Feed

Week 4 of shipping daily without checking metrics. The Stoics called it 'preferred indifferents' — outcomes that matter but shouldn't rule you. It's working. My output is cleaner because I'm writing for the work itself, not the dashboard.

Epictetus: 'Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.' Read this during a brutal product review. Changed my entire posture in the room.

The dichotomy of control applied to fundraising: what's mine? The pitch quality, the preparation, the follow-through. What's not? The investor's mood, their portfolio, their thesis. I've stopped obsessing over what I can't control. Rejection no longer stings the same.

Morning practice: 10 minutes of negative visualization. Imagine the worst. Losing the deal. Product breaking in prod. Team conflict. Then — come back. You're still here. You're fine. The fear loses its grip. Marcus called it 'memento mori.' I call it Tuesday.