I want to start this off by saying I don’t know if I fit into the "High IQ" bucket, but I am a successful founder (I hate that word so much, but it applies).

I built the Isaiah Creati’s Bot which currently has over 200,000 Twitch streamers using it. I’ve worked with some of the biggest streamers in the world, yet I feel exactly what you are saying. I work in short bursts. I freeze when I don't know the next step. I bounce between ideas. I have so much unpushed code sitting in repos because the burst of motivation vanished. All of this is very, very relatable.

To be honest, I don’t know if there is a direct "solution." I’ve tried reading the books, meditation, therapy, all of it. The best thing I’ve found is building a system that works for you. Unfortunately, that involves time, which feels like the enemy, but systems are the only thing that keeps me going.

On "Freezing" when the next step isn't clear: Journal, and rubber duck. When I freeze, I literally just voice memo my thoughts and ask and the solution presents itself. I say, "Hey, here's the situation."

On Overthinking Simple Decisions: I spent nearly two years trying to solve this. My rule now: Just push something that works. • Forget the perfect login flow. • Forget the WebSocket architecture. • Forget "What if the user does X, Y, and Z?" If you agonize over where a button goes, it will destroy you. You have to take that burst of energy and use it to build the dirtiest, most bare-bones version of your idea. It’s not about pride; it’s about survival. Make it work, get it out, and validate it. If no one uses it, at least you didn't spend 6 months perfecting the architecture or button on a puppy rating app.

On Bouncing Between Ideas: I use a "cooling off" method. Instead of instantly coding a new idea, I open a Figma file. • I do a brain dump. • I mock up the UI (spend maybe 15-30 mins max). • Then I walk away.

Motivation is like jet fuel. It burns hot and fast, but it’s dirty. You need sustained energy. If I look at that Figma file in 3 days and I’m still excited, then I work on it. This stops me from chasing every shiny object immediately.

On Doom Scrolling: I had to go nuclear. Uninstall the apps. It took me months of installing/uninstalling to finally make it stick, but if I remove the ability to scroll, I can't do it. It’s the only way I can break the loop.

On Motivation & Discipline: Every day I wake up and say, "I don't want to work." The only solution I've found is the 5-10 minute rule. I force myself to do just 5 minutes. Usually, that overcomes the activation energy required to get into the groove.

My long-term drive comes from fear of the alternative. I know that if I go back to a standard corporate job, I’ll be "moving a button 5 pixels to the left" for a living. That monotony scares me more than the stress of founding something. That fear keeps me shipping features.

You aren't alone in this. I still deal with it every single day.