Exit Lab – Week 5This week, progress slowed down enough for me to realize something important: I need to focus on building simple systems to keep going, not just add more designs. I guess this is life. Murphy’s Law and all that. Truth is, I’ve hit the wall. Of sorts. This project started off well.
Why most marketing fails is a lot like being at a party and meeting new people. Some people are easy to talk to. The conversation flows. You laugh, exchange stories, and suddenly twenty minutes have passed without you noticing. Other conversations are just fine — a little small talk, light smiles, and then you both
This week I ran into some serious print on demand setbacks. I promised to be as honest as possible with ExitLab, and honestly, this week didn’t go as planned. Both my TeePublic and Redbubble accounts were suddenly suspended, with no clear explanation beyond violating their terms and conditions. No warning, no detailed reason — just
Most people don’t procrastinate because they’re lazy.They procrastinate because the first step feels too big, a feeling many people recognize when they feel stuck in life. The task is unclear.The expectations in their head are too high.The blank page just stares back. It’s not a motivation problem.It’s friction. “I don’t need inspiration,” you think.“I just
The print on demand reality hit harder than expected last week.This week, it doubled down. I got sick on Thursday evening — more or less right after hitting publish on last week’s post — and I’ve been sick for most of the week since. I’m still not fully back, which naturally slowed everything down. This
This post is for anyone who doesn’t feel digital and doesn’t know where to start. It’s for those of you who don’t want to be influencers, don’t want to sell your soul on social media, and don’t want to learn everything — but still want a way out of the hamster wheel. What’s been holding
One thing became very clear during my print on demand experiment this week: a week disappears fast when you actually have a life. Work, everyday stuff, and helping a friend move over the weekend. Nothing dramatic. Just reality doing what reality always does — stepping in between plans. And that’s kind of the point. Because
The risk of having only one income is real. Yet for most of us, one stable job still feels like safety. We organize our entire lives around it. Housing, family plans, long-term dreams. It feels solid because it is familiar and predictable. Even socially approved. But from a risk perspective, this sense of safety is
This is the first ExitLab project — and it starts now. Hamster Wheel Exit is new, and instead of overthinking it, I’m starting by doing something I’ve wanted to test for years: Print on Demand. Mostly t-shirts. On platforms that offer as much passive income as possible. I’ve always enjoyed designing simple, slightly odd, sometimes
Insight alone won’t build your mental endurance. Your brain changes through repetition. That’s something I’ve learned more than once in my life — not from books or theories, but from necessity. The first time was when I was a teenager. I was deeply shy, anxious in social situations, uncomfortable looking people in the eye. I
