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I resigned from my last job in Dubai the last year. From October I was free to work on anything I want.
My aim was to launch my product fast. But 3 months over. Many launch dates passed. Till now a proper launch is not done.
My only revenue source
The salary that got credited till September was my only revenue source. I stopped doing freelancing 3 years before. I previously done freelancing when I was short of money.
I created new features in web applications as part of freelancing. But now my main aim is to focus on my product.
The problem I should solve
I thought I will work on my product, will see how it will grow. Will might look into other job opportunities if things are not progressing.
Now I am getting into that reality. No revenue means, burning my savings. So the first problem I should solve is lack of revenue.
I should work on remote freelance jobs or full-time onsite jobs. I have good experience in React JS, Laravel, Node JS, etc.
The problems I faced this 3 months
I was overwhelmed by many things. Lacked the mental peace. Lacked productivity.
These days launching a product means not just coding. But also do growth marketing, content creation, testing, deploy, etc. This if done without a proper system overwhelms.
Due to several problems in my personal life, I was holding a lot of stress in my head. The life felt boring on many days.
Chasing cheap dopamine & ADHD kind of problems
Listening to youtube on background accompanied my work time. It gave me cheap dopamine and took productivity from me. My focus went away.
I also was not exercising enough, only walking. Walking only was not enough to kill the stress and get natural dopamine.
How I improve now
I started limiting watching youtube. Recently, I started cycling again. I took my cycle to hilly terrain and it helped me to choke and pushed me to go more.
Anothe hidden thing I found is interstitial journaling. It helped me to get into a work mood. For me, it is just writing what I am going to do next.
I also learned about ways to improve an ADHD kind of brain by improving thinking skills and practicing little exercises for helping the five sensories aware of the space I am in.
What I am going to do?
I need to make and follow a system that will bring revenue and will help to grow my product to a stable revenue.
I will work for people by offering freelance web development services in React JS, Laravel, Node JS etc. I have 12 years of web development experience.
What I learned now?
Without a proper system and buring savings while not having a revenue from the product I build is a serious issue that I should solve.
When not addressed will lead to more financial problems.