Today i am feeling an itch to do something.
Its not a full blown anxiety attack , but i am feeling like i need to do something. Just not sure what.
I am looking around everywhere trying to figure out what i want to do.
I looked at PAGES CMS , Netlify login and everything else. I have a full time job , i haven’t worked on today since morning. I looked at stock portfolio. Its growing , but it is still not making me content.
I also thought about collaborating with the founder of pages cms.
I think all i need to do is believe in my idea and work on it.
People work on stupid ideas , and a lot of them dont even amount to much , they still work on it.
What i need to do is:
- Stick to my idea
- Focus on execution , rather than results.
- Improvise as required.
- Don’t think if its a big deal or not.
- The difference between me and open source developers , is that the developers are able to work on their ideas that they can themselves without any investment , however i am putting my money in the project. For that reason , i want to be very sure its going to be worth it.
What i am do now.
- While i am waiting for my portfolio to grow, I can do a lot of things now. eg. Learning. A lot of them are going to be more interesting than a stupid cms system.
- Realize a new system , a new idea is always exciting. But over a long term its better to stick with one thing , rather than to chase novelty. One project , one company , one wife , one long term investment.
- Set a hard-set amount. Lets call it 5 million , at which i will start fulling executing the project and funding it.
- Things to do today. 1)
- Stay away from distractions. How exciting it would be to build a blogging system where users can login and post personal blogs , while also adding to our list of public blogs. Yes this would be exciting. Right now its looks more exciting because its almost done. So its pulling me closer. Remember i created the Blog for myself , and not as a product. Don’t let the execution and problem solving distract me. This anyways has lower earning potential.
- Identify the things that excite me. Actually trying to solve a problem. Putting things together in the most efficient way.
Strategy.
- Let the money grow to 5 million
- In the meantime , learn really well Nuxt Js, This is a saving of atleast 50k a year.
- Learn project management. What works what doesn’t. eg. Even if i am good at programming , if i bother everyone with details and database details , it wouldn’t work. I need to be a state where i can understand the technology and contribute to it as a side developer.
- Other things to learn , Nuxt js , Graph QL, prisma
- Get a list of pages - imagine you are starting the project from scratch , so you don’t get distracted by existing pages.
- For each page , prepare a detailed information about. things to refine in that page. ( features/ look etc )
Maybe the real itch i am having is the need to solve problem with extreme focus and strength and calm, while also making money. Working on the restaurant business idea will solve that itch.
- Just working on a blog will bring to the market something that helps a lot of people , but wont help me financially.
- Open sourcing this blog , will also help a lot of people , but wont help me financially. Remember its not just about me , and my interests , and distractions. I am saving money for Ini, so she is free in life to do what she wants.
- Working on office projects , allows me to solve problems , but wont help me build a big financial wall , that can withstand every storm.
- Just letting the money grow , helps me financially. But doesn’t solve the urge.
Remember how i am feeling now. A war-like state , strong , confident , not panicky. I need that state to work with others and also to grow myself. I need this war like state for everything, office projects - to get things done at home. etc.
Lulla fulla state doesn’t help. Rashmi is also directed and focused towards whatever she wants to do. Getting Inika home , cleaning up when she wants to. etc.