Marketing manager

Software Developer

Product Manager

I watch slow aesthetic videos at 0.75x life feels slow

I write everything in a book, coconut oil se champi aur so jao.

Water for me - drink it/swim in it/go on a vacation near it/put it on my head or face/listen to it falling from the sky - whichever is the closest possible!

Withdrawal from social media. Always works for me

How do you achieve that? I have deleted insta app but then I end up on web version

Yeah, it's been two years I am completely out of social media and life has never been this peaceful. I sometimes have this urge to check what's happening though.

Senior Engineer

Senior Consultant

@samosa life hack batao. Tab se philosophical hore

for me it's, late night walks, listening to music, traveling

Senior software engineer

Chartered accountant 

I listen to music and sleep. And if the chaos is due to work, I start thinking of putting in my resignation. 😄

Staff Engineer

I re-read some books and listen to classical melodies. Also make sure to go for running every weekdays.

Software Engineer

I take a break from socialising (both in-person & social-media). 
  
 And sleep like a baby.

Sleep like a baby is a myth! Babies wake up every 3 hours 😁

Software Test- QA

Project manager

Same here.... Cleaning and arranging everything in the room.... ( And sometimes just cleaning my favourite shoes too 😂😂)

Mechanical Engineer

Cleaning  and deep Cleaning 😌  
  
 Param sukh

A nap. Or watch a nice movie and eat some tasty food. 
Or go for a run. 

Those are my ways to find comfort :)

Corporate Strategist

Might sound weird. But I cut my hair short or color it.  
 Gives me a sense of control and change for some reason.

Product Designer

A hot shower. Reduces anxiety in minutes!

Same! Also, a random 20-30 min walk in the park near me during sunrise  really helps. I love greenery and the sun, it helps me calm down for some reason lol

Frontend Engineer

Finance Consultant

I get onto YouTube and watch restoration and wood turning videos.

My go-to depends on what the crisis is, and what my capability is to deal with it at the moment. Options: 
 - binge watch movie/favorite YT video/any series  
 - binge reading 
 - sleep 
 - meditate  
 - journal  
 - focus on office work 
 - cry it out

Hey all. As the title suggests, whats your goto hack for regaining control of chaos? For me, it's cleaning 🧹🧼. The process of cleaning & organizing & getting clutter sorted, mentally helps me bre...

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

Hey all. As the title suggests, whats your go-to hack for regaining control of chaos? For me, it's cleaning 🧹🧼. The process of cleaning & organizing & getting clutter sorted, mentally helps me break down the real clutter & chaos into manageable chunks. Yes I identify as Monica Geller. What are your go to hacks? Share in comments

Go-to hack when life seems chaotic

Go-to hack when life seems chaotic- Grapevine

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I guess the title clears it. I just sat for 4 hours in front of the screen doing.....nothing. 
How to work ?

I know excercise, write journal etc. all that self help stuff...i do it....still unable to work.

How to code when head not clear

UX/UI designer

I realised it today after almost 2 Yrs of working with my current firm. 

What was I doing?? 
—— Chasing numbers, building reports, finding new projects to work, Improving my personal brand within the company, perfecting and perfecting everything I work on, taking someone else’s ownership because they aren’t doing it and lot more.

Multiple people classify this under WorkaHOLYsm..

What does all these things give me?? 
——- Decent Hikes and Salary 💵 (Not much of a Financial Stress)

What did I lose?? 🥺

——- I lost my ducking feel of “living the moment” dude

I am literally realising this since a couple of weeks, I used to be fun, friendly and lively in the moment couple of years ago.

In past, People used to be jealous of how I live without any tension finding fun in everything I do —- Indeed I do have tensions then and now…!!

When I meet my friends recently, They say I was zoned-out, non-sync and no more fun and serious all time.

I have started feeling that I am not able to enjoy the “moment I live in” anymore and this is concerning to me.

Is this a Burnout Moment??

When my friends asked me what do I do apart from Work, I literally had to think twice/thrice and then answered that I watch Movies.

I currently do nothing else apart from work and watching movies.

Do you feel this is bad or am I exaggerating a normal thing..!!

Anyone with the same feeling and stuck in this freaking loop?? How did you come out of it.!!

Is this a Burnout moment’’’

Consultant

- Is there a song/Playlist that you listen to keep you going 
- Is there an activity that you do - gym, running, meditation, etc.. 
- Is there anyone - friend/family that you rely on who helps you see the positive side of things and motivate you to keep going

How do you manage to stay positive every day. Is there a hack?

When did we stop living? What are we chasing? Why did we make living so complex? Life used to be so simple. Why are so tensed and worried all the time? When will all this end ?

Life is complex...

This is worse addiction than smoking, drinking. 

Haven't watched any short/reels for 5 days straight feeling like a void inside. 

But its better, Watching reels/shorts would give a feeling of satisfaction because of the dopamine release.
So seeking other experiences for that dopamine hit. Life is getting better.

Reels, Shorts Addiction

What is the procedure to get your life back on track?

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

Hey folks on Grapevine, could use your help. 

Managing up: Super poor at this. Never meet the skip boss either. Anyone know what’s the right way to crack managing up and accelerate up the career ladder 🪜 without seeming like a blatant careerist or building “genuine” relationships even though you don’t feel that way. Is there a simpler way to make this happen?

Managing oneself: There’s a great article by Peter Drucker on Managing Oneself. All fine and dandy in theory but I wonder if there’s a more practical  Gen-Z version of this anyone could take a stab at? 

