Do you have the IT blues?

April 27, 2007 By

There’s an anonymous blog that’s gotten my attention. It’s from a software developer who explains that he is having trouble fighting depression and anxiety.

This is a problem I’ve seen people have in our industry. I don’t have the answers other than what keeps me going is that I realize I’ll be in a box someday so might as well try to improve people’s lives while I’m here. And, I’ve gotten some great experiences like this week’s Charles River Venture partner meeting where I was around really interesting people who fed my soul and didn’t expect anything in return.

One other thing? When I am depressed I turn on HDNet and watch a concert or something. Right now Styx is on.

Thanks Mark Cuban for funding that. It’s just freaking amazing picture quality. It’s like being there in the concert hall. It’s the most satisfying purchase I’ve ever made and HDNet is getting to be one of my favorite channels to turn on.

But, back to the question: how do you get clarity in your life, especially if your head is running 20x normal speed?

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  • http://duckdown.blogspot.com James

    What would it take for the Infamous Scoble to talk about outsourcing and the emotional effect it has on IT resources in America as your next blog entry…

  • anxious-tec

    @James
    would love to see that. or opening this topic up to a wider audience somehow.

  • anxious-tec

    @James
    would love to see that. or opening this topic up to a wider audience somehow.

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  • Jay Rephan

    Some good thoughts… but remember, life is basically a simple thing.

    1. If in a rut of anykind, diversify! Change something… anything!

    2. Pain – discover what it is – identify what it is that is bothering or hurting you. And remember, if you can’t feel pain then your ability to feel pleasure is severely compromised.

    3. Pleasure – if your life is missing this valuable component for whatever reason – you better change – and fast.

    Figure out what gives you pleasure and raise your dose. If you don’t know how then get some help.

    Many folks over-complicate life. Don’t fall into this trap. Balance out!

    One love brothers & sisters!

  • Jay Rephan

    Some good thoughts… but remember, life is basically a simple thing.

    1. If in a rut of anykind, diversify! Change something… anything!

    2. Pain – discover what it is – identify what it is that is bothering or hurting you. And remember, if you can’t feel pain then your ability to feel pleasure is severely compromised.

    3. Pleasure – if your life is missing this valuable component for whatever reason – you better change – and fast.

    Figure out what gives you pleasure and raise your dose. If you don’t know how then get some help.

    Many folks over-complicate life. Don’t fall into this trap. Balance out!

    One love brothers & sisters!

  • http://mikeabundo.com/ Mike Abundo

    Hate neo-Luddites. It keeps you energized. ;)

  • http://mikeabundo.com/ Mike Abundo

    Hate neo-Luddites. It keeps you energized. ;)

  • HHfm

    a few books:

    The Alexander Technique -walter Carrington, Frank Jones Pierce
    Happiness is a choice by Barry Kaufman
    Fight Your Fear by Don greene
    Feeling Your Fear and Doing It Anyway by S.Jeffers
    Yoga
    Meditation
    the mindful meditation folks… Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hanh

    lots of great ideas out there.. just need to find the one that works for you.. but like RSI for carpal tunnel.. the RSI we don’t see as clearly as carpal tunnel is that going like that does cause depressions becuase it blocks out our sense of reality…

    Interesting stuff, Robert, never read your blog before today, might not ever read it again honestly, I’m not much of a blog reader, but my sister emailed me today about this blog thing with Kathy and the jerks and wanted to know what I could say to help her not feel so panicked personally… so I did bit of searching around and found out more as well as your blog. Lots of good stuff here. Best of luck.

  • HHfm

    a few books:

    The Alexander Technique -walter Carrington, Frank Jones Pierce
    Happiness is a choice by Barry Kaufman
    Fight Your Fear by Don greene
    Feeling Your Fear and Doing It Anyway by S.Jeffers
    Yoga
    Meditation
    the mindful meditation folks… Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hanh

    lots of great ideas out there.. just need to find the one that works for you.. but like RSI for carpal tunnel.. the RSI we don’t see as clearly as carpal tunnel is that going like that does cause depressions becuase it blocks out our sense of reality…

    Interesting stuff, Robert, never read your blog before today, might not ever read it again honestly, I’m not much of a blog reader, but my sister emailed me today about this blog thing with Kathy and the jerks and wanted to know what I could say to help her not feel so panicked personally… so I did bit of searching around and found out more as well as your blog. Lots of good stuff here. Best of luck.

  • http://proxybar.net/ Michele Costabile

    Your guts know the truth and they tell it every time you ask. Clarity is easy, it is not an achievement, it is just as simple as looking and seeing.

  • http://proxybar.net/ Michele Costabile

    Your guts know the truth and they tell it every time you ask. Clarity is easy, it is not an achievement, it is just as simple as looking and seeing.

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