Another day in the life of building something from scratch, and the universe decided to serve up some comedy.
The 5am Gym Revelation
Hit the gym at 5am today. Not because I'm some productivity guru, but because I finally realized I was avoiding it based on what people might think. Those people aren't even there at 5am. Sometimes our biggest obstacles are the imaginary critics we create in our heads.
As developers, we do this with our code too. We avoid shipping because of hypothetical users who might judge our MVP. But those critics? They're often as real as my 5am gym audience.
Library Chronicles: No Internet Edition
Walked into the library at 9am, ready to code. No internet. Yesterday? Full public makeout session happening right there. It's like living in some chaotic anime where every day brings a completely different energy.
This got me thinking about how we handle unexpected blockers in development. No internet meant no Stack Overflow, no GitHub, no quick documentation checks. Just me, my local environment, and whatever I could figure out offline.
The Philosophy of Knowing What To Do
A friend asked me something interesting today: "How do you always seem to know what to do?"
My answer was simple: because everyone else doesn't.
If you follow confused people, you become confused. Most people are paralyzed by options, but here's the thing - making the "wrong" decision and adjusting is usually better than making no decision at all.
This applies heavily to tech choices. Should you use React or Vue? TypeScript or JavaScript? The answer is: pick one and start building. You'll learn more from shipping something imperfect than from endlessly researching the "perfect" tech stack.
Detachment and Development
Same friend wondered about my apparent detachment from outcomes. How do you explain that you never really learned proper attachment? One significant chance early on, messed it up, moved on. Not talking romance here - just life patterns in general.
In coding, this translates to not being overly attached to your first solution. That beautiful function you spent hours on? Sometimes you need to delete it for the greater good. Detachment from your code makes you a better developer.
The Spinning Bed Mystery
Weird physical day. Every time I lay down, the room started spinning. Stand up? Perfectly fine. Brains are strange, and our relationship with our work environment is equally weird.
Sometimes the most productive work happens when your usual comfort zones aren't available. No bed breaks today meant I stayed focused on actual work.
Building Mutiny's Foundation
Got real work done on the founder's interface for Mutiny. These messy, chaotic days often end up being when you actually move forward. There's something about working through discomfort that clarifies what actually matters.
The Discord server is live for early birds, though I'm still crafting the official announcement. Sometimes the best feedback comes from people who find you before the marketing campaign begins.
Building in public means sharing these weird, unfiltered days along with the polished victories. The spinning bed days are just as much part of the journey as the breakthrough moments.
If you're curious about what Mutiny is becoming, the Discord is live: https://discord.gg/BjykX6YuRb - still working on the official announcement but early birds are welcome.
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