I've given up twice in 6 years but I'm still here

I've given up 2 times in 6 years — but I'm still here. - 2017: I left my GF, country, and friends after spending 1 year building an app with 0 users — thinking I was Mark Zuckerberg. I started smoking again. - 2020: After 4 years as an entrepreneur, 0 successful projects, lived with my parents — my head went crazy, I punched the wall 4 times. I spend the next 4 hours crying in my mum's arms. I restarted the journey in 2021. Every day has been a blessing, whether I made $0 in months at the beginning, or $50K/month now. My 2021 mindset was different from the previous 4 years. 1. I never had uncontrollable outcomes, like money or followers: Instead, I had one tangible goal in mind: How many apps am I going to ship? If no one uses my app, it's still a success. It adds to my collection of apps, like Pokemon cards you'd collect. And if I don't ship, I should have learned something. 2. I observed and imitated like a psycho: How did @dannypostmaa get LandingFolio #1 ranked on Google? Why is the YouTube video going viral? Why is this tweet from @levelsio getting so many likes? If something is working, there's a reason you can learn from it. 3. I made friends, real friends: Of course, I commented on big X accounts to get engagement. But I also looked at my peers —who, back then, didn't have many followers — and genuinely engaged with nothing at stake. - @nico_jeannen came to my wedding and added $15K of revenue to ShipFast thanks to ads. - @DanKulkov fixed my developer's mind, made me earn 6 figures in 2023, and was my psychiatrist last Tuesday. A few things I wish I had known in 2021: - Don't think past 6 pm - Startups should start as 1 feature - Ditch free plans and get paid for your work - Your headline does 80% of the sales process - Lack of sleep is the cause of most bad emotions