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Overheard a nomad in Chiang Mai say they only work 2 hours a day
I was at a cafe yesterday and this guy was bragging about his 2-hour work week to a group. He said, 'If you're working more, you're doing it wrong.' Honestly, that mindset bugs me. I've been doing this for 3 years, and building a stable freelance business in web design took me 6-8 hour days, especially at the start. That 'hustle porn' of ultra-minimal work feels like it sets new people up to fail when they don't see instant results. How do you balance selling the dream with the real grind it often takes?
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the_thomas2mo ago
Wasn't there a blog post about this exact hustle porn trap?
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My first year in Lisbon, I put in solid ten hour days just to get my first three regular clients. That two hour fantasy is what you sell on a course landing page, not how you build anything real. I started being blunt about the early grind when I mentor people now. I tell them to plan for a year of long days before things get easier. It sets better expectations and filters out the people who just want a quick fix.
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knight.tara2mo ago
That guy's story is leaving out the years he probably spent building skills and a client list. The two hour day is the end goal, not the starting point. Selling that as the normal experience makes the real work feel like a personal failure. What did the people listening to him even say?
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