Comment by rectang

Here is an inspiring story of a Hacker News contributor who was once in a similar position (though he has since recovered):

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/we-made-it-our...

    “What product could I, in my mentally addled state,
    come up with making?” he wondered. That’s when he
    remembered his longtime love of ice cream.