Why did you post this on a throwaway account? Are you afraid that HN will think less of you if you posted on your real account? Not trying to be critical - these are honest questions here.
This is a public forum, not a closed community. Posting about a problem you are having publicly can put you at a disadvantage if your regular account is linkable to your real life name. For example, if a prospective employer googles his name and finds a post about how he's having trouble working, they may be less likely to hire him, even after he figures out the solution to his particular problems.
I think it's more to do with employers usually, might not be to happy about an employee that is admitting they probably shouldn't be getting things done at the rate that they are currently.
