How balanced is your life?
Putting business aside. What about health, friends, social, family, hobbies etc?
From your experience, is it possible to both balance all those aspects with the crazy life of an indie hacker?
Putting business aside. What about health, friends, social, family, hobbies etc?
From your experience, is it possible to both balance all those aspects with the crazy life of an indie hacker?
This is a great question @rohovdmytro. It can be hard, especially when building a business to maintain "balance" with everything going on in life. I think balance should also be something to continually strive for. Naturally, when trying to focus on building a business or project, there is going to be tradeoffs which can lead to what one could view as imbalances. I think this is the price of trying to build something that will stand the test of time though.
It is very important not to lose sight of the things that are most important in life though. Taking time each day to enjoy the small things and be grateful is key.
I do manage, but sometimes you have to compromise I feel.
So my routine nowadays is no phone/laptop in the morning, it's quality time for my girlfriend and dog (we go for a walk)
Then work time and 4 pm it's workout time, keeps us both in a routine
Then at dinner we don't do phones and just socialize
Otherwise, in the evening it's a mix of hobby/movie/side project/work but this gets difficult and of discussions sometimes.
Best advice; keep communication what annoys one and another.
Hey, that looks like a well-rounded routine. Nice!
Thank you! May seem boring, but somehow just more relaxing to have a routine.
Some months earlier not so much. I turned too much to grind mode and lost the balance I’ve cultivated. But from a few weeks back it’s shifted to more relaxing mode. If you’re set to equate indie hacker == crazy life then that’ll be how it is for you. If balanced entrepreneurship is more important, and you truly believe that. You’ll find a path that works for you.
But some of the crazy successful indie hackers out there like Jason Fried don’t run on that principle. And so do many others. That’s why there’s a need for his book “It Doesn’t Have To be Crazy at Work”.