Jason Leow

True solitude is something of a rare luxury in this modern age. But I get to taste a bit of that at 4am.

Airplane mode. Warm yellow light from my table. The smell of espresso stirring my brain awake. The only sound coming from my fingers hitting the keyboard. The anticipation of a solid 3-4 hours for deep work, all to myself. Seeing the sky brighten slowly from violet to blue to orange and yellow.

I love it.

The people with the best self‑control are typically the ones who need to use it the least. It’s easier to practice self‑restraint when you don’t have to use it very often. So, yes, perseverance, grit, and willpower are essential to success, but the way to improve these qualities is not by wishing you were a more disciplined person, but by creating a more disciplined environment.

From Chapter 7 of Atomic Habits by James Clear

there’s something surprisingly counterintuitive about the bigger idea behind this post:

The smaller example: Leaning the least on discipline ends up looking like discipline on the outside.

The bigger idea: The ones who look like they have the most of something on the outside are actually using that something the least inside.

What other phenomena lives by that inverse principle of abundance on outside, scarcity on inside?

Tl; dr -

• Do your own thing, alone (mostly)
• Don't have gatekeepers
• Spend all your time on code and media
• Learn to build & sell

Profile URL: https://superpeer.com/jasonleow

Design consultancy - $100/30min
Indie hacking - $19/30min
Nocode development - $19/30min
JAMstack development - $19/30min

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I was on Upwork looking for gigs, but instead chanced on a use case for Upwork that’s completely counter to what it’s usually used for. People usually go to Upwork (or any freelance marketplaces) to find work, or find hired help if you’re an employer. But I ‘discovered’ that Upwork can be great for learning. Like Udemy/Coursera kind of learning, yes.

• Learn how the pros do it
• Hire someone to be your mentor by the hour
• Learn about new business ideas by assessing the volume of similar job posts

Calling myself "full stack" feels like an over-reach, but that was the easiest term to go for.

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~0177a45031fe13864e?viewMode=1&s=1110580755107926016

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~0177a45031fe13864e?viewMode=1&s=1044578476142100494

Someone looking for a SEO copywriter shared a google doc on their expectations and benchmarks on the article they want. Which ends up being a great learning doc for me! And I wasn't even looking for copywriting jobs.

Now I know. Want to learn how the industry pros do it? Go scroll through Upwork and other freelance websites and see their specs, expectations for the work they are paying for. YOu can be sure, since they are putting their wallet out for it, that some standards will be there.

Job link for ref: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~01e26f17e7b70bcd71

- working on a web design project for an ex-colleague's business
- confirmed a training course in July
- got 2 tentative opportunities for consultancy from 2 friends
- got several cold leads on jobs to try to apply for

https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/~0177a45031fe13864e/