Ask HN: How to Not to Give Up

2 pointszackj1173 comments

Engineer here "doing well" with software contracting business. Making "big money" relative to my peers and family. I am getting comfortable and that is making me uncomfortable. I am not reading as much and I am not hungry to do more. Is this mantra that "you are the product of the 5 people you hangout with" really true? How do you escape this bubble if making friends is really hard for you. am I just fucked?

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Do you want more? Is more worth it to you?

Engineering can give you a very comfortable life. At some point it seems fair to say “that’s enough.”

This - maybe you should focus on other things and hunger will be back? It depends how much you've worked in the past, is it good time for a break? I'm still learning how to let it go and have a break without feeling guilty.

Exercise more. Sounds like laziness.

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