₦airaland Forum

Life is not meaningless, you’re here already, unless you’ll kill yourself or a tragedy struck you are definitely going to be here for a while.

Work hard and pass it on to your progenies, that’s the goal of being here and enjoy yourself while at it.

You have to develop hobbies you enjoy and reward yourself by indulging in them after you’ve done the work.

See yourself as a steward of everything in your life. Your job, body, siblings, parents, business etc. Serve them and they’ll serve you back as well.

kmst:
This is exactly the state I find myself
I lost my job, got sick and am currently on antipsychotics for over 5months now at home.
I started loosing my mind questioning why I have to live
I eventually got into depression and I'm now on antidepressants
I discovered life is so meaningless while in that state
I questioned why some are rich and I'm not
Why everything has to be the way it is...
I even thought of suicide cos what's the essence of it...

stay strong my g.

see it as a test you’ll overcome with time.

sometimes it feels like the world is against us because everything is going sideways but it’s at that time we need to affirm ourselves and stay strong because one day we will look back and see how much that situation made us grow into who we are.

swoosh

I don’t think homeschooling is a thing in Nigeria at the moment.

no one talks about how to handle success as a young gun.

what if you’re a young guy like me, that has made the right choices and it’s in a position where you are getting bread and things are going well for you.

how do you handle complacency, the feeling of stagnation and not f*cking up what you’ve already built.

I feel tempted everyday to go on a shopping spree and buy all types of designers, my shopping cart on some stores look like a celebrity closet.

Girls are easy to get for me, advances here and there, it makes commitment hard and dont get me started with the playboy lifestyle, Im literally the one doing the rejection now. but deep down I feel a dilemma of pushing away the wrong person so I end up carrying everyone along.

Everything looks good and data shows I am on an upward trajectory but I still feel i am not matching the pedal enough, maybe im not, I’ve outgrown my friends and literally everyone I am talking to in real life, it’s always me thats dumbing shit down, I’m always the one trying to be humble.

I think I am king shit and should be cocky with it but what if the building crashed, what if I go broke and back to the bottom?

these are my daily struggles as a successful 24 year old living in a northern city in Nigeria.

I was talking with a CEO friend, he just raised 130 million naira, they are furnishing their company’s headquarters in Lagos and he told me they are still raising money from some investors, he owns a fast growing fintech startup in Nigeria.

The store i buy bread from in my area uses their POS, that’s how big they are.

He told me to move to Abuja next month, he told me that he feels i am wasting away where I am and i believed him.

I don’t get more money by being superior in this city, I need to go where the game is and play there.

My Dada❤️
he never says no, god bless you dada❤️

working with others sucks.

I am doubling down on this to be honest, I wonder how companies with thousands of employees cope? It’s not a coincidence that as a company grows bigger the productivity diminishes, there would be teams managing other teams, eye service, micro managing etc because everyone wants to win the CEO’s favor or as they say ‘be in his good books’.

big companies are not creative, they are rigid and everything follows a process, it makes changes that comes with risks hard, unless your ceo is Elon lol

all new innovations are done by newer companies with few people, think of Tesla, the first company to make self driving and electric cars mainstream, Mercedes at the time had some prototypes in the works but nothing serious, it took Tesla for them to wake up and join the wave and they are still lagging behind.

think twitter when elon joined, he fired everyone because it’s just so ubiquitous, he brought in a smaller team mostly from Tesla and spaceX and look at how twitter have grown ever since.

I hate when companies I love go public, because that’s the beginning of the end for innovation.

everyone loves telegram because it’s run by a small team and durov refused to buy the Silicon Valley big company drivel. and they are always pumping new features and testing new stuffs, compare that to Facebook.

same thing with me and stuffs I have done so far, when I work alone i make tremendous progress even though I can be a lazy bum some days, but the volume of work i pump its incomparable to when I am working with a team. client get his errors fixed quicker too.

this concept is just too valid for me to ignore.

In democratic governments for example it’s slower to pass laws that can be beneficial to the masses because there’s a lot of bureaucratic processes involved, compared to a communist government, where the national leader is the alpha and omega. if a law is passed in North Korea and Nigeria at the same time it’ll be more effective in the former than the latter.

sick.

