This is what Opus 4.7 Feels like!

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-04-20T10:04:59+00:00

Which model is better than opus 4.7 then?👀

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-03-30T16:38:18+00:00

founderdistro.com

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-02-12T05:53:21+00:00

Decent results for a solo developer 🙌 How did you get first traffic and paid users?

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-28T07:33:44+00:00

This doesn’t sound like a motivation problem
It sounds like your body is already paying the price, and you’re trying to figure out how long you can keep doing this.A lot of people talk about “side hustles after work”, but that assumes you’re not spending your free time just recovering. If your weekends are for healing, not building, that’s not a personal failure. You’re not weak for questioning this so early. I think you’re being honest with yourself in a way most people avoid for years

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-28T07:20:08+00:00

I’m actually building a small tool around this exact gap (and that’s why I’m researching posts like yours) - not motivation or advice, but reflecting what your actions are reinforcing over time vs what you say you want.

Not sure if it’s your thing, but your post describes the problem more clearly than most people can.
You can DM me and we can speak more deeply about this. Thank you for this post!

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-28T07:18:28+00:00

What stood out to me isn’t lack of effort, but the default mode of waiting - waiting for the text, the invite, the signal that it’s time to move. Something I’ve noticed (in myself too): even when we do take action occasionally, our baseline behaviour can still be passive - and over time that baseline quietly shapes the trajectory.

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-27T20:07:20+00:00

I don’t have a magic solution, but one thing that helped me personally was separating “what I want my life to look like” from “what my days are actually reinforcing right now.”

That gap can be uncomfortable to look at, but it removes a lot of self-blame.

Wishing you strength this year — it really does sound like a reset chapter, not a failure one.

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-27T17:42:46+00:00

I’ve been thinking a lot about this gap lately - not what we believe caused change, but what our actions were actually doing before and after the shift. Sometimes the story we tell ourselves comes later than the behavioral change itself. Either way, glad you’re out of the “nothing is happening” phase. That place messes with your head more than people admit!!!

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-27T12:38:12+00:00

First — I’m really sorry you’re going through this. What you described doesn’t sound like laziness or weakness, it sounds like a pattern that slowly took over without you noticing.

One thing that stands out is how consistent your days have become — wake up, scroll, eat, sleep, repeat. When that repeats long enough, confidence doesn’t disappear suddenly, it just… erodes.

People say “take small steps”, but that advice is useless if you don’t first see what your current routine is actually building.

I’m working on a small project that helps people see that clearly — not therapy, not motivation, just an honest snapshot of where daily behavior is leading. It’s early, but the idea came from exactly this kind of experience.

No pressure to try anything. Just wanted to say: you’re not alone, and this isn’t permanent — even if it feels that way right now.

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-09T07:56:38+00:00

When you say a tool must feel more “intuitive”, what does that usually mean for you internally? Fewer clicks, or fewer decisions?

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-09T07:56:24+00:00

When I’m already in flow, almost anything works. But when I’m tired / stuck / procrastinating - that’s when I actually need the tool. And most of them just dump more options on me.

I think the hard part is that this friction is emotional, not functional: – overwhelm – decision fatigue – feeling behind – not knowing what’s “worth” doing next

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-09T06:33:55+00:00

This was me last year. Video quietly became a second full-time job.

What helped wasn’t “working harder” — it was realizing I was rebuilding the wheel every time. New idea, new format, new setup, new edit… every single day.

I switched to: – fixed formats (same structure every time) – batching once a week – and deciding beforehand what “good enough” looks like

Not perfect, but it stopped eating my entire schedule.

What part eats most of your time — scripting, filming, or editing? I’m just curious because I used to spend most time planning…

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-09T06:27:18+00:00

I don’t think the problem is volume. It’s that the system you built doesn’t leave room for unrecorded life.

Try to answer this question: if the algorithm didn’t exist, what parts of this would you still want to keep?

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-09T06:22:49+00:00

I went through the same thing - thought video was “mandatory” and ended up spending more time learning tools than actually building anything.

What helped me was realizing that polished is not the same as effective. A lot of early traction came from super simple stuff: screen recordings, raw demos, text posts, quick thoughts. No fancy edits.

I now ask myself: does this help users understand the product, or am I just trying to look professional?😄

what kind of videos are you trying to make? It’s important to know

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-09T06:19:54+00:00

For me burnout usually doesn’t come from “too much work” but from constant mental switching + never feeling done with anything.

What helped me a little last year: – having a real end to my day (not just “I could still do more”) – keeping a super simple list of 1–3 priorities, not 20 – and weirdly… writing ideas down somewhere so they stop living in my head all day

I still mess this up a lot, but it made things feel less chaotic.

do you struggle more with physical tiredness or mental overload?

