Founders

i really don't know how some founders find that work-life balance.

i rarely sleep good, my room's a mess, i take out the trash until there's 4 120l bags piled up.
rarely go on a walk with friends, nearly no weekends

the only thing I do is my startup, gym and OSS
how do you think of anything else beyond your startup?

23. Co-founder of @beliefs (beliefs.social). Collaborator at /frogfm.

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my friend challenged me a year ago to look at past photos and create an album of fun memories

the majority of photos were outdoors on trails and with friends so that’s what i prioritized

outside of exercise and outdoors, i’ve found meditating and journaling to be helpful

fun only starts when you add a wife and children

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+++, no way I am leaving like that post-pmf

I think this part of the founder lifestyle is needed pre-PMF but it’s def not sustainable. So you have to optimize for taking all the shots on goal that you can while you’re ok with this lifestyle.

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thanks for the reminder... just took out the trash... tomorrow's trash day

Set a day aside to think about your values and how you can feel more balanced. And schedule at least 1 day off a month. That’s my plan!

im not founder but waking up 5 am then gym helped me deliver more @ (whatever im doing)

i have found that if you do things out of order, your day job will punish you by stealing your time.

Going out for that walk with friends could keep the mind fresh?. Hikikomori clutters the brain after a while.

Technowatermelon. Elder Millenial. Building Farcaster. 

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the “constantly try” part is real, still trying 😅

I sometimes feel that in my 110% workload the extra 10% might be producing more harm on the long term.
Technically speaking I rarely go to sleep until I did all the planned tasks for the day, and as I think about it, I still find myself planning out the capacity for the day as if I only code, though all sorts of other things get in the way that consume quite some time.

Good take, thank you. Will figure out my way of incorporating that.

if you look back at a successful career trajectory, you'll probably find that 10% of inputs produced 99% of the value. 

the trick to work-life balance is to constantly try and reduce the other 90% of the inputs so that your life has *some* time for friends and relationships. 

being a founder will never be as easy as having a full-time job, but it can be better than it is today.

Maybe because it will be your own project, and you’ll be ready to invest all your time. It’s like a child 😅😂

I've tried to make social life/cleaning a weekly habit, it works sometimes 😏

I hear you.  IMO you need to incorporate some discipline and socialization into your lifestyle, or else you will end up a very sad founder.