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> How do you guys stay sane in tech?

Recognize that the work life is not the ends, but the means. You're selling your time in exchange for money which then allows you to pursue your personal goals.

Also, enter a state of mind where you watch office politics from the sidelines without getting personally invested in it. Maintain a metaphorical "strategic popcorn reserve".



I love the "strategic popcorn reserve". The trick is to a) not use it up and b) not become someone elses popcorn reserve


> Maintain a metaphorical "strategic popcorn reserve".

Did you just come up with that? It's absolute gold.


There is prior art. I learned the term from German tech blogger Fefe: http://blog.fefe.de/?q=Popcorn-Reserve




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