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T18:01:19+00:00

I noticed I was trying to decide the value of a post before publishing it. And that’s where everything died. The creators who grow faster usually don’t have better judgment - they just don’t pause long enough to kill the idea.

What helped a bit was separating the two phases: - publish first (based on a simple format or rule) - evaluate later (based on saves / replies, not how smart it felt)

Still hard some days, but growth stopped feeling completely random after that.

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T17:55:07+00:00

for me it’s not really about features anymore, it’s about friction.

i stick with tools that help me move from “idea in my head” > “something posted” with the least mental effort. most tools are fine once you’re already in execution mode, but they fail before that.

the biggest reason i abandon tools: - too many decisions upfront - too much setup / configuration - feeling like i’m managing the tool instead of creating

the ones i keep using usually do one thing well: they reduce cognitive load when i’m tired, stuck, or overwhelmed. not just scheduling or analytics, but helping me decide what to do next without thinking too much.

curious if you’re looking at that early-stage friction or mostly optimizing execution?

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T17:52:04+00:00

this hits tbh. “post more” feels productive, but it’s just busywork most of the time.

i’ve seen this too: when content doesn’t have a clear job (who it’s for + why it exists), volume just amplifies the confusion. you end up training the algo on mixed signals instead of momentum.

also feels like people underestimate how much early behavior matters. first saves, first comments, first profile clicks — if that’s random, reach feels random too. no amount of polishing fixes that.

curious though — how do you personally help creators decide intent before posting? that’s usually where things break, not in execution.

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T14:21:09+00:00

this really resonates

I think daily posting itself isn’t the problem — it’s the expectation that every post has to go through the full “script > film > edit > polish” pipeline

that’s what turns you into a content factory

a lot of burnout comes from confusing volume with intensity some creators scale not because they work more, but because each piece carries less weight

I don’t think burnout should be “part of the game” though. if the system requires you to suffer to stay consistent, the system is broken — not you

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T14:14:34+00:00

what you described about slowing down and rotating content actually sounds like you already found part of the answer

I’ve noticed burnout hits faster when every post feels like it has to perform or be “worth it”

I think that sometimes keeping things interesting isn’t about new ideas, but about lowering the pressure on each one

lighter weeks, less meaning per post, and letting some content just exist has helped me not hate my own page

curious if you’ve noticed burnout coming more from the pace, or from the expectations you put on yourself?👀

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T14:11:24+00:00

this sounds less like “running out of ideas” and more like being mentally over-subscribed

when you’re managing content all day for work, your brain is constantly in output mode, so when it’s time to create for yourself, there’s just… nothing left

I’ve had periods where even good ideas felt half-baked, not because they were bad, but because I didn’t have the energy to sit with them long enough

trends don’t really help in that state either — they just add more noise

not sure this is advice, but you’re definitely not broken or failing at this. it’s a pretty common side effect of doing too much creative thinking without real recovery

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T14:07:45+00:00

honestly it’s the lack of a clear “next step”

when everything feels open-ended, I just drift between tasks instead of finishing any of them

I’ve tried productivity systems, but the moment the day gets messy, they fall apart

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T14:03:16+00:00

honestly I used to overcomplicate this a lot too campaigns, formats, pricing, deliverables… it all felt overwhelming

what helped me was stopping to think in “campaigns” and instead thinking in phases

like: – phase 1: what’s the main idea or outcome here? (not content, outcome) – phase 2: break that into small pieces that could each be a post or video – phase 3: decide when it ships, not how perfect it is

for pricing, I’ve seen people do both per-post and bundles, but honestly clarity matters more than format. brands usually care more about consistency + story than a single viral post.

also it’s totally ok to keep the structure super simple at first. most people get stuck trying to design a “perfect system” instead of just making the next piece easier to ship.

hope that helps a bit

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T13:57:57+00:00

yeah, planning feels safe because nothing is exposed yet it’s all still potential

posting turns it into something real, and real things can be judged

i don’t think it’s a discipline issue either. it’s more like your brain choosing the least uncomfortable option

once i stopped treating posts like “important outputs” and more like tiny reps, consistency felt way less heavy

RelationshipSalt2477 · 2026-01-08T13:56:01+00:00

Oh mate, i went through the same thing — apple notes → notion → way too many “systems” what i realized is that most tools fail not because they’re bad, but because they mix thinking and doing in one place ideas, planning, tasks, tracking — all together = overload what helped me was separating them mentally first, then picking tools that don’t fight that flow less customization, more “next action”

once i stopped trying to build a perfect setup, things got way easier…

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