Ask HN: Help me get my life back.
I'm posting with a new username, don't want to disclose my identity.
ADDICTION ========= I'm seriously addicted to an Internet and entrepreneurship activities. It's not worth than a drugs... Most of you will get what I mean, that feeling when you can't think about outside world.
PERSONAL LIFE ============= I have a girlfriend (soon to become wife). My personal life is being damaged because my above mentioned illness. I can't compromise enough time to her, even if I do I still think about my projects.
I tried an "Information Diet", to eliminate all the worthless activities like FB, surfing without a purpose, etc... Even went outdoors but day after day I feel that I'm changing to the bad. This hurts both my personal life and my productivity.
PROBLEM ======= I also know how to achieve what I want, but as I go deeper I encourage another problem: If I focus on my projects, I hurt my personal life and this demotivates me. If I focus on personal life, I still think on my project.
PURPOSE ======= In general I know what I want from the life, among the most important things are my personal life (wife, family, friends...) and the work (startups, projects, coding...).
ROUTINE ======= Here's what my daily routine looks like, in general I'm very self disciplined: - Get up early (6:30) and do some project related stuff; - Take a bath, eat a breakfast and go to work (which includes loads of coding); - Finish work at 6:00 and go meet a GF, - Hang out several hours together, then go to sleep at 10:30; - Trying to do as much project related staff as I can on weekends, besides I simply rest or go outdoors;
Being like a robot makes me depressed, I'm kind of getting tired with the casual routine.
CONCLUSION ========== I know most of you will say that I have to find the balance (I know it myself), but I would appreciate if one of you advises some realistic things.
Thanks in advance HNers.