What are you biggest mental / relational challenges?
Research shows the biggest reason projects fail is the mental and relational health of the founders. Curious what challenges folks are facing as well as resources people are using or general comments on this subject.
Not a founder, but I'm impacted by a couple of mental issues:
- Getting frustrated really easily sometimes
- Getting burned out from side projects really easily
motivation / realistic purpose / coming up with ideas
Bipolar disorder. Feels like I have manic episodes every few days now. Combined with a 2 year gap in employment history, SSDI benefits might be my best move forward in life.
Being on the spectrum and ADHD.
I get really into new projects. I spend way too much time researching and building, and forget to take enough rest.
I get anxiety from understanding all the work I have to do.
You people sit in front of a computer all day and sometimes make good money out of it. Bullied as kids and fell in love with being in control of something... at least you have something to do! Consider it a blessing over being a roughneck on the oil patch.
Slightly off topic but related: one of the biggest epiphanies of my life was when I (20-something techie) realized tech is useless if it’s not used. In other words, tech only exists to help people. People, and their problems, are what matter, not the technology. That changed a lot about how I looked at software development.