Title: I read comments and stories here most days, occasionally comment on or submit things, and hold HN in high regard for the variety and quality of discourse.<p>I&#x27;m 40 this year and as a milestone birthday it has me ruminating on how to steer my life in the coming few years. At 20, I was a technical support manager with 20+ staff. At 25, I was travelling the world as a technical trainer and event speaker. At 30, I was self-employed with a good income from podcasting. At 35, I was divorced and had to start from scratch. For nearly 5 years, things in my life have been a lot harder to do achieve than they should be. At 40, I&#x27;m at a crossroads with a metaphorical blank canvas. I want to be more content with life at 45, 50 and 60.<p>My job (technical consultant, proactive and reactive) keeps the roof over my head, but I&#x27;m not jumping out of bed in the morning to do it. My motivation is at an ebb. I don&#x27;t exercise enough, but I&#x27;m starting over with that. I&#x27;ve started intermittent fasting for mental clarity and that seems to be helping -- and this Ask HN post wouldn&#x27;t have happened without it.<p>I have anhedonia, but I&#x27;ve accepted that when I find something fun that&#x27;ll go away. It&#x27;s a symptom of the low-level depression that comes and goes, and the best medicine I&#x27;ve found for me is fresh air and exercise. This should not be considered a cry for help, it&#x27;s something I have a rational control of, most of the time.<p>And so, I Ask HN: I&#x27;m 40 this year, and mentally damaged -- any words of wisdom?<p>Thanks very much for reading.
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