Link for the latter: https://hbr.org/2005/01/managing-oneself

Hacks for managing up + managing oneself? 🧘

Sorry if it feels like a vent but better be this than nothing else. This has been a slow year for me, I look everywhere and people are doing better than me. Being a fresher who had his offer revoked was already a hard blow but I somehow got a job at an MNC but even at such a low salary I'm being overworked and giving them more output than they deserve.

I'm slowly heading through a burnout or might be going through one and it's not good when I'm supposed to be so active learning new stuff but here I'm just churning out wheat like a slave. But this might not be a cry for help,I just wanna make myself aware of where I am and it's so much more than just these money-hungry sharks who hired us talking abt ethics that you should not be working for money but cause you can and enjoy. Ig I need steps to uplift myself I'll be back again tomorrow with more questions than these rants.

I'm so lost in life right now.

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Ok now, good tips on how to stop procrastination and actually get stuff done?

Ghosting everyone and thinking how a cheerful person turned into a depressed and lone ass!

Isn't life pre-COVID exciting and now it seems so gloomy! 

I missed my spark for quite a long time, and it's getting tough for me to bounce back. 

I'd like to hear from fellow grapeviners on their bounce-back with a bang story:)

Do you want to end it all?

It has been 25 days since I got laid off from the startup that I was working for. I have given a few interviews. Got rejected in 1st or 2nd rounds in a few, went till the last round n rejected in a couple and haven't heard back from the HR in a few. Not hearing back, unanswered calls, delays in rounds etc. cause a lot of anxiety and impacts my confidence and preparation levels. How do I tackle it? 
Also, unable to find fresh openings in product/ strategy roles for past few days. This also adds to pressure and uncertainty.

In short, it is a very troubling phase. How do I deal with it? Need enormous help from all of you folks. Would love to hear some great thoughts / insights / hacks too.

Laid off and preparing for interviews

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

I am getting irritated with small small issues/mistake by my Team or by me. 
How to develop thick skin in IT world? What should be my thinking?

Sorry, last year I came from a very small town to Pune. 
Here people have thick skin to all the mistakes they do, or the mistakes done by management.
Also people are carefree for any work pressure . 

While me get into anxiety in everytime. 

How to be a strong mental person in so much chaos.

How to be mentally strong while working under pressure.

Senior Associate

Please tell me if there is any survival kit to survive the layoff. I am a Product Manager and have been laid off yesterday. Since then I have been panicking and feeling anxiety all the time. I am trying to be calm and handle this with all my patience but I am failing into this. I feel lost, confused, and shattered. Even breathing feels like a task right now. I can sense my heart rate going fast. 

Is it normal to feel this way?

Survival Kit After Layoff

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I always think of studying or building that one project over the weekend or complete that one chore which is pending from past 2 years!
But fail everytime, I don't even move on weekends i don't like going anywhere I don't even like house full of people I just want quite time in weekends but unfortunately don't get it so I feel like I have not relaxed properly and this makes me think I deserve to be lazy all because of this have not studied from a long time so much so that I am almost back to being a noob on my skills its so freakin heart breaking where I have landed myself and I repeatedly do this every week! I can't even focus on one thing. Even if I quit social media and get serious it's just for 2-3 days max after that I am back to the procrastination den.

Please guide, seriously need advice and steps that can be helpful to overcome this.

Need advice on procrastination. Please pitch in.

Data scientist

Welcome to Get Motivated's Private Community

My friends here, after having observed some common trends emerging in society today, it's very clear to me that being simple & normal is the best strategy. 

Look at the world around us:
- Attention spans are fucked. People cannot listen for 10 seconds without glancing over phone. There is very little recognition of the human in the 'other' person. 
- There is very little recognition of one self. Intoxicants, indiscipline, mindless activities are the sign of times. It's okay to do these. It's human to be silly. But it mustn't be your 24*7. 
- People are woke, but they're not awake. They'll come to you with a pitchfork as soon as they hear something that irks them, but barely try to understand your view.

These are disparate problems, and just some examples. 
The surest way to guard yourself is to **avoid doing what everyone else is doing**.

Be aware. Be disciplined. Exercise, eat well, sleep well, think well. 
Be simple, as you were a few years ago, or most people were mentally before the coming of the short term dopamine hit economy.

Random musings, thoughts welcome :)

Just be normal. Maintain your sanity. We will succeed in the long run.

Hey folks, just wanted to know how are you all taking care of your mental health on a daily basis and stuff that can be incorporated in your daily routine.

How to take care of mental health?

Co-founder

Finished one year at my job, SDE-1, CTC-12LPA.

Learnt pretty much all I could from here- and they didn't give us any raises this year. I need to move out, since I feel the stagnation seeping in. I've given only one interview before in college placements, so I'm fairly daunted by shifting to another place.

I feel fairly hopeless since I'm completely out of touch with your standard DSA stuff. I need to start somewhere, some sort of planner or something to get me started.

I get that my problem really isn't as big as it seems, and it's all in my head, but with each day that passes with me not doing anything, I fall deeper and deeper down. Looking for advice. Thanks.

Depressed about where to go from here.

- "We will get back to you" over and over again 
- 2YOE getting 95LPA
- Mom forwarding her friends' married kids pictures (dropping subtle hints)
- Attracting red flags, where efforts have dried up 
- Movies and shows watchlist growing, but guilt makes us think we are better off working
- Travel bucket is overflowing
- Personal projects have sided in a corner, because that ain’t getting anything
- Age is catching up and money is not 

How do you handle all this?! How!

How are you handling the spiralling moments? (which are just too many now)

Want to get into a better routine - be productive at work, eat mindfully, workout now and then.

Wanted to check what you guys do to stay disciplined - any mental models or apps that I could use?

Go-to hack when life seems chaotic

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