u/Dyebbyangj

I’ve always stayed solo because I was terrified if I joined a proper firm, they’d see how much I struggle with the basic office stuff.

My dyslexia is a nightmare, I'm fine on the tools, but the minute I have to type a professional email or an invoice, I just freeze up.

The admin side nearly broke me. Staring at a screen at 9pm trying to figure out how to spell stuff just to get paid is a total head-fuck.

I put together a little hack for myself where I just talk to my phone in the van and it does the typing and the pricing for me. It’s the only way I'm actually getting paid these days without my brain melting.

How do you lot actually deal with the paperwork?

I’m a dyslexic handyman and my brain is mush by 9 PM. I’ve left thousands on the table over the years because I’m too buggered to sit at a laptop and type out professional invoices.

I finally found a way to do it all by voice from the van. It "reads" my emails, pulls market prices (AU/US/UK), and drafts the whole PDF and email reply for me. Zero typing.

It’s been a life-saver for my head space. I’m just an indie builder, but I’m curious, how do you lot handle the admin burnout?

Happy to let a few people try the system I made if it helps you get your nights back.