Don't let Indie Hackers be the downfall of your startup
This is my favorite community on the internet.
Every day after work, I log on to my computer and check Indie Hackers. There's brilliant advice, growth strategies, and like minded people who are trying to make their startup succeed just as bad as I am.
With that being said, sometimes I forget that perusing though this site - as great as it is - might not be the best use of my time for my startup. Sometimes I even convince myself that instead of trying to do market research, come up with growth strategies, and all the other things you NEED to do for a startup, that Indie Hackers is where I should be spending my time.
I get it, its fun. Everyone here is very nice. And I am not saying that you won't learn very valuable startup tips and strategies on here...
but I wanted to share a quick reminder that if there's something else you should be doing for your startup - do it.
Hey @superunicorn
Couldn't agree more. As founders, we're always aiming to learn. We know that learning from yourself and others is essential for adaptation and ultimately success.
However, like all things in life, it comes in moderation.
If we spend 12-13 hours a day on forums, listening to podcasts, interacting with people on Twitter, it becomes easy to succumb to information overload, and therefore paralysis by analysis
When you're learning so many tactics and tips, and you're faced with a problem, you always wonder which of the 137 IndieHackers Podcasts, 2000 IndieHackers threads, 5000 reddit posts, 20 Paul Jarvis articles, 90 Rob Walling essays, 1000 YC/Paul Graham articles that are actually going to be the answer to your particular problem...
When that day comes, pull the earbuds out, close the other browser tabs, just make a call and learn from it.
Learn and keep pushing forward.
I usually find myself procrastinating by looking for technical help & answers. Perhaps it's a way to skirt the procrastination guilt.
@jimmylipham you're so right!
Facts have been spoken! You learn by doing.
Haha, this post reminds me of the sentiment behind this article (albeit click baity as hell) I wrote.
Don't read this article!
https://www.indiehackers.com/@fotipanagio/dont-read-this-article-seriously-just-don-t-do-it-658f31a374
Jk. Read it, then get back to work!
Hey, getting sucked into the rabbit hole of clicking, reading, clicking, reading.
It's tough sometimes!
I'd extend this to "be very careful about spending time on ANY site with a news feed". They're addictive by design.