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duggableon Interview Nightmares

Sorry friend. I don't have any advice, other than it sounds like it's time for a new job. There are places that will treat you better out there. Maybe put together a side project to learn a new technology that will make you more employable?

duggableon Interview Nightmares

Ooof, that sounds awful.

Don't worry, there's no way you're a shittier developer than me. Maybe we should form a club.

duggableon Dealing with Insomnia

Thanks for this. I've always hated noise cancelling headphones - they make my ears hurt. I'll give these a shot.

duggableon Ask HN: How does one have the mindset to study for coding interviews?

What did your study curriculum look like?

duggableon The Big List of Naughty Strings

This one got me:

> "If you're reading this, you've been in a coma for almost 20 years now. We're trying a new technique. We don't know where this message will end up in your dream, but we hope it works. Please wake up, we miss you."

Strangely terrifying....

duggableon Ask HN: What website, from your early days on the net, do you miss?

Oh my goodness, yes. I had no idea he was the original creator.

duggableon Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100

> Today we will let 1,000 of our colleagues go and furlough approximately 1,100 more, while reducing hours for others. Your department leaders will be in touch this morning to discuss how this affects you individually, and letters with more details and FAQs will follow this afternoon.

Honest question - is it normal to announce layoffs publicly before telling the affected employees? I guess I can understand it from a PR perspective, but it must be awful to read that and sit around waiting to find out if you're affected.

duggableon Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

Lol, this. Put a tablespoon in a full cup of water.

duggableon Ask HN: How do you decompress after a long day at work?

Do you start a new hobby every time you have a long day at work?

duggableon Ask HN: Products that suck but you still use?

Would you mind expanding on this? Quite curious as a LastPass user.

duggableon Ask HN: How do I stop caffeine intake without losing productivity?

I've been tapering the last 3 days (only drinking green tea) and I already feel WAY better (it's much lower in caffeine than coffee). I'm keeping a log of each day so far:

Day 1 Headaches, nausea, had to take 200mg advil Slept amazingly well (felt better on 7 hours sleep than I usually do on 8.5) 4 cups of green tea (est 120-160mg total caffeine)

Day 2 Barely noticeable headache 3 cups green tea (est 90-120mg caffeine) Felt much calmer and relaxed Face was flushed, not sure if a withdrawal symptom

Day 3 (today) No headache Feeling relaxed and focused Planning to cut down to 2 cups of green tea (estimated 60-80mg caffeine)

From what I've heard, it can take more than a year to be completely free from the symptoms, so I'm in it for the long haul. My goal is to be completely off caffeine by the end of the week. Check out the book Caffeine Blues to get a better understanding of how dangerous caffeine actually is.

duggableon Have we overestimated the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

This sounds really interesting, and a comment like yours is exactly why I came to this thread.

  Yet year by year I keep doing these practices and my life keeps getting better [...]

Would you mind sharing more details on how you practice the above?

duggableon Ask HN: What personal finance advice would you give your 25yo self ?

Whoah. You need to create some serious boundaries with your in-laws.

Read this: https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-When-Take-Control-Your/dp/...