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Re:I built an app to fix my depression by melvinroest on Friday September 11, 2020 @03:34AM (#24440058)
To me it seems the strategies and tools we're able to build for ourselves often hit the mark much more often than any mainstream advice could give us. In part, this seems to be because we know our idiosyncratic nature much better, but also because we have skin in the game and are therefore willing to be way more creative in solving our own problems.

I've built apps for similar(ish) reasons solely for myself in order to deal with whatever issue I had to deal with. A good example is using TiddlyWiki and simply making a journal with a few fixed questions that simply was asking how I was doing on a few psychological/physiological measures (i.e. exercise and so on).

I've been in the situation where people sought my advice to fix their issues, whatever they were, and applied my strategies. Sometimes they hit the nail and worked, other times they catastrophically failed because they worked against the nature of the person.

While one has to pick their battles, I'd advocate for people to consider making their own tools/techniques/strategies to deal with their issues. I know this isn't always possible or a smart move to do. But I've seen that it's more often the best move in the long-term than not. Oh, and of course that doesn't exclude recruiting help along the way :)

Re:I built an app to fix my depression by tennineeight on Friday September 11, 2020 @04:01AM (#24440189)
>skin in the game

Thank you so much! I have long felt outside help as lacking in understanding but this just flipped the switch in my brain. This opens many more opportunities to explore.

Re:I built an app to fix my depression by waihtis on Friday September 11, 2020 @05:09AM (#24440606)
If you haven't, read Nassim Taleb's Skin in the Game (and heavy recommendation on his other literature too.)
Re:I built an app to fix my depression by rnin100 on Friday September 11, 2020 @03:53AM (#24440151)
Oh I love TW! Although I'm a novice, I've found some use in scoring my journal entries to find out my monthly/all-time mental health score, as well as my food score. It's nice for knowing how I was in previous months.

As for the present, I know when I'm doing poorly in either of those areas, but it's harder to dismiss them as normal when I see their abysmal scores.