Kitzecast

Daily reflections, thoughts, and conversations about tech, life, and everything in between.

71 episodes

Episode 7

S2E7: Taking a break from work SUCKS

57:01

video version: https://youtu.be/oqeBvQWVSZ4

Episode 6

S2E6: My fitness plans are ruined

49:12

If you want to watch on YouTube click here https://youtu.be/-gptkgI3iVQ

Episode 5

S2E5: I need a hard pivot

52:29

If you want to watch on youtube, click here https://youtu.be/-gptkgI3iVQ

S2E3: Produce more than you consume

1:03:26

We are absolutely back! I skipped 2 episodes here that you can find on YouTube. Expect weekly episodes!

Day 70: Being consistent is SO hard

48:34

consistency, creating a reading habit, my new youtube channel blew up, using a meal planner, working out with a trainer

Day 68/69: Funny on a meta level

58:51

moving to weekly uploads, working on the wrong things, not moving the needle, integrating todos into my home automation system, sleep tracking, ups and downs of entrepreneurship

Day 67: Two life-changing habits

32:06

thoughts on iOS 18, these 2 habits can fix anything, good customer support, morning warmup workouts, weekly reviews, prioritizing family time

Day 66: Sticking to a routine

20:08

sauna at night, avoiding brain altering medication, respecting marketing day, what does marketing even mean, doing unproductive activities

Day 65: Do I have ADHD?

32:07

adhd diagnosis, is adhd medication a good idea, sleep deprivation sucks, i’m changing accountants, getting a tax advisor, arc search is a good app

Day 64: Waking up at 4:30 AM?!

16:17

waking up even earlier, i have way too many devices, doing therapy again, getting adhd diagnosis, baking adventures, should you outsource mowing the lawn

Day 63: Waking up at 5:30 AM

38:09

going to sleep at 9:30 pm, waking up at 5:30 am, done with work before noon, is 25-30 work hours per week enough, going to india and africa, introducing dinner, is fruit bad for me?

Day 62: We are SO BACK ... to a 100kg

59:32

my accountant dumped me, tax optimisation, ugh budgeting, my 2 week trip to macedonia, I hate electric vehicles with a passion, tracking macros, increasing protein intake

Day 61: Doctor said I need to rest & focus on my health

35:28

bad news from the doctor (with a mohawk), why affirmations work, how stress affects the immune system, yet another youtube channel, protein puddings, tracking medicine in Benji

Day 60: The 5 AM club

33:09

the 5am club, I hate slack, I don’t like when others tell me what to do, it’s too goddamn hot, sleeping in the basement, new trips and packing feature in Benji

Day 59: Not taking a day off even when sick

32:43

something always happens, not taking a day off even when sick, I hate budgeting, I either buy the best or don’t buy at all

Day 58: These glasses make me feel like I'm living in 2030

58:19

review of rayban + meta glasses, winter in poland, summer in barcelona, WILD cultural difference between poland & spain, removing hurdles for workouts & recordings, juggling multiple YouTube channels

Day 57: I am a giant donut, here's why

44:26

A summary of all the things that you missed while Kitzecast was on pause. Tangents on tangets on tangents, enjoy the ride!

Day 56: I'm so tired of ADHD behaviour

38:42

birthday goals, best birthday gift, tired of adhd behaviour, time for IRL therapy, benji merch, benji blocker, benji browser, my life mission

Day 55: Going in circles for too long

17:12

sleeping in the guest room, falling asleep with tv, tracking your habits is annoying, doing the “Insanity” HIIT, cannot stop coding, I hate deadlines

Day 54: The hardest part of podcasting is the titles

21:36

And descriptions. I hate writing this every day.

Day 53: It's hard to come up with titles

26:46

idk, uploading this in a rush (as always) just listen and don't forget to go for a walk <3

Day 52: We are so back

23:28

Sorry that I missed a few episodes. Let's continue this journey!

Day 51: Thinking about ending this podcast

26:55

thinking about ending the podcast, firing my accountant, new levels of twitter addiction,  paying 40k for subscriptions, one-time purchases vs subscriptions, home automation is so draining

Day 50: I feel empty without social media

24:22

moving laptop & ipad to attic, life without twitter, feeling left behind, addicted to feedback, touching grass, one event can mess up my day, golden morning routine, insane leg pain, windows 11 is horrible

Day 49: I don't know what I'm doing with my money

26:19

Having no financial plan, I don’t invest my money, waking up without an alarm, I moved my laptop to the attic, how I achieve inbox zero, paying a full time assistant, tax evasion, compounding habits

Day 48: Is my startup dying?

28:59

I launched a new app, again. Maintaining a startup is not fun. Always uprooting and starting from scratch. Is my startup dead? Getting emotional about my startup. Constantly self-sabotaging. I have a new assistant, again.

