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Ask HN: Business Is Making $400k / Year– Now I Don't Know What to Do with Myself

I know. Nice problem to have, right? But it's still a problem and I'm not really sure where else to talk about this.

I only need to spend the first 3 hours of my day working on my business. Then I'm pretty much done for the day.

For the last couple years I would spend the rest of my day working on other stuff— making music or new business ideas. I've always had new ideas. Motivation has never been a problem.

But recently I've had trouble caring about new ideas. I mean I spend a lot of time thinking about what to do next but things just feel different. There's no spark. I used to have trouble sleeping on Sunday nights because I was excited to work on Monday... That's no longer the case.

I work mostly by myself. I've been doing it for 6 years and it hasn't been a problem before but I'm starting to wonder if it's getting to me. I have friends and a lovely wife so I'm not lonely per say, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm missing the camaraderie of working on a team.

I don't think I'm depressed. I might just be describing burn out. I just don't know what to do about it. I probably need a sabbatical from work or something but I don't know how to do that. What do people do with themselves during the week when everyone else is working? Pottery classes? Woodworking? Should I go get my masters?

Any perspective or feedback would help. I'm 31 years old.

38 points throwawaydoe 7 years ago 41 comments

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