Quitting and winning

When is quitting winning?

This guy I followed on Twitter back in the day just said “I quit”. He quit indie hacking.

“i won the game. it became boring to me. my brain wants me to be challenged new things every now and then. doing the same work is unnatural to me.”

MySpace Tom energy.

And I love it.

I love to see peers winning, and then just walking away from it all. All the following he got, the products he built, the social capital he made – released.

Because why hang on, after you won? No champion continues standing on the podium after the competition is over. It’s like celebs who do funny stunts to stay in the limelight after their best years are over. Cringe.

I’ve not won indie hacking yet, but I sure will do this when I’m done.

Win, then quit.