How I beat the “😩Ugh, I just can’t today…” feeling as a indie hacker:
I pick the tiniest possible task—doable within 30 mins—and knock it out first.
For me, that’s reading 35 pages of a book. Even on days when everything feels draining, 35 pages always seems manageable.
And…
Before asking Cursor to build something, check GitHub first.
Someone probably built it better already—and open-sourced it.
Most are MIT-licensed or have no license.
Start with open source and ship faster with better quality. 😎
One of the most important things in indie hacking:
Drop the unimportant stuff fast.
You don’t even have 100 users yet—why worry about the button color? 🤷♂️
Weekday routine of a struggling solo dev(and a father) in US:
4:00 wake up
~4:30 stretch + random thoughts
~5:00 read (35 pages)
~7:00 work on my product 🥹
~7:30 comfort half-awake kids
~8:00 jogging
~9:00 shower + breakfast + dog walk
~9:20 bike to work
~12:00 build company…
Just released the 4th issue of SideHustlerStory.com 🚀
This issue features the incredible indie hacker journey of @Timb03, Tim Bennetto.
Check out the issue here👇
sidehustlerstory.com/p/tim-bennetto
And you can translate it to your language using Google Translate in your browser. 🌎
When something mildly interesting happens I make a note of it in my phone.
- Son got a drone
- Daughter said DaDa
- Neighbor got new truck
- Got last in pickleball again
When the list gets 10 things on it I call my grandpa.
We talk & laugh for 5 mins every 2 weeks. We love it.
Everyone wants 100K Twitter followers.
But most people still don't understand the Twitter algorithm.
So I built the Twitter Algorithm Checklist.
Normally $25, but next 24 hrs it's FREE!
To get it just:
1. Follow me (so I can DM)
2. Retweet this tweet
3. Like & reply "ELON"
Being overweight is hard, being fit is hard.
Choose your hard.
Being in debt is hard, saving money is hard.
Choose your hard.
Being broke is hard, being disciplined is hard.
Choose your hard.
Living with regrets is hard, taking risks is hard.
Choose your hard.
Being unskilled…
I'm writing about @tdinh_me for the 2nd issue of 🗞️ (SideHustlerStory.com), and encountered a mind-blowing tweet from Tony Dinh's early days in twitter.
👇 He got no reaction when he had under 100 followers, just like me. This encourages me to share what I'm working on. ✍️
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