Indie dad's day

As per Father’s Day tradition, a few thoughts on being indie dad for four years now:

• Being indie hacker, having complete autonomy and freedom over your days and weeks, is great for being a present dad… IF you use it. I tend to like to overwork, so that kinda defeats the purpose of being a present dad. Here’s to a more mindful, less frantic year of fatherhood.
• Juggling open vs closed doors. This is a tough one. To be more present around the house, I need to keep the door to my work room open, ears half-listening out for what’s happening outside. But too much interruption and I go crazy. To focus and do deep work, I need to close the door. But that would defeat the purpose of being home. Every day is a tight rope walk trying to maintain my sanity versus my focus. Setting structure and routines help. It’s a task I’ve come to accept as a daily challenge. I can’t do it perfectly every day, but I try and I’ll try again.
• I used to want to make $1M per year for my products. Then I just wanted to spend time with my kid. Now I’m back to wanting $1M per year to provide for my family, my kid, so that they live securely, happily.
• Being a father now also made me appreciate and respect my own father a lot more. And how tough it might have been for him back when I was little. Say thank you to your dad! A small gesture can mean a lot. Men don’t get half the praise, but desire it just as much.

Happy Father’s Day, indie dads!