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I turned my entrepreneur journey into a game

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Re: I turned my entrepreneur journey into a game

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This is actually cool, I like experiments with (semi-)gamifying work for myself. One thing you always struggle with is good measurements. I had been experimenting with giving myself points for improvements and work on various areas, and there were certainly problems with inflation and "underinvested" areas feeling a little less satisfying. Still, as long as I persevered, this was a nice motivation along with a way to actually track what I did with my time.

I wonder if the skill stats here points to the next level, or are they meant to represent his skills on an absolute scale. Not doubting this person in particular, but I think there is almost always a big room for improvement in any skill in life even if you're already masterful.

Re: I turned my entrepreneur journey into a game

#8
I think that this site itself could be the basis of a SaaS product. It's awesome.

However, I also know from painful experience that time spent on this is likely a distraction from actually building the thing. The happy exception would be if this was indeed the core idea of the thing that you're building.

If so: well played. If not: get back to work.

ps. Most books are also distractions, but I've heard excellent things about Traction.

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