I woke up sick today, it started like common cold and I bought my go-to drug for cold which is KoldTime, I popped one yesterday but still woke up with a heavy head and mild fever.

I dressed up and left for office, but around 11am my head started banging so I had to take excuse and come back home, I Alept for like two hours straight woke up around 2ish and worked on a client’s project, watched reels on insta(my new hobby) till like 7pm.

I went out to a pharmacy around 8 to get injections, got like three and was given some drugs too.

I am feeling much better now.

new gf?

I have this urge of getting a new girl friend I know it’s just my mind trying to get even from how everything played out, I think I overreacted and was quick in cutting my ex off but it’s in the past already.

I don’t plan on getting in a relationship anytime soon, i should get more money and buy new Jordans really.

work.

I met with my second client yesterday and I showed him the progress I’ve made on the project so far, he was happy and told me he didn’t expect much from the project tbh, it makes me confident and happy when a client appreciate my work.

I really went overboard and overdelivered on the project, he said he’ll make new payments for the remaining deliverables.

way to fvcking gooo.

I am still working on my app too, demo should be out by the end of the month or early December.

fashion

wanted to get my ex a Marc Jacobs glasses on her bd which was on 11th guess it’s not meant to be.

I want those Uniqlo tees on ubuy might cop some by the end of the month.

I’ve started overhauling my wardrobe, I like the virgin, plain look, with a layered top if not for the hot weather in the North.

Winnerrrr:
monday morning thoughts

the rate I am pushing code is crazy.

I decided to build a web and mobile (iOS and Android) versions for my startup from scratch.

just yesterday night, I was able to set up the project on git, designed the PostgreSQL db on supabase and finished up the login and signup.

client paid last night.

expecting like two payments from two gigs too this week.

I had a break up too, I guess it’s the mental fog thats pushing my brain to go berserk on the ide lol.

the goal is to finish up everything by the month end.

called my fam yesterday and we talked for over an hour. I might be visiting by the end of the month.

todo list

- work on client project and clean up the repo.

- wire up sendgrid on my app, set up card, feeds and explore pages.

I’ll update in the evening.

I checked Linus Torvalds (creator of Linux) git yesterday and the consistency is crazy. his timeline was green all through. it has to be passion atp he’s not doing it for a bag. what an inspiration.

I also saw his setup on Instagram the other day, he only had a desk and a desktop(no pun intended lol) while tech bros are flaunting screens without pushing shit for eternity. he’s a breathing example of ‘you can just do things’.

I just saw the Linus Torvalds setup again on Insta

Winnerrrr:
todo list

- work on client project and clean up the repo.

- wire up sendgrid on my app, set up card, feeds and explore pages.

I’ll update in the evening.

my app
turned out I can’t use sendgrid, I settled for resend.com and it’s working well. I only need emails for two things.

-welcome a user.
-reset password.

clients work
I’ve cleaned up the client’s repo and at this point i’m good to go. It’s a landing page and login pages(sign up and login). I’ll finish everything up by tomorrow.

working with others sucks. the client’s brand manager is supposed to send the company’s brand assets to me, I sent him a message since on sunday and it’s crickets up till now. bro, send logo, color palette and some copy. it’s taking forever.

brooo!
I went to see a childhood friend yesterday at his shop and I just chilled there till like 10pm because it’s been a minute, we had a lot to catch up on. in the course of the convo he said something to me that made me question our friendship in its entirety, never thought he’d say that, this like my day 1 guy, knew him since I was like 7 yo.

after i registered my concern about it he became nervous and changed the topic to something else and I just played along till I departed.

I’m basically done with the guy. there’s no point in continuing the relationship. I'm slowly understanding why most adults are lone wolves and don’t keep friends. It might be because they have seen how rotten other people are.

monday morning thoughts

the rate I am pushing code is crazy.

I decided to build a web and mobile (iOS and Android) versions for my startup from scratch.

just yesterday night, I was able to set up the project on git, designed the PostgreSQL db on supabase and finished up the login and signup.

client paid last night.

expecting like two payments from two gigs too this week.