Day 47: I'm a workaholic and I need to change

29:11

being productive when you have a kid, having a super strict schedule, new email workflow, inbox zero every day, converting everything into a routine, delegation is hard, tired of poland

Day 46: I launched a new browser in 24 hrs

17:36

I made a new browser, worked the entire weekend, adhd golden retriever, raycast extension for sizzy, raycast quicklinks, lock passwords for addictive websites

Day 45: Delegation is exhausting

23:56

Attending local meetups, baby said dada, rizz, writing SOPs, delegation workflows, ice cream every day, gaining muscle, cannot focus, making an email client?

Day 44: I don’t have ADHD, I have AD4K

28:08

don’t drink water after 8 pm, paying $300/mo for a trainer, hiring a nutrition coach, ice cream every day, restricting my time more, working less and doing more, benji is now $144/y, benji raycast extension, uploading on youtube more

Day 43: Apple approved my mobile app for testing

21:23

Day 42: The alarms life hack is really life-changing

22:25

How setting alarms is keeping me disciplined, back to streaming on Twitch, handling 400 emails, I have a new trainer, get an electric toothbrush already, workout hacks, multitasking, repetitive vlogs,

Day 41: Always short on time, always rushing

16:56

Day 40: Battling with productivity

22:31

Day 39: I am so close to a breaking point

34:35

Losing the battle with productivity, back to old eating habits, blocking work computer at 4 pm, I hired a new personal trainer, is my wife supportive?, apps won’t fix you, dota 2 addiction

Day 38: For how much money would I walk away

24:52

Habits are falling apart, routines are falling apart, no work-life balance, I wanna live in Spain, Amsterdam is not safe, for how much money I would walk away from my apps, FIRE is a stupid movement, 2-3 million are not enough to retire

Day 37: Back to square one

1:05:47

Driving for 11 hours, test driving the Model X Plaid, progress on Benji for iOS, thanos snapping a bunch of indie apps, being hyper focused on success, MRR goals are keeping me up, my dog had a bunch of dark chocolate

Day 36: Crypto is so back... sell or hodl?

40:29

Bad financial investments, crypto is so back, investing in tesla and bitcoin

Day 35: You never fully know yourself

53:00

Navigating a painful personal situation, you never fully know yourself, being brutally honest, experience with anxiety, not expressing gratitude, am I a narcissist?

Day 34: The worst breakup of my life

32:32

The cringiest breakup story, how I met my wife, how my wife became a software tester, working with my wife, building an iOS app

Day 33: Pushing through burnout lfg

38:12

I'm tired af, Benji is live on TestFlight, I love being late, no more TV in living room, MaKiNG mIlLiONS on THe InTerNeT, neuralink and implants, working with an interior designer, apple’s vision strategy

Day 32: Work-life balance vs burnout

50:58

Coding all day, abandoning all habits for work, bad vs amazing meetings, how does a baby change your life, splitting house chores, going to usa for a workshop, woring with my wife, I need 15 monitors

Day 31: I am without an assistant, here we go again

42:13

Making the native app for Benji, my assistant is gone, started getting sponsorship offers, our old apartment got flooded, my failed app from 2018, building in public

Day 30: The world is changing at a scary pace

38:49

Being happy with your work, the future of entertainment, too early for apple vision pro, hacking on a plane, am I scared of AI, the worst apple products, balkan NDA, making $ from twitter

Day 28/29: AI will take your job, whether you like it or not

34:26

Crazy AI announcement from OpenAI, getting drunk for valentine's, finished the main part of my course, big plans for Benji, doing therapy, iPad giveaway

Day 27: Focus on only ONE thing

39:11

Twitter lowers your iq, doing less, focus on important stuff, coding all day, valentine’s day is stupid, hydrating too much, creator envy, shout out the people who motivate you

Day 26: I started tech fasting on Sundays

32:13

Tech fast on sundays, chores and errands just never end, building legos, recording a course is exhausting, consistent sleep times, having a beard line, my baby is growing up fast

Day 25: Why I moved from The Netherlands to Poland

38:42

Why I moved out of Macedonia, nomad life, why I moved from The Netherlands to Poland, top things that I like about Poland, my grandparents' past, being focused on one thing, new workout plan, no morning routine, just do important work in the mornings

Day 24: Unblock yourself and just get started

38:05

Stop overthinking, how to start doing things, improving communication style with employees, providing constructive feedback, new workout plan, abandoning google search

Day 22/23: I went dark for a day

1:01:35

It's one hour so it's a bunch of things. Video coming tomorrow.

Day 21: No one is going to save you

40:54

Food addiction, self-sabotaging, what is self-care, downward spirals, zero productivity, failing in cycles, you cannot outsource your problems, therapy is not enough, no one is going to save you

Day 20: Tesla is not a car manufacturer, it's a cult

35:03

Developers don't belong in fancy bars, roadtrip with a baby, gas stations, I hate electric vehicles now, Tesla is a cult

Day 19: Oops, I messed up at the conference

38:00

Tomorrow.

