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Notes to self. Delusional Optimist

[E. @sitesummit]

@TwinkFanboy @allie__voss I get that. But then it just falls into why make your life harder than it needs to be?

Not bringing an ice coffee to an interview to look 2% more professional is easier than trying to change social norms.

Get in the company and be the person employing if you care that much.

[E. @sitesummit]

@allie__voss there is something psychological showing up to an interview and being offered coffee or water and accepting.

You aren't rejecting the interviewer, they are doing something FOR you. It is gratifying both ways.

+ bs jump off topics like y u dont like tea etc can build rapport.

[E. @sitesummit]

AI will mean we increasingly mean we won't need to know how to do anything.

You just need to know what to do and act upon it.

[E. @sitesummit]

@AaronxShepherd DEAL

[E. @sitesummit]

@coldemailchris Local

[E. @sitesummit]

If you work a lot with AI and don't want to fry your brain context switching everytime you wait for a prompt to finish then do the following.

Play music > run the prompt > stop, slow down and just listen to the tunes, enjoy them > continue working.

Do NOT change tabs.

[E. @sitesummit]

Time is perception. You can literally make your life feel longer by:

- Practice mindfulness / being more aware
- Increased novelty and new experience
- Learning new skills
- Changing your routine

When everyday is the same, our days compress. Avoid that and you 'live' longer.

[E. @sitesummit]

@AnishDe10 Sticking it out at a job you hate to build the runway can actually be the braver / harder decision, especially if you emotionally want to leave the job.

Build that resilience at the job, work evenings and weekends and then you take the leap without financial limitations.

[E. @sitesummit]

Unless you want to dedicate your life to fighting climate change or AI companies, you are wasting mind worrying about grand scale problems.

It's somewhat freeing knowing we can't affect the outcomes of these fears.

Worry more about when the last time you called your mum first.

[AoverK @AoverK]

2006 vs 2026

“Be worried. Be very worried.”

I remember when they said all the polar bears were going to go extinct and Miami was going to be underwater due to melting ice caps.

[E. @sitesummit]

Anyone else been caught in that stage where you no longer care about your job, but your side income isn't enough to quit.

Entrepreneurial Limbo.

[E. @sitesummit]

Unless it's your job, reinvest that time and energy into something productive.

Every time theres a new season, the last season was meaningless.

You stand to gain nothing from being the all consuming sports fan.

Treat is as entertainment and nothing more.

[E. @sitesummit]

Watch your favourite sport sure. Once a week tune in and watch the game. But do not:

- Consume endless podcasts for the pre & post game
- Consume the analysis / breakdowns
- Doomscroll reactionary twitter after every game
- Be emotionally affected by results.

[E. @sitesummit]

@MrBrjan 100%, but at the end of the day you see hundreds of Ecom stores selling the same products, but with different branding & marketing.

I think the mistake is thinking that someone has already done it, therefore it won't sell.

[E. @sitesummit]

Not sure if anyone has coined it yet, but I see this model as 'Saashipping'.

The same way Dropshippers take the same product and market with 10 different angles, I think those who can do that with software will make a load of money.

[Daniel Leach @danielkleach]

I’ve become much more interested in cloning successful software lately.

Not copying it pixel for pixel.

Taking something 1M people already use, cutting out 80% of it, and building the version one specific group actually wants.

I think there’s a lot of money there.

[E. @sitesummit]

Strip out 1-2 features from a bloated software that is overkill for your target niche. And then re-market the pain points it solves to a new niche / audience.

[E. @sitesummit]

Don't use AI to build a 'perfect' system if you haven't sold anything yet.

Reducing your time can increase profitability IF you are actual making any money in the first place.

0 x 0 = 0

[E. @sitesummit]

You can buy peace of mind.

That's the whole point of financial freedom.

[E. @sitesummit]

Come to conclusions sensibly. If AI is likely to swallow your career, don't cope and lie to yourself. Review the evidence and pivot.

Then you can be optimistic again.

[E. @sitesummit]

There is a difference between cope and optimism.

Optimism is having evidence things will get better.

Cope is hoping things will get better without any evidence.

Create the conditions for optimism. Don't bury your head in the sand with coping mechanisms.

[E. @sitesummit]

Live in reality. I've realised recently that you can't hide from the truth.

Have delusional amounts of optimism but ground it in reality. Are you really doing enough? Are you really trying hard enough?

Or are you doing what makes you feel good disguised as progress.