694. Nothing Got Done Today, First DM, Job Offer

Recorded on: Friday, September 12, 2025, 09:06 PM

Episode Summary by AI

I admitted today was a wasted day where I did almost nothing except scroll news and X obsessively about a tragic shooting. I reflected on how distractions, procrastination, and political rabbit holes drain my time and energy and how that clashes with my goals of building my Notion product. I talked about wanting to develop stronger conviction in my beliefs and better articulation, setting stricter boundaries, and possibly bringing on help since a podcast listener offered to work for me.

Notable Quotes From This Episode, by AI

• "I just almost feel like I need to wake up and I need to like leave my phone in another room or take my laptop somewhere or something because I'm just getting so distracted so easily."
• "I want to be able to be so clear on my belief system with those things that it's not something that I would fear if somebody called me out on it."
• "I just want to be better at if I think or believe X thing or Y thing or Z event or whatever or support this person or oppose another person, I just wanted to be able to articulate why."

Funny, Out of Context Quotes, by AI

• "I don't want to pretend to care about your flowers and shit."
• "You find your gardeners. I don't want you to pretend to care about my swings and my putts and my balls."
• "Obviously I get up and I start dancing and I'm like, I'm the man I'm the man I'm the man."

My Thoughts & Feelings for Today - Summarized by AI

Today sucked because I got nothing meaningful done. I spiraled into the news and let it drain me instead of working on what I actually care about. That made me frustrated, guilty, and questioning how badly I want success. At the same time, I feel grateful and humbled that someone reached out from the podcast wanting to work with me. It’s both a reminder of my potential and a wake-up call that I need stricter focus and boundaries.

What I Did Today - Summarized by AI

Woke up at Lexi’s, worked briefly in Notion, grabbed coffee with mom grandpa and uncle, came home, scrolled X and read about the shooting, listened to podcasts, spiraled into political news, laid on my air mattress scrolling, answered a DM and email from a podcast listener offering to work for me, talked to Lexi on the phone, recorded this episode.

Business Revenue Tracker (Since 12/20/24)

Income Today: +$320

Total Income: $24,433