I have ended my contract with the UBports Foundation

Bolly

Thank you very much, without you it would not have been the same. And now it's time to recharge your batteries.

Take care of yourself.

nero355

@unisuperbox said in I have ended my contract with the UBports Foundation:

However, I've already stated that I experienced burnout last year. I took a week off in October to attempt to alleviate the problem. It was not enough.

Extend that to at least 2 years I would say and hopefully you will begin to feel a lot better just like I did at the time!

The fight is not over yet, but a lot of progress has been made over the years step-by-step

At this point, I think I've read every self-help book. I'm a newfound expert in getting rid of distractions, reducing stress, working intensely, being kind to myself, self-reflection, and generally being more productive or healthy.

Those books can be really good and in my case showed me how much progress I had made up to that point but please make sure to find a doctor or specialist who actually knows what he is doing and talking about!

There is a huge chance that most doctors have no idea how to help you because they don't check for signs of advertising content removed by moderator at all!

Have you read the book this guy has written ??
It's brilliant!

I wish you all the best with the recovery and hope it lasts as short as possible!

UniSuperBox

@nero355

I would prefer you did not post alternative medicine that is not only unproven, but disproven and expensive, here. Thank you for understanding.

mathuss

Thankyou for all your efforts.. Hope you find what you are looking for..Take care

Very sad to see you go Dalton but you have made the right choice...because your body told you it was. Admirable.

One thing I found, that helped me after spending so much time in the digital world which can leave you feeling isolated and soul searching. I packed up a rucksack with camping gear and headed out into nature with friends, away from technology completely. Sit around a campfire regularly, laugh, tell stories, bond. Oh and jumping out of a plane helped immensely too

I hope to see you around here and there from time to time, but when the time is right.

Take care buddy.

aarontheissueguy

Thank you for all that you have done for our community. Make sure to take all the time you need to recharge or find a new passion alltogether.

You are the reason I stuck with UT and started developing for it. Thank you for that.

There will be a special place in the heart of the UbPorts community for you .

farkasdvd

@unisuperbox said in I have ended my contract with the UBports Foundation:

I'm all too familiar with the speculation when a project leader resigns.

My first thoughts: he's either got a better job or he's been cancelled

From all the self-help books I've read I've learned 2 main lessons: always take responsibility for your life (i.e. don't blame others if things are not going your way) and self-love. Without responsibility you are basically giving up your freedom of choice (you become a victim) and without self-love you can't do what's best for you (e.g. would you want to harm your body by unhealthy food or behavior if you really love yourself?).
Following these rules helped me a lot and seems like you are now also acting according to them. I see a nice future ahead of you

Thank you for everything you've done for the community.

UniSuperBox

@farkasdvd said in I have ended my contract with the UBports Foundation:

My first thoughts: he's either got a better job or he's been cancelled

Nope

I see a nice future ahead of you.

Thank you. I've really appreciated your help with testing.

Danct12

Thank you for your great work on Ubuntu Touch. Wish you the best.

arubislander

Ah...

It is difficult to find the right words to write.

I could write about your encouraging attitude and your clear-sightedness in envisioning a future goal, and dedication to seeing it achieved.

Or about your capacity for keeping people pursuing disparate short term aims onboard, and working together towards the common goal. Keeping all the frogs in the wheelbarrow, so to speak.

Or about your desire to give consideration to every voice in the Community and agonizing over how to do right by everyone.

I could go on, but you know you. Maybe you would see things differently, but this is what I have seen from you.

You have done really, really well by the project. Now go do really really, well by yourself. Hopefully this experience will help you find a way in future to do both, by you, and by whatever endeavor you passionately dedicate yourself to.

I look forward to seeing you shine!

Aury88

@unisuperbox Thanks you for all your hard work on Ubports.
I'm very sad thinking I will not heard your brilliant Q&As anymore but it is a choice that I understand perfectly.
I really wish you all the success and happiness you deserve and I hope, in the future, to see you here again, maybe in a less stressful role, but still here.

Good luck in anything you will do.

nero355

@unisuperbox said in I have ended my contract with the UBports Foundation:

I would prefer you did not post alternative medicine that is not only unproven, but disproven and expensive, here. Thank you for understanding.

Just trying to help and mainly talking about the book the guy has written.

I have nothing to do with the medicine but a lot of people suffer from the issue mentioned and it's really hard to find someone to help you with it...

Do whatever you think is best with the info provided

Josué

@unisuperbox
I hope that you recover soon Dalton. Thank you for all that you have done.
I hope see you here frequently once your had recovered.

Josele13

@unisuperbox Hi Dalton, I am sad that you are leaving us and that you are not with us in this Ubuntu Touch journey, I don't know you very well but I think you are a person with a lot of potential and involved in your work, you have done too much in our community and I thank you very much, I know what you are going through, I was in a company that forced me to work more than normal, first you have the physical exhaustion and then you have the mental exhaustion, it is impossible to escape from that and I ended up changing company, it is not good for you so much stress and pressure, I still wonder how come you don't have more days for yourselves, holidays or that the Q&A is only one or two days a month.
I appreciate your hard work, rest and enjoy your time, your mind will thank you for it.

jonius

Dear Dalton. Thank you very much for all the hard work. The community wouldn't be what it is today without you. You can be proud of it. And honestly, you have exceeded my expectations. From the bottom of my heart i wish you to recover and find profound joy again. God bless you!

Opolork

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TotalRando

@unisuperbox Selfish question but does this mean we won't have the videos? I really like the videos

Anyway, take care and enjoy all the time to decompress that you can

Keneda

@totalrando
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/7359/the-future-of-the-ubuntutouch-q-a/5

wilmarzop

Thank you for being an inspiration, for all your efforts and your kindness.. .

d0od

Only heard about this news last night, Dalton. It took me a bit by surprise, tbh! You're sort of the face of Ubports!

Anyway, I just wanted to pass on my regards. Speaking as a passive observer, you've been nothing but terrific in your role here, and a standout ambassador for the project (especially given the struggles and limitations that open source projects muscle through, usually "invisibly", with little thanks or credit).

However little it may mean —I appreciate I'm not popular in the Ubports community — I do wish you the best. With some time to decompress and reorient (and benefit from a little a bit of distance) I hope you can look back and feel nothing but positivity and pride at what you have helped Ubports do/become.

Keep rockin'