I Built It. Nobody Came.
I shipped a real product. It works. I use it every day. And when I launched it to the world, the world didn't notice.
Fifteen Thousand Dollars a Month
I've been avoiding a spreadsheet. This week I stopped avoiding it.
I've Watched Three Technology Shifts Remake My Career. AI Is the Fourth.
Every major shift opened a window where individuals could build things that used to require teams. I think AI just kicked that window wide open.
The Paradox of Comfortable Enough
I don't hate my job. That's exactly what makes leaving so hard to think about clearly.
Every Project Was Going to Be the One
Every side project was going to be the one that set me free. None of them were. But they left behind a pattern I couldn't see until now.
Building My Way Out
I'm 51, I earn good money, and I'm trying to figure out how to not need it anymore. This is the first entry in a journal about that process.