I had a break up too, I guess it’s the mental fog thats pushing my brain to go berserk on the ide lol.

the goal is to finish up everything by the month end.

called my fam yesterday and we talked for over an hour. I might be visiting by the end of the month.

todo list

- work on client project and clean up the repo.

- wire up sendgrid on my app, set up card, feeds and explore pages.

I’ll update in the evening.

I checked Linus Torvalds (creator of Linux) git yesterday and the consistency is crazy. his timeline was green all through. it has to be passion atp he’s not doing it for a bag. what an inspiration.

I also saw his setup on Instagram the other day, he only had a desk and a desktop(no pun intended lol) while tech bros are flaunting screens without pushing shit for eternity. he’s a breathing example of ‘you can just do things’.

move on g

learn to stay away from things that makes you feel uneasy.

trust there are a lot of girls out there willing to go out with you if you ask.

always be talking to girls less you’re married.

wtf?

bro, this is getting out of hand, what does physics has to do with hacking your neck with lanyards?

just submitted the final project yesterday evenin, hosted it on vercel and sent out an invoice for remaining payment.

my system spoilt yesterday too, what a coincidence right?

took it to an engineer and he said it’s the charging ic that’s faulty, I’ll swap it for a dell or lenovo i7.

Winnerrrr:
it’s an ideas world bro.

I witnessed the vercel boycott on X yesterday, ceo of vercel posed with bibi and posted it on X and then the backlash that followed left a lot to be said. companies hosting at vercel started moving their servers to replit and digital ocean, people were publicly slandering the company because of a picture.

there are two ideas here. people in support of bibi bombing Gaza calling it retaliation or ‘fighting for your freedom’ and those who thinks bibi is a war lord and it’s morally wrong to take the live of a child who has nothing to do with the war. These two adjacent neighbors are tied by the string of these two ideas.

everyone thinks they are right.

ideas are lies. ideas are not physics they are philosophy.

but when you successfully turn an idea to an identity that’s where the danger is.

people are willing to go extra mile to protect their identities, war is nothing but a conflict between ideas.

I think it’s x and you think it’s y. no. F*ck You. I’ll bring hell to your door.

WW2. Ukraine Russia. Biafra. Rwanda Genocide etc

so whats the point or logic behind boycotting a service that’s excellent because the ceo posed with a tyrant?

personality and product are different.

I use Apple products and Tim Cook the ceo, is gay. and LGBTQ disgusts me.

I use ChatGPT and Sam Altman the ceo is gay too, does it mean I should boycott it too?

I think it’s just an agenda by replit because vercel have been the head huncho in the industry. It’s understandable to feel cock-blocked.

it’s an ideas world bro.

I witnessed the vercel boycott on X yesterday, ceo of vercel posed with bibi and posted it on X and then the backlash that followed left a lot to be said. companies hosting at vercel started moving their servers to replit and digital ocean, people were publicly slandering the company because of a picture.

there are two ideas here. people in support of bibi bombing Gaza calling it retaliation or ‘fighting for your freedom’ and those who thinks bibi is a war lord and it’s morally wrong to take the live of a child who has nothing to do with the war. These two adjacent neighbors are tied by the string of these two ideas.

everyone thinks they are right.

ideas are lies. ideas are not physics they are philosophy.

but when you successfully turn an idea to an identity that’s where the danger is.

people are willing to go extra mile to protect their identities, war is nothing but a conflict between ideas.

I think it’s x and you think it’s y. no. F*ck You. I’ll bring hell to your door.

WW2. Ukraine Russia. Biafra. Rwanda Genocide etc

I’m learning that I love working alone. Projects I started with other people stall and it always feels like a drag.

but project i started by myself I always finish. doesn’t really matter how hard they are. I’ve finished like 4 independent projects this year. I’m bad at collaboration. and i genuinely think it’s a feature not a bug.

I also think it’s the reason my job piss me off, because I have to check in with Mr X before i do Y, or wait for Mr Z to write a review for X, it’s boring and makes me want to smash things.

