Sometimes you just gotta work on a business idea unrelated to your work so you don’t feel guilty. Yes, sometimes you can just turn the brain off and watch a great show (highly recommend The Pitt) but it doesn’t always work for me.
This weekend I’m going to work on an ongoing business idea for a game (trying to be a poker killer which is why everyone calls it a dumb idea). I’ve been working on it for years.
The secret is to get everything off the to-do list. I make sure everyone knows what I’m planning and all is delegated.
For context, I advise hundreds of founders and I’m the managing partner for a portfolio of companies. I also speak with investors non stop and it’s pretty intense right now in the markets.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not complaining. I love my job. But vacations never worked for me. My mind doesn’t turn off.
Anybody else like this? Maybe you can give this a try. Or maybe you have techniques of your own I should try myself.
Who else works on “dumb” business ideas for a mental break?
byu/edkang99 inEntrepreneur
Posted by edkang99
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this isn’t even a dumb idea thing, it’s a pressure release thing. your brain doesn’t really switch off, it just needs a different type of problem to chew on, something with no stakes, no expectations, no one watching. the mistake is people either go full work mode or full rest mode, and both can feel exhausting in their own way , having a low-pressure project like this is actually useful, just make sure it doesn’t slowly turn into another thing you feel responsible for.
that’s where it stops being a break and starts being disguised work