I’m almost embarrassed by how many hours I put into work for the results I get.
But that’s what you’ve got to do: learn, try, fail and repeat.
If I make it, it’ll be because I tried MANY times; not because I’m the smartest…
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I’m almost embarrassed by how many hours I put into work for the results I get.
But that’s what you’ve got to do: learn, try, fail and repeat.
If I make it, it’ll be because I tried MANY times; not because I’m the smartest…
We talk a lot about pensions, but the university has been just as big a scam.
They sold you on the idea that it would solve your life, get you a job, and be worth the investment. We put everyone's money into guaranteeing a university education and convinced…
It’s scary to realize that you can **really** do whatever you want with your life.
If you’re young and don’t have anyone depending on you, nothing’s stopping you from starting over from scratch anywhere in the world.
And yet, few people take that opportunity.
In Switzerland, I work like a beast: day, evening and night, without a break, even on weekends. I stick to a strict diet, train hard and get almost perfect sleep.
Torture? Not at all. I love the grind, but I also enjoy relaxing and spending time with my girlfriend, friends and family.
That’s why I go back to Spain once a month.
Best of both worlds
I’m not a designer, but I love the look of my websites
Not bad for a full-stack dev, right?
How do you hire the right people? Talking it through with my former CTO, we boiled it down to:
- Proven experience with real projects. - Absolute clarity when explaining what they do and why (0 bullshit). - Ability to work independently.
I've been struggling with this for a long time.
On one side, a wolf whispers to me to work more, earn more, and accumulate more things.
On the other, another force invites me to let go, live with less, and find peace in simplicity.
Maybe it's a reflection of the eternal dichotomy between East and West. Does anyone else feel this way?
The indie hacker path is hard and full of traps (and by indie hacker I mean any entrepreneur).
Before moving to 🇨🇭, these amounts of money were impossible to imagine
What 2 years abroad and a whole lot of hard work can do
Now I’m at my financial peak (and my physical peak 💪)
💬 A life hack for your working life:
Prepare before you speak.
I see way too many people show up to a meeting, standup, whatever, without taking even 10 minutes to organize their thoughts.