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I’m looking to do more open-source for the first time. The main goal is community and to improve my skills in low level development, of which I have none.

Any recommendations? I’ve been watching Andreas Kling build serenity OS and it’s very inspiring to me.

I’m a sr. backend dev doing mostly go and typescript, but want to do more low level c, c++ and systems stuff

My partner is asking me to seek a therapist as my stress and anxiety is sky high and I’ve been serverely depressed for about a year, to which it’s now making me physically ill.

I’m in a vicious cycle of working, but not feeling satisfied with my work, excessive studying, weird sleep schedules, bad thoughts. I’m to a point where I feel that I may need external help and not sure how it works. I’d love to hear experiences from people who may have gone through a similar experience.

I’m taking this beginner security course online and am having a lot of fun. However, I haven’t done C or assembly since college and grad school 5-6 years ago. What are some good ways to become good at these levels? Additionally, I’m interested in any resources. Currently studying x86 assembly and reading through Kernigan’s C book

FWIW I’m a senior engineer at this big tech company. I’ve always been pretty confident, but I started this new job 5 or 6 months ago and just can’t get the hang of things.

Things move quick and the domain is new, my confidence is dwindling which is causing me to become a recluse. How can I get out of this bubble and learn effectively without feeling like 300 things are constantly in my working memory?

The reality is I can’t quit my job given I’m young and live in California. I got a high paying job at a recognizable tech company, but plagued with exhaustion and lack of motivation, which is killing me daily life. Anything you guys have done to dig out of a rut?

I’m taking an electrical engineering class and exploitation security class online. I’m constantly learning, which I love. I work on a product which just clones other similar products with a slightly better price point, so it’s hard to really care about the goal, but it would be nice to shift that mentality slightly.

I think long term I want to work on low level systems, but my current mental state is affecting my ability to learn effectively. Maybe therapy could help.

Life is short and I’m 27. I spend many countless days and nights working and it’s very hard on my mental health. Society looks down on people who take breaks, which seems crazy.

Have any of you taken breaks, was it worth it? I have about $600k saved up and feel like it would be nice at some point to take 6 months off and study my own stuff

I’m 27 years old and started hacking around when I was 13 with vb6.

I’m realizing all I build these days are more advanced CRUD apps with more advanced security, but I’m bored. It’s a sad cycle because cost of living to support my partner and I is high, so I cannot just quit (she’s in academia), however my love for tech is still strong, but I need harder and different problems. What can I do?

My buddies and I want to start a company as we are all in the same position, but we have no grand ideas. What have you all done to exit the endless loop of existentialism in the field?