[svdad]

"It's normal that things are hard."

This can't be said enough. Everything sucks in some way -- and I mean everything:

* working for a big company (too much politics, can't get anything done)

* working for a start-up (not enough people, not enough money, too much pressure to get product out the door)

* being single (feeling lonely, no sex)

* being married (having to deal with someone else's issues all the time, not enough freedom to do your own thing when you want)

* living in Tahiti (food is too damn expensive because it has to be imported)

* living in San Francisco (terrible weather, house prices, too many hipsters)

* Jira

* Trac

* Vim

* Emacs

* etc.