Updates from My Life

What have I been doing lately? What do I want to do?

Hi, my life has been getting better lately. I'm still not out of problems, but I'm better than I used to be.

This newsletter was followed by 12 more people and we reached 115 people. I will first explain my problems and then I will explain other developments.

Problems

I was sued for one of my initiatives and went before a judge. I won the case. I was 100% innocent. But in the process, I had to find a good lawyer. I paid part of the money. There is very little left. I took freelance jobs for this. I finished 1 of the 3 jobs. There were some obstacles for the other 2 and I could not develop the product. It is a problem outside of me. That's why I didn't get the full freelance fee. Yesterday, my lawyer asked for the rest of the money. I hope I can settle this debt as soon as possible.

I was stressed about the whole process and I got sick. It was very tiring and finally, I am a little better. I thought I was going to die. For a moment, I had the "fear of death" on me. It was a difficult process. I am better now.

As a result of these processes, I can say that I have become a little more aggressive (Hırçın). The cat 😼 in me started to turn into a tiger 🐯!

Updates

I decided to increase my YouTube income to eat healthily. I was undecided about what content to shoot. I shot some content just to try it out. This video took an average of 40 minutes to edit. Later when I published 3-4 videos, I realized that it got a lot of views.

My content type is one programming code, vertical video. While making these videos one after the other, I accidentally said Javascript code instead of HTML code. That's why I got a little lynched. I had a video with 1 million views before. There were similar comments there. Even if I told the truth, no one listened and continued to lynch. I saw the same pattern here.

When the masses start lynching, they do not accept explanations.

That video got over 1500 likes and over 30,000 views. I started getting 100 followers a day on Instagram. This is one of the features I can do. Previously, there were times when I gained 100 followers a day on Girişimzel Instagram (I was sued for this product). I was even sharing stories every day by snapping my fingers and saying the number of followers.

• My current Instagram follower count: 1740

• My YouTube subscriber count: 5733

• My TikTok follower count: 1800

• My Twitter follower count: 968

• ProductHunt streak count: