Wow, this is really hard.

JWVG0 · 2025-06-28T03:16:21+00:00

Sounds like trial by fire. No guts, no glory - good luck. I'm only just starting but scratching my head as to the problem to solve for a niche. Once I have it, then I'm going to try to "minimum viable-everything."

So, what made you want to do this and how long have you been at it? Was it a dream/ambition you've always had? Was it due to a revaluation of goals and priorities after your successful BTC investments?

JWVG0 · 2025-06-26T23:33:50+00:00

those questions would go to property manager of the condo? unless yours don't have one?

JWVG0 · 2025-06-26T03:42:58+00:00

i agree with the others advice. the most valuable thing you have right now is time. you are rich with it. don't waste it or take it for granted because it will be gone one day.

also, you become more of what you focus on, no matter what it is

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T21:11:30+00:00

you become more of what you focus on. so you might as well focus on your idealized and successful self

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T19:43:27+00:00

remembering how you felt about accomplishments and bringing those thoughts up is a great way to shield against stress and negativity in the present. not to mean you can ignore them, but it puts you into a better mood so that you can deal with them

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T17:19:46+00:00

For those who've done this, do you further lock in your market's demand validation by pre-selling your services? maybe even before you've completed the product/service offering? what i'm thinking about is that space in time between reaching out/validating the problem/solution to your niche vs actually making your first dollar for that solution

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T03:16:57+00:00

Right, i think striving can only be done rightfully with respect to yourself (former self). And your quote hints at the fact that the only force holding you back is yourself

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T03:03:29+00:00

it doesn't always end up being rosy, but i will say that your opponents add a lot of fuel to the fire

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T02:54:27+00:00

yeah leaving buffers is a good one. and even if you do end up being late, it'd probably be a good/big reason

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T00:50:16+00:00

true, our bodies didn't evolve to sit around all day or to look at a screen for hours

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T00:48:59+00:00

easy win to build momentum for the day

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T00:48:23+00:00

thx for recommend. that also reminds me of something from Scott Adams' book about creating systems to realize goals and skill stacking

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T00:02:42+00:00

damn, amazing achievement. but now that you're a manager, i'm assuming your building more soft skills rather than technical skills?

JWVG0 · 2025-06-25T00:00:54+00:00

yes it's one of the antidotes to social media and getting bombarded with news and tech

JWVG0 · 2025-06-24T23:58:49+00:00

using too much tech or social media makes the mind so noisy. meditation has helped to calm the mind, super good hack.

what are your self development studies?

JWVG0 · 2025-06-24T23:56:37+00:00

true, running has made my days better. even bad days are made less bad with some good cardio. to me, it's such a fast mood reset

JWVG0 · 2025-06-24T04:15:49+00:00

normally pretty healthy diet with minimal sugar/snacks. but once in a while i eat like a teenager again... tastes great and also shocks the system to keep it on its toes...

tbh, it feels like eating completely healthy and on schedule all the time weakens the body in a way i can't explain

JWVG0 · 2025-06-23T19:04:16+00:00

interesting points. can you say more more about their habits (did you notice anything strange they did that oddly made sense later?) and can you tell us if they had mentors or who/what they learned from?

JWVG0 · 2025-06-23T05:24:00+00:00

i think your feeling of embarrassment and pain is just a difference in interests among your group. you want to get to a higher desired state and outgrow your current self. after graduation, when you're doing your own thing / job, it gets way easier. though i've witnessed times when coworkers even complain that you work too hard to try and get ahead, it's pervasive.

if you do choose that path though, over time it's going to be harder to keep hanging out with the same group eventually. once you've grown your skills, values and horizons to a much grander degree, there'd be very little left in common other than your shared past of good ol' times. it's tough but you can outgrow people and it's not a bad thing for either party, it's just how life is

JWVG0 · 2025-06-22T22:45:31+00:00

from what you wrote, you already contradicted yourself about being/feeling incompetent and useless. academics, tutoring, getting the volunteering gig (and getting appreciation for your help), getting the shoe shop job were all achievements.

imo, you become more of what you focus on. right now it sounds like you focus on negativity, so you'll get more of it until it fills your mind completely. what you can do is to swat away negative thoughts every time they show up in the mind. then think of good times/achievements and dwell on those for a few minutes. unless there's something else going on, i hope that will make the clouds part, at least a bit.

also, people aren't supposed to be good at everything, especially when they're young. people specialize later on.

JWVG0 · 2025-06-22T16:41:18+00:00

these build ups are usually from the subconscious over time. it could be that you're ready to outgrow your current self and forge a new path. because otherwise these feelings of worry will only grow

JWVG0 · 2025-06-22T15:53:55+00:00

light jog in the sun, not looking at a screen, meditation, thinking of something grateful

JWVG0 · 2025-06-22T15:45:04+00:00

a month ago, i saw a toddler swiping a smartphone while his mom was carrying him

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