Day 12: Zooming in

Usually, I’d start these posts off with a bit of “wisdom” that applies to what I’ve done that day, but that wasn’t my intention coming into this. Today, I’ll deliver a more detailed account of what I’ve worked on, my immediate priorities, and some personal reflections. I hope this will better serve those of you who said you wanted to see a detailed picture of what challenges I’m facing on a day-to-day basis.

As always, I’m open to any feedback, which you can give by replying to this email or a direct email to hi@jinay.dev.

Progress

I worked on a few polishing steps for my chord learning app that should be out to beta testers on Saturday or even sooner. This included creating a simple app icon, fixing some lingering bugs, and adding support for more basic features. Functionally, the app is good to go, but there are some lingering questions around pricing and distribution strategy that I’ll have to address. I also finished revamping the functionality of a tool I’d made 5 years ago that still garners around 100 visitors a day.

Beyond that, I was also able to carve out some time for other life tasks like exercise, learning jazz piano, and preparing food. Another benefit of not being tied to an in-person 9-5 schedule is that you can do what would normally be a weekend task on a random weekday.

Challenges

I found it difficult to stay focused today, especially when my room is riddled with distractions like my phone, bed, and piano. Productive work sessions would often be interrupted, meaning the amount of deep work was very little. To address this, I’ll be trying out a few things tomorrow:

• Changing my work environment

• Tracking focus / break time with a pomodoro timer

• Setting clear mini-tasks to complete for every few hours

Finally, I’m having some internal hesitation towards the number one thing I need to be doing right now: talking to potential customers. As a naturally introverted person, I’m not one to easily strike up a conversation with a stranger, but this limitation is something I’ll need to overcome if I want to succeed.