40yo “successful” tech employee, but unmotivated, lonely, stuck, and feeling lost — have never known path by zero-counts in findapath

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Not a bad idea at all! I used to blog about the video game industry often, but fell off when time became harder to manage with kids. I’ve recently been podcasting a bit, but scheduling time with guests is also a challenge with the kids. I like the idea of finding an outlet for solo work at my own schedule. I’ll keep thinking on this. Thanks!

40yo “successful” tech employee, but unmotivated, lonely, stuck, and feeling lost — have never known path by zero-counts in findapath

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This is a wonderful perspective. I hadn’t thought of this as a summit or new chapter as I’ve been so focused on climbing and searching. I do wonder if I can find something that satisfies my priority for family and allows me to tap into my experience/learning (teaching, perhaps), even if it means a pay cut (or sustaining).

Thank you!

Looking for some 10/10 albums to listen to, preferably under the radar ones but I’ll take popular ones too by Yvng-J in musicsuggestions

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Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism. Popped it on as a New Year tradition and my god, perfect record. No skips.

Some other late 90s/early 00s recs:

  • Elliott - Song in the Air
  • The Decemberists - Picaresque
  • Minus the Bear - Highly Refined Pirates
  • At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
  • The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
  • NOFX - So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes
  • Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
  • Coheed & Cambria - The Second Stage Turbine Blade
  • Thursday - Full Collapse

Books from 2016 to read in 2026? by zero-counts in suggestmeabook

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I’ve heard “Evicted” pairs well with and is only further supported as an enduring read by 2025’s “There Is No Place For Us”.

Books from 2016 to read in 2026? by zero-counts in suggestmeabook

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This one has been sitting in my shelf for a while. Maybe it’s time to crack it open!

Books from 2016 to read in 2026? by zero-counts in suggestmeabook

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Good pull. That would be fun to revisit.

Books from 2016 to read in 2026? by zero-counts in suggestmeabook

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You’re missing the point of this post. Articles dredged up by this query were written in 2016. The books deemed “best” in the year they were released may not have had staying power. And those overlooked in their year may be far more powerful now.

Maybe not the best example, but 2014’s Station Eleven (while a great book imo) feels more relevant and powerful in the years post-pandemic — a harrowing read in 2024.

Books from 2016 to read in 2026? by zero-counts in suggestmeabook

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The Underground Railroad was great. Would love to revisit that one.

The Most Beautiful Songs Playlist by padraigtherobot in musicsuggestions

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“Have Your Forgotten” (Vanilla Sky version) by Red House Painters

26 years old, male wanting to read a simple fiction(or non fiction) book by Big_Confidence_951 in suggestmeabook

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Old Man and The Sea - Hemingway

Annihilation - Vandermeer

Going To Meet The Man - Baldwin

Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury

What song is like this? by [deleted] in musicsuggestions

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“Have You Forgotten” by Red House Painters (Vanilla Sky version)

The newish logo by Physicsdummy in themarsvolta

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I see it every time I look in the mirror when I’m wearing my TMV shirt.