Solo dev burnout fix: I’m only allowed to build dumb ideas now
After 10+ years in the field, I kept gravitating toward “the next million dollar idea” or some complex project I could turn into a business. It completely sucked the fun out of building.
So I made a rule for myself: only build dumb ideas. No revenue expectations, no business mindset, just stuff I hope people use. If something takes off, great, I’ll figure out monetization later. If not, I kill it and move on.
First one is live: a problem I genuinely run into is having people over and nobody can agree on what food to order or what movie to watch. So I built a tiny tool that solves exactly that : group voting, real-time results, no accounts.
Link is above. Curious if this is something you’d actually use, and what you’d change. Open to all feedback.