How did you manage stress/depression during the time?
I am thinking of going down the same path. Which tools do you use for sales and marketing?
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>How did you manage stress/depression during the time?
I don't think I ever reached the point of depression, but I definitely had bouts of severe stress and anxiety about the business.
Some things that helped me were:
- Having a supportive partner
- Forming a meetup group and talking to other founders who have had similar struggles
- Committing to a work schedule where I'm working or not working and avoiding looking at work things during non-work hours
- Separating my work email to a whole separate account and disabling push notifications so that work doesn't intrude into my non-work hours
- Using a GTD-style to-do list so I'm not carrying around a mental task list
- Starting my day by sketching out my schedule in 30-minute blocks so I have a good idea of what's achievable that day
- Scheduling time to exercise 3-5 times/week
- Reading Dale Carnegie's "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living." Carnegie books are all kind of hokey-sounding, but I find some of his lessons really effective.