Building in public. A 39-day focus.
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May 31
I Didn't Mean to Build an App: How a personal experiment became a cohort, a field guide, and a web app built around one simple idea: finish what matters. open.substack.com/pub/sixfig… @Substack
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Jun 13
One meaningful thing.
39 minutes at a time.
39 days to finish what matters.
focus39.com
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Jun 9
Stop scrolling mindlessly.
Start consuming mindfully.
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Jun 7
Focus39 started as the system I needed for myself.
Now @Jason_Trice just shared that it helped inspire him to start his own (truly amazing!) project.
That hit me.
Purpose-driven work is not theory when you see it moving through another person’s life.
This is why we build.
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Jun 6
Your product should feel like a path.
Not homework.
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Jun 5
The price of getting what you want is obsession.
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Jun 3
Discipline is boring.
That is why it works.
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Not every idea is an assignment.
Some are distractions in better outfits.
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Jun 2
✅ The web app milestone is complete.
✅ Published the Field Guide.
✅ Built a focus companion GPT.
✅ focus39.com
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Jun 2
If you can spend 40 hours per week building someone else's dream, you can spend 10 hours building yours.
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.@VirginiaALee, thank you for your powerful words! You're amazing.
I participated in Jane Grismer's original Focus 39 cohort last year.
The biggest benefit wasn't motivation - it was clarity.
One goal. One focus. Consistent progress.
If you've ever felt stuck starting over on the same goal, take a look: focus39.com.
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Jun 1
You don't need more time.
You need more focus.
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