Stuck
jasonleow • 26 Oct 2024 •
Been feeling like this lately:
Progress, progress, progress…
Then stuck.
Not sure why… things were going great with ProfilePicture.app. Then the viral high peaked and the crash, the struggle began.
And now I’m stuck, wondering if I should push this more, or try something new. (But I kinda already know what I need to do actually. The metrics are clear.)
Or is it the natural crash after an intense dopamine peak? What goes up must come down. Law of virality 101.
I suspect it might be the dopamine, but misinterpreted as being stuck. Maybe this is what drug addicts feel like. The lack of motivation, the lost purpose, the vacuous emptiness.
Maybe then, it’s just accepting the downslide, taking it easy for a bit, observe, sense. Then act when ready.
There’s really no rush.
Breathe.
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Comments
@drodol You know, you know. 🫡 It’s such a roller coaster ride, man… no wonder the scene is mostly young men.
Not only that but young and childless, almost no strings attached. Of course there are a few exceptions, but the majority fits that bill.
1000%.
I think doubt is quite common in the maker stages we are in, i.e. few products (in my case ZERO) making money. One can’t help but feel some faith in them when usage goes up, but then everything comes crashing down when the results we seek, usually financial validation, don’t materialise.
I have experienced (and continue to) exactly the feelings you describe.
Breathe.