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š Creating my own schedule - I stopped forcing myself to conform to a traditional working schedule. I am most productive in the evenings and I donāt feel good waking up early so I no longer force myself to do a ā9-5ā and work when I feel most creative.
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𤿠Finding a hobby that is nothing to do with tech or your business - I spend around half the year in SE Asia which makes managing my work-life-balance much easier for me because I scuba dive, snorkel, and have recently started sailing too. All of these activities require 100% focus on the task in hand and give my brain a break from thinking about work, customers, features, bugs etc.
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š Turning off push notifications on Twitter - Yes really, this has been a game-changer for my mental health - especially as I started to get more followers. Itās unhealthy to obsess over followers and tweets and when you get a notification each time someone likes or comments on your post itās also distracting. I regularly open Twitter but Iām no-longer lost in it for hours because I wanted to check the time on my phone.
In contrast to some āproductivity-pornā weāre used to seeing online, Danielleās approach presents a more calm and relaxed approach to indiemaking. In Danielleās world: work when youāre ready to work, explore other interests when youāre not, and for gosh-sake, turn off those damn notifications.
And if you want an example of how to #BuildInPublic, look no further than Danielleās twitter. Itās full of screenshots, metrics, stories + learnings that will inspire and help you on your indiemaking journey. I highly recommend checking it out š
@dinkydani21.