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All You Can Build is Today
Just Build Good Days
Forget about building the next unicorn.
I’ve watched founders burn out. I’ve seen them chasing some perfect product. But the fact is their actual days are complete shit.
Stressed, cutting corners, rushing, shipping broken stuff, then wondering why nothing works.
They waste days “marketing” when what they’re really doing is tweaking copy into the perfect hypnosis spell that will get new customers from thin air.
You know what actually works?
A good day of building.
Today.
Can you write code that your future self will be impressed with? Have one good conversation with a user, based in facts, of what they’re actually doing that expands your perspective? Make one thing work like magic? Learn one trick that will amplify your core skills?
Your product is the result of your days stacked up.
Frantic days = frantic product. Thoughtful days = thoughtful product.
It’s not sexy but it’s true. The founders who make it aren’t the ones with flashy PR campaigns. They will burn out when they stop getting attention. The real builders are the ones who stack more good building days than everyone else.
So don’t ask “Will this be the day my startup takes off?” Ask “Can I build something today that’ll stack and I’ll be proud of next year?”
Great products are just receipts for great days.
Build the verb. Everything else is just proof you did it right.
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Just Build Good Days
====================Forget about building the next unicorn.
I’ve watched founders burn out. I’ve seen them chasing some perfect product. But the fact is their actual days are complete shit.
Stressed, cutting corners, rushing, shipping broken stuff, then
— Zaid Al Kazemi (@zalkazemi)
8:05 PM • Aug 10, 2025
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