mmarian
7 months ago
Similar age, similar feelings, and it's totally fine. We hear about success stories online, so we think it's always going to work out. The reality is that it may never; so you need to enjoy validation/selling process if you want to continue; it's totally fine if you don't.
Whatever you do, do it because you don't want to regret not doing it when you're on your death bed. That's how I prioritize trying the startup lottery over leet coding every evening.
throwaway567324
7 months ago
Funny you should mention leetcoding, that's another 'grind' I've flirted with for a few months here and there. It's alright I suppose, in that I made progress and could see it leading to a better job than I currently have, so it's productive in a way. But I still get the feeling that I'd just take 6-12 months focusing on improving my career, get a new job, and then a few months later feel like I'm right back to where I started.
It's also interesting to consider that online success in this field is over-glamourized, and I've certainly had that thought. But I can't find a suitable replacement for something else worthwhile to aim towards. I don't care if I take my salary from 150k to 250k ya know. Seems like one of those 'some of us are wired to be discontent / restless' sort of things.
On the startup/project front, do you find it harder at all to keep conviction towards a project longer term as you age?
mmarian
7 months ago
> On the startup/project front, do you find it harder at all to keep conviction towards a project longer term as you age?
Yep I'm finding it harder, but that's a good thing because I'm learning how to cut corners to validate, and not waste time with projects that aren't showing signs of success.