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Ask HN: Layoffs – Motivated by Fear vs. Opportunity?

5 pointsby anoojbover 2 years ago
I&#x27;ve noticed a trend amongst people in my circles with the recent layoffs (those directly impacted, or worried about being impacted)<p>Feelings of fear, uncertainty, doubt, etc are causing people to:<p><pre><code> -Work harder (not necessarily smarter) -Make changes to their spending -Get disciplined about their career plans </code></pre> I&#x27;d say I&#x27;m also changing my behavior, my self-talk has certainly changed. I&#x27;m curious if other hackers and people working on tech have felt this change in motivation and behavior?<p>Once the initial loss aversion instinct goes away, I&#x27;d love to re-calibrate and make a plan that&#x27;s motivated by goals and opportunity rather than fear of loss. Anyone experienced this line of thinking and made it out the other side better off?

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