I need to devise a plan where I can work with full agency and zero input from others.

november 25th is the day, all things being equal, I’ll quit the job for good.

I am finishing the group freelance project today in some few hours and it’s bye-bye from me.

at the end of the day the heart of all of my decisions is consciously understanding i am going to die one day and what a waste will that be if I didn’t do what I always wanted do. I often teleport to my last moments on earth and visualize all of my decisions in that moment.

[quote author=samfelly post=136543763][/quote]sent

samfelly:
On a second (and lighter) thought, I pick myself. And I'll add this proposal; if I fail it, I'll pay you the 20k you proposed, from the beginning. Are you down with this?

yeah sure, drop your telegram, I’ll hit you up with the login details.

I had a stint with this rich kid who wanted to learn coding.

Dude had a car, his own apartment, 22 or so and a complete psycho on Percs and weed.

He had some drive, but his attention was all over the place. Imagine trying to learn JavaScript in a week 😂.

I had to sit him down and clear things up. Told him I’ve been at this for five years and I still feel like a dumbo sometimes. Coding is basically the Dunning-Kruger effect in action.

Then he disappeared think he had a wedding to attend or something and since then no more classes. Probably jumped to another hobby 😂.

By December my app should easily hit 10K users and start generating revenue.

February I’ll quit my Job and go all in.

As I grow older, I am starting to understand the weight of a decision, that’s basically how a life is shaped, I came to this city with zero connections and I decided I’ll build my reputation in the tech space, some months to two years now.

I spoke at two tech events.
Got a six figure tech gig.
Shared stage with the commissioner of tech. and digital innovation.
Not famous but well known.

It’s compounding.

I need to make like two moves now and 2025 will be kickass for me.


Make my app popular in the city by organizing a campus launch.

Hit 10K Daily Active Users (DAU)

losing interest in a lot of things.

Is this a cue to level up?

samfelly:
Okay, good.

So, which trader from all of us, here, do you dig his trading prowess and would love to approach?

Choose a trader for me then, I can forward the login details to you.

BTCproMax:
Have you completed the KYC on the account?

No at all, it’s only my email that’s linked to the account and it can be unlinked

samfelly:
I have this suggestion, chief. Engage a trader to manage the account for you and share profit at 60/40 afterwards.

This would work too

samfelly:
Omo, see better offer o. But I strongly doubt if anyone would want to buy it from you. Cause, it's has your identity written all over it and there are risk with that sort of thing, IP issues, aside

Who don indicate interest?

None at the moment, I don’t think IP would be an issue, I haven’t done KYC on the account, I think they only request KYC at the point of Withdrawal

Hello guys, I bought a Maven Challenge account $5K for 34K naira and I am looking forward to sell it for 20K, I can’t continue trading at the point as I’m busy with work and life’s getting in the way generally.

It’s currently at $5,017, if you’re interested, mention me and let’s seal the deal, we can use samfelly as escrow.

Thank you.

Winnerrrr:
Life Lately

I’ve reserved the company’s name on the CAC website.

I’ve applied for a startup pitch in my city, I’m very much sure I’ll win, my application is strong and I’m well ahead of the ideation stage, winning this pitch will help me get started faster, prayers are up.

I’m almost done with the Freelance project I’m working on, deadline is Wednesday.

Been binge drinking Arabian tea too at a joint near my house.

Good news, I just got selected for the Startup Pitch i applied to, I’m definitely going to bring this home, prayers are up

If I can hire a person to bring in 100K per month as revenue selling stuffs and I pay then 50K as salary, it’s a really profitable venture, it’s all about scale from there, can i take on more employees and can I find enough people that like what I’m selling.

There’s these girls i observe selling rice, beans and spices where I live, they always sell everything, they sell in those long buckets and have their own plates and spoons, each plate is like five hundred, let’s say they sell 30 plates per day which is 15K and the expenses stood at 12K (I’m being generous, they know how to pinch pocket) that’s 3K/day profits, which sums up to 90K/mo, let’s say you’re running it as an owner with employees doing the work, and you pay 40K/Mo, that’s 50K profit without doing any work. Have like 5 of these in the city and you’re looking at 250K with zero work.