Things I wish I knew before starting my remote job
In this candid personal reflection (2017), @starbuxman steps back to assess the lifestyle, mental health, and career tradeoffs of independent software craftsmanship.
Core Principles for Independent Builders:
Leaving high-paying Big Tech roles offers complete creative sovereignty, but demands high psychological resilience against loneliness and uncertainty.
Setting strict boundary lines between personal life and asynchronous bug reports is crucial for sustaining solo developer momentum.
Treating side projects and indie businesses as an ongoing marathon rather than a sprint creates resilience through dry spells.
Community Debate Themes:
Community members debated work-life balance, health insurance and retirement planning for solopreneurs, and finding meaning outside of traditional corporate ladders.
CATEGORY Founder Lessons →
HISTORICAL ERA Cloud & Mobile Era (2014–2019)
COMMUNITY SCORE ★ 4 points
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This is extremely low quality clickbait for a product for remote workers. I would love to see who initially upvoted this to get it on the front page - HN should provide an API for that info so that someone could come up with an algorithm to eliminate brigading.