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   Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:15 JST Anil Dash

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   @dansinker @will @benbrown @mathowie There's a very difficult challenge in making the work style of serial projects with a breadth of skills but a briefer tenure of engagement be legible to organizations that offer institutional stability. (Capitalism wants cogs, and ADHD makes us more of the chains or belts that connect cogs together.) But! It is doable, and sometimes just takes practice, community support or coaching in how to frame these skills. I'm happy to help talk it through for folks.

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     Dan Sinker (dansinker@omfg.town)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:16 JST Dan Sinker

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     @will @benbrown @mathowie yeah I feel that, except replace "early stage startup" with "short-term fun project that brings in modest money" which is great, but also sort of draining long-term and offers very little stability which mostly is fine but long-run probably less so.

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     Will Smith (will@mastodon.content.town)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:17 JST Will Smith

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     @dansinker @benbrown @mathowie I’m glad it isn’t just me. I’ve been feeling like this since my last startup ran out of gas in 2020. I’ve literally never found anything I can’t do, but I’m never going to be the best at anything. I often feel like I’m doomed to kind of coast from early startup to early startup, where I’ll bail out when it starts going well and we need specialized people.

     Also Generally Unemployable would be a good name for a podcast.

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     Dan Sinker (dansinker@omfg.town)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:19 JST Dan Sinker

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     @will @benbrown @mathowie well great, then I'll start by saying "I just feel generally unemployable" is perhaps the most relatable thing I've ever heard anyone say and I had to sit for a minute and stare off into the middle distance after I read it.

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     Will Smith (will@mastodon.content.town)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:20 JST Will Smith

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     @dansinker @benbrown @mathowie yes indeedy

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     Dan Sinker (dansinker@omfg.town)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:21 JST Dan Sinker

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     @will @benbrown @mathowie Oh hello, is this the meeting?

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     Will Smith (will@mastodon.content.town)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:22 JST Will Smith

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     @benbrown @mathowie I just feel generally unemployable.

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     benbrown (benbrown@hackers.town)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:23 JST benbrown

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     @mathowie you jack, matt. you jack.

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     Matthew Haughey (mathowie@xoxo.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 01:35:24 JST Matthew Haughey

     saw a tweet screenshot today that said "you're not a jack of all trades, you just have ADHD" and it cut me to the bone