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David T. Kim

As founders and makers, do you take care of your mental health?

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I control every 1 hr of my day to maximize productivity. Wake up at 5:30, meditate, work, learn programming, work some more, write a novel, and run a family with 1 kid coming. You could say I'm hyper productive, but I know many of you have a lot more on your plate. As founders and makers, what do you do to make sure your sanity is kept in check?
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Ziad B. Tannous
Unfortunately not really. My mind keeps running in thousands of different directions and the lack of sleep is my daily bread. Not good for the health I know but it's out of my control I'm afraid. Been like this for years.
David T. Kim
@ziad_tannous Felt that too mu friend. But keep trying to get that sleep in different ways. I feel like it could bite back down the road.
Ziad B. Tannous
@david_t_kim thanks bud for the concerns and the word of advice. I think I suffer from chronic insomnia and it's very hard to cope with at times. But will do my best to organize my sleep to the best of my abilities. Cheers
Bryce McKernan
@david_t_kim Meditation and reading is great, however, I have found that physical exercise is necessary for mental health - getting out of the mind and into the body. It will reduce stress, improve sleep, improve discipline, and lead to overall better body and mind function.
David T. Kim
@david_t_kim @bryce_mckernan Yes, the lack of movement really impairs my cognitive performance too. So critical.
Eleonora Arieta
I love this! I wish I could be up as early as 5:30 am these days with my kiddo being remote learning, teaching classes in between and "mom I'm hungry" and yes, I work from home so that's so helpful! By the time I get to bed it's late and haven't finished what I set to accomplish that day. Yikes!
David T. Kim
@eleonora_arieta You’re awesome for doing all that. My kid isn’t even born yet and feeling that pressure already. What kind of Yoga do you teach? I’ve been trying Yoga Nidra in the mornings and seems to hit home.
Eleonora Arieta
@david_t_kim I love Yoga Nidra! I teach vinyasa, yin, meditation with breath work. I teach all levels.
Hunter Carter
Mental health is the top priority for me. All else stems from it. Though I do meditations sometimes, the main thing is practicing the awareness of the presence of god/cosmic consciousness. I start my day by abiding in blank awareness until some kind of instruction comes ("from above") and then I take that as my marching orders for the day.
David T. Kim
@school_4_ants Sounds very in touch with your world! I'll try applying something like that in my routine. Awareness is always important.
Jenil Thakker
Been thinking about making a GPT-3 powered self-help chatbot, thoughts?
David T. Kim
@jenilkr If that bot helps me stop looking at the screen, then yes!
eniyilerde
Yess!
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Nick Maykls
I do absolutely everything to avoid being mentally ill. Because the sun should shine in my future.
David T. Kim
@miczenat Well done. Keep it up!
Jake Kelly
That's very important! For example, I spend more time with my family in order to forget about work problems! Moreover, a friend of mine recommended me to use kratom from https://kratomgallery . It’s one of the most famous herbs that experts recommend for a variety of ailments, thanks to its immense medicinal properties. This medicine helped me to get rid of pain after gym and relieved my stress and anxiety. When you consume the herb, it induces the secretion of feel-good hormones within your body, supplying your muscles with sudden bursts of energy that positively impacts your workouts, while also increasing your sexual vitality. I definitely recommend kratom to all of you for a healthy lifestyle.
Dhruv Bhatia
I focus on the long game. It's important to be super productive, but also very crucial to think about the big picture and focus on your mental health
David T. Kim
@dhruv_bhatia Right. This is a long game.
Ken Savage
I’m not one for the spa or fancy treatments as I hear some entrepreneurs do. I get out for a couple of hours in the afternoon to go to the gym and sometimes meet up with friends for lunch. Socially distanced of course. We as entrepreneurs can get inside our head too much and we need to break that habit. Getting outside for a few hours daily does that for me.
David T. Kim
@kensavage good point. Taking your mind off of that work seems crucial to me too.
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