688. Sh*tty Day, Make, Automation Struggles

Recorded on: Saturday, September 06, 2025, 10:13 PM

Episode Summary by AI

Today I slept in late and felt mentally off because I lost hours I had planned to work for Dawson. Despite the rough start I spent the entire day in Make and Notion building automations, calculating churn, retention, growth, and net growth. I struggled with formulas not working consistently and posted in the community for help. Even with frustration I made progress, worked extra hours, and eventually felt like I was back in a creative groove.

Notable Quotes From This Episode, by AI

• It could just always be so much worse and it wasn’t so thank goodness.
• As many times as I can tell myself that the bad days are required to enjoy the good days I always forget.
• I always default to thinking it could have been way worse.

Funny, Out of Context Quotes, by AI

• Today sucked ass.
• All I’m trying to do is take numbers from a database total them all up and get the average of all of them and that’s it.
• Toxic positivity the fuck do you mean with that dude.

My Thoughts & Feelings for Today - Summarized by AI

I felt frustrated and mentally drained from sleeping in and losing time but I still pushed through and made a lot of progress. The inconsistencies in Make pissed me off and had me doubting myself but by the end of the day I found a rhythm and it reminded me of being a kid playing RuneScape. I know bad days are part of the process but in the moment I forget that and it really gets to me.

What I Did Today - Summarized by AI

Slept in until 11, worked for Dawson, built automations in Make, calculated churn retention growth and net growth, troubleshooted formulas, posted questions in the community, texted Dawson about hours, worked extra late, uploaded podcasts.

Business Revenue Tracker (Since 12/20/24)

Income Today: +$0

Total Income: $23,066