Day 18: The day I confronted a junkie on an airplane

35:02

Traveling with a baby, driving for 6 hours, podcasting while traveling, confronting a junkie on an airplane, sitting next to a nun in a train, 3 podcasts and 5 youtube channels, skipping subway and KFC

Day 17: My super weird travel packing list

48:16

Packing the weirdest travel items, travel routines, preparing conference talks, morning journal, trains vs planes vs driving, selling the model 3, facts about tapioca

Day 16: The exhausting neverendingness of being an adult

54:56

Chores and errands just don’t end, what is the point of life, 4 books per month, the best self-help book I’ve read, no progress on weight loss, the slow carb diet, microwaved spinach, cringe tesla moment, the only funny standup comedian, walking in a mall

Day 15: I went viral and pissed off a bunch of people

1:05:45

This is probably the most vulnerable episode until now. I start talking about my viral video and how twitter reacted to it, but I end up reflecting on myself, my career choices, and where I am in life.

Day 14: Stop doing everything by yourself

36:22

2-weeks of progress, winning startup weekend, delegating more things, brainstorming business ideas, copy-pasting businesses, selling workshop tickets, food delivery apps are terrible, ordering stupid things from chinese websites

Day 13: Why is it so hard to relax nowadays?

43:12

Breaking 250k views, being brutally honest with employees, taking days off, cannot relax even on a sick day, why tesla model 3 sucks, naps are terrible, purple sweet potatoes, remarrying my wife

Day 12: Striving for perfection is ruining me

35:33

Perfectionist since birth, too hard on myself, new workout plan, hyperfocus on delegation, rely on routines instead of habits, boomer parents parenting excuses

Day 11: Horrible experiences with hiring on Upwork

39:28

Upwork horror stories, getting paid for speaking at conferences, working with my new assistant MJ, amazing breakfast recipe, surrounding yourself with winners and listening to positive things,  david goggins vs huberman, etc.

Day 10: I hired a full time executive assistant

35:47

My new assistant MJ is starting today, delegating tasks, I watched the best movie of my life, which should go first: training or work, standup comedians are getting annoying, focus on one thing and everything else falls apart

Day 9: A Million Dollars

37:04

Mental blocks when it comes to money, being offered a million dollars, living in poland or moving out, working home vs renting an office, getting support from your family, how I started doing programming workshops, teaching tips

Day 8: Losing 4kg in 10 days

35:33

Podcasts at the dentist, getting mad at employees, are samsung phones finally good, I started running again, losing weight rapidly, got my first parking ticket, self-checkouts are a scam

Day 7: Wednesday is the new Saturday

33:12

Day thrown off by dental visit, my experience with fitness trainers, calls with ChatGPT, swapping workdays for errands, coding while walking, coping with life's unpredictability, emotional impact of TV show finales

Day 6: CO₂ in your room is killing you

40:43

Opening a window is not enough, the reason fruits and veggies suck, I'm done with pasta,  I bought an ice cream maker, what doesn't get planned doesn't get done, tasks take too much time, stanley cups are trending, household management, I triggered an alarm, best TV shows ever

Day 5: Calendar and planning nightmares

49:02

Designing a productive schedule, balancing work and family life, the effectiveness of time management tools, struggles with keeping a consistent schedule, the role of blockers in productivity, the illusion of productive work on social media, experiences with child care and parenting, the complexity of planning with a baby.

Day 4: I pissed off my customers

30:31

My website was down for 10 hours and I pissed off some customers, chaotic day rundown, daughter's growth and missed moments, AI relationships in 2024, cleaner coordination chaos, threadmill woes, hosting migration meltdown, unexpected help from coolify's Andress, hosting CEO encounter, evening workout push, cold shower triumphs, and a donut emoji sign-off.

Day 3: Pushing limits, burnout, exhaustion

47:08

Personal anecdotes about anxiety and mental health, use of a whiteboard for visualizing weight loss goals, experiences with weight fluctuation and diet, the importance of sleep and its impact on daily performance, the influence of online personas and reality versus perception, , discussions on diet, fitness routines, and personal health goals, navigating the responsibilities of home ownership, the experience of renting an office versus working from home, exploring personal goals including weight loss and paying off a mortgage, the challenge of staying motivated and consistent with goals, the importance of simple solutions to everyday problems, reflections on the impact of noise and distractions in a home office.

Day 2: Having three assistants?

59:52

Burglars on the prowl around the neighbourhood, from $300 salary to realising my dreams, diving into the world of business gurus, my assistant MJ is starting soon, reuniting with old teammates, mastering the art of people management, home security gets real, coding marathons and course creation adventures, leveling up fitness and diet, must-read books revealed, unplugging for sanity, skincare secrets, conquering course tech gremlins, plotting the next big educational hit, Benji's journey, navigating the boss-employee dynamic, the ultimate assistant dream, seizing your 20s for epic wins, family life meets work hustle, financial wisdom, unleashing musical talents, and listener-driven Q&A – all in one explosive episode!

Day 1: Breaking the ice...

29:59

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