Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
I don’t know if I’m handling this right anymore. My daughter is 31. For years she’s been calling me in saying she’s in crisis and threatening to hurt herself, saying she can’t handle things, blowing up my phone over and over.…
I find myself not even interested in opening the app anymore. I keep it because my local music community still uses it to connect about gigs and such, and of course, venues want to see that you’re promoting your shows.…
I'm having a bad identity crisis. All my life people thought such kind things about me, that I was kind and dear and thoughtful and compassionate and gentle for a boy. Since reaching my early 20s, I've become a disaster.…
Before anything else: I'm not an AI and you guys have to trust me about it, don't want to go into that My company (and some friend's companies as well) has adopted a new work model where no one is a software engineer anymore; coders, product managers,…
I am at a loss for words, I have no clue what to do from here. I cannot find a job in recruitment even though i have the experience and at this point, i am wondering what else I can do. Any advice at all? if it matters i am 44 years old.
I dont know why I fucking try anymore. Ive asked for helped many times on here, different subreddits, and no one even tries. Either they get ignored, downvoted or people being rude.…
So I don’t know since when, I don’t know why but now I just don’t want to do anything anymore. Im sick and tired of school, playing games doesn’t have the same fulfilling enjoyment anymore, I have lots of friends who are only on a surface socializing…
im so sick of myself i literally cant take it anymore. i genuinely feel like such a slut. all i do all day is fantasize about disgusting things and then cut myself to feel better.…
So, I could probably make these with some trial and error, but this was my absolute go to and favorite by everyone I've cooked for. Everything has been sold out and no response from the owner anymore.…
Bought my BOSKA cheese knife about 5 years ago. Broke down today while slicing a hard cheese. Is BOSKA not BIFL anymore? Looks like the handle just broke off… would I be able to repair it?
I can't stop crying. I've been really struggling with finding a job for the past 6 or so months, I still live with my mom and my bf of 1,5 years just broke up with me because he didn't have feelings for me anymore.…
I dont know what to do anymore tbh, I did self-harm today after 3 years. This pattern happens only when I live w/ my family. I am 21F, and I was in med school before this, cuz of external factors (nothing to do w/ me or my academics), I had to leave the…
Have an opportunity to join a pretty big foundation repair company. I’m not in sales anymore but I did home improvement one call close sales a couple of years ago (windows, decks, fences, etc) for a few years and was making 150k+ a year.…
i cry every single day and im so miserable. it’s so painful. it hurts so bad. im 19 years old, 5’1 girl. i will turn 20 soon and weight 82kg. i want to lose 25kg and become 57kg in 3 months.…
Not looking for advice or pity. Just need to say it somewhere. The heavy kind of tired that sleep doesn’t fix. Anyone else feel like they’re just going through the motions today?
I feel like I’m letting everyone down, I just want to die. I’m seeing out the rest of this week and then I want to swallow the rest of my syraquil. I’m fucking done, this world is going to shit, half my family doesn’t even talk to me at all.…
I Just want this to end, I want to Stop thinking, I want to Stop Feeling, I would do anything to Not feel anything anymore, I want to disappear, I want to Scream, I want to cry, I want to Hurt myself to Not feel the emotional pain, I want to forget, I…