[Record of a Company Employee Aiming for 300,000 Yen per Month with an AI Side Hustle] Day 44 | The biggest change in 42 days wasn't the numbers, but 'myself'
Here is today's operational data.
・Views: 2,029
・Comments: 13
・Likes: 828
・Followers: 485
The views have finally exceeded 2,000.
Looking only at the numbers, I am genuinely happy.
However, to write today's article, I looked back at the records so far.
And I realized something.
The thing that changed the most in 42 days,
was not the views,
It wasn't the likes,
and it wasn't the followers.
The biggest change was in myself.
At first, I only thought about 'increasing the numbers'
When I started note,
'I want to increase views'
'I want to increase likes'
'I want to increase followers'
That was all I could think about.
I'm happy when the numbers go up.
I would get depressed when the numbers stopped growing.
Looking back now, I was really being pushed around by the numbers.
But as I recorded things every day, my way of thinking gradually changed.
I realized there are 'people' behind the numbers
I started receiving comments.
'I understand'
'I'm the same way'
'I'm rooting for you'
Every time I received words like those, I thought about it.
Not a view count of '1', but
someone actually read it.
Not a like count of '1', but
someone actually felt something.
Not a follower count of '1', but
one more person who thought, 'I want to read more'.
The way I see numbers has started to change.
Comments have started to spark new articles.
I used to
'think for myself and write articles'.
That is what I thought.
Now, it is different.
Write an article.
↓
Have it read.
↓
Receive comments.
↓
New insights are born.
↓
I will write the next article.
It became a cycle of this.
In other words,
Conversations with readers have also become part of my 100-day challenge.
This is a change I never imagined before I started.
I realized that even at 58, I can 'start something new'
I am 58 years old.
I work in a factory.
I work in shifts and also have night shifts.
I am also feeling the physical strain due to my age.
I was passed around from department to department,
and there were times when I felt,
'Perhaps I am not needed by the company anymore.'
Whenever I go to a new department,
I have to learn new things all over again.
Honestly,
'It is tough to learn new things at this age'
is something I sometimes think.
That is why I have also started to consider resigning.
That was when I started using note.
And it was AI.
At first, there were so many things I didn't understand.
But,
Try it.
Don't understand.
Look it up.
Fail.
Fix it.
Do it again.
I have been repeating this.
And then, 42 days.
Now,
'It's not that I'm too old at 58, but that there are things I can write because I am 58'
I have come to think this way.
I stopped 'waiting until it's perfect to start'
Before,
I would wait until I studied more.
I would wait until I gained more knowledge.
I would wait until I got better at it.
That is what I thought.
But if I keep thinking that way, I will never be able to start.
Right now,
I learn as I go.
I think this is fine.
I am still studying both AI and note.
That is precisely why,
I can share content
that includes the 'me who doesn't know yet'.
I stopped hiding my failures
On Day 42,
'Things I'm glad I didn't do from the start when I began my AI side hustle'
is what I wrote about.
I gathered too much information.
I only studied AI.
I compared myself to others.
These were all my own failures.
In the past,
'It's better not to write about things I failed at'
That is what I thought.
Now, it is the opposite.
Precisely because I failed, I can pass on what I learned to the next person.
That is how I think now.
The meaning of 'continuing' has also changed
On Day 43,
I wrote about 'the difference between those who can keep going and those who stop halfway'.
I used to think that what was necessary to keep going
was a strong will.
I thought it was a strong will.
But now it's different.
What is needed is,
creating a system that is hard to quit.
Numbering the days.
Following up on the previous day's preview in the next article.
Recording the numbers.
Using comments in the next article.
Writing a preview for the next time.
By doing this,
'What should I write today?'
and you will stop worrying about it every time.
The biggest change in 42 days
is that
"Maybe I can do it too"
is what I have come to think.
Of course, I haven't reached 300,000 yen per month with my AI side hustle yet.
In fact, it's just beginning.
But,
"It's impossible anyway"
The version of me that used to think,
'Let's just try it first'
is now able to think that way.
I believe this is a major change.
That is why I will continue the 100-day challenge.
My goal remains the same.
300,000 yen per month from an AI side hustle.
For that, I will take on the challenge for 100 days.
I don't know if it will go well.
I might fail.
I might change direction along the way.
But I will record the entire process.
Not just the successes,
but the failures too.
The hesitation as well.
The improvements too.
And the numbers as well.
Today's operating results
As of Day 44,
Views: 2,029
Likes: 828
Comments: 13
Followers: 485
I believe I have been able to come this far because of...
everyone who read my articles.
everyone who gave me a like.
everyone who left a comment.
everyone who followed me.
And, I believe it is because I was able to face myself every time I wrote an article.
Thank you so much.
Next Episode Preview | Day 45
Next time,
'What I realized after reaching 485 followers: what was more important than the follower count'
I will write about this.
Why did I, who initially only cared about the number of followers,
start looking at slightly different numbers now?
I will write about this while looking back at the operational data so far.
To my readers
Have you felt recently that
you have changed yourself?
It could be in your side hustle.
In your work.
In your studies.
Or even in your daily life.
If you'd like, please let me know in the comments.
Someone's small change
might become a step forward for someone else.
It might become a step forward for someone else.
Thank you for reading until the end again today.
Continuing to Day 45.