disappears.

> winter is coming

I was going to say "not everyone lives in the northern hemisphere, you know", but to be fair I suppose 99% of HN lives there and the rest of us are already used to this.

It turns out 90% of people live in the northern hemisphere, which surprised me! I would have guessed 60-70%.

Same! I actually looked it up right after commenting and realized my statement would still be true even if the bias in HN's demographic were much lower.

Haha my intention was less "northern hemisphere master race" and more "hey I know you already know this but remember that the change in season can affect your mood"

Yeah, no worries. I realize you had a good intention, and I know it's hard to remember every single detail about how other people's lives might be different from ours.

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