Depressive Hacks R&D

Today in therapy, my therapist walked me through an exercise in figuring out what I'm grateful for that happened in my life in 2023 and how I would like to take those things with me into 2024. I would encourage anyone who has had a difficult time to do something like this. I found it very helpful to verbalize positive outcomes and encouraging that even in the darkest of times, there is light. We have flown past the year anniversary of this blog. October 2022 was the first ever blog post. Since then, I've had opportunities to do more writing. Lately, I have not been writing as much, and it is something I am looking to pick back up. I recently applied for a new web3 writing opportunity that I am hoping comes through for me. I have some ideas for new pieces that I would like to do. It's just a matter of finding where to publish them and how to best get new readers. It is encouraging that the web3 space is coming back. The economy has been so bad for so long. People and familie...

When I started this blog, I had a really grand vision for what DepressiveHacks was going to be. It's been over a year now and things have certainly gone vastly differently than I originally anticipated. I have had some really unexpected surprises and met some incredible people. Let's get up to speed. So since my last blog post, I have been let go from being a Publisher at Nifty Gateway. I had some auspicious dreams of using my position as a Publisher to help bring local artists in my area into the digital art world. My goals, as usual, were ambitious. I ended up publishing my own photography and a drop from a very talented photographer I met through sharing various web3 communities together. While the experience definitely was positive, I actually lost money on this initiative and never recouped what it cost me to actually publish NFT drops. Part of this was that the market dried up as I got onboarded. Part of this was my need for more experience in this field. Regardless, I ap...

I haven't done any of my own writing in quite some time. This year has been chaotic. I personally have lost my job and my long-term girlfriend. It's been a year of a lot of change. I've also picked up a new day job, thankfully, and have continued to do what I can to work towards my personal goals, as well as my goals for Depressive Hacks R&D. For those who are new, welcome to my blog. You may have seen me write about various topics on other platforms. I love the work I do and I love being able to write about web3, crypto, investing, and all types of topics that interest me. People want to publish certain topics and create certain types of long-form content. This written content is what I specialize in. When I have things I want to discuss that don't necessarily fit the mold of published content by external parties, I'll write a blog here about it. I don't do much editing because I hate it. I just let the words flow. Welcome to the unfiltered fun. It's no...

I am happy to start this blog post off with some good news. Last week, I signed an offer for a new day job. This opportunity is one that I am very grateful for and should lead to some really great things going forward. It is back in the tech industry, which is obviously a bit of a concern seeing as I just lost a job there and things aren't going immensely smoothly right now, but I really am excited to get on board, work with the people on my team, and get back to it. I have enjoyed my time off but the ability to plan around a consistent paycheck is a luxury I miss. As things get going, I'll likely need some time to adjust to the new job. There will be travel involved with this job as well, so getting used to a more mobile lifestyle will take some time, although I'm excited to be getting out and about. The base pay is better than my old job. The total compensation is better. Overall, I feel blessed. Given this news, I have been taking some time to think about the next steps ...

So I know that I've disclosed in some communities and spaces, but March was a very disruptive month, hence no blog posts the entire month. I had been focusing on some paid writing and while I love this blog and everything I imagine it becoming, it sadly does not help me pay the bills yet. The final week of March, specifically on the 29th, I went to my day job office like I had done almost every Wednesday for the previous year and almost eight months. It seemed like a pretty average day. I had just completed a call when I got whisked away for an emergency meeting with my boss. The door opened to the conference room and I met an HR representative whom I had never previously seen. I was informed that it was my last day on the job and that despite the company trying its best to avoid letting people go, the tech crunch has been brutal, and having worked for a tech distributor, there was an inevitable fate that had been prolonged as long as it could be. I was hardly alone that day in get...

So this time of year is tough. February is arguably the worst month for seasonal depression and it has not been easy this year just like most. It's essential to try to continue to do what I can when I can despite my pivot from being hyped and ready to go for every aspect of my life to needing o kick myself out of bed in the morning and struggling to make it through the day. It's a real challenge. I haven't felt up to writing, consulting, building, learning, or growing. I just want to sleep. If you aren't familiar with depression, this is very common. The overall economy has not been pretty. I've spoken at length about my struggles financially to start 2023. It has really hindered my progress and work so far this year and I am hoping that as the year continues, things loosen up and start to flow again. I am working on some things that could help and doing what I can with the energy I have to make progress. I also understand that there are not an endless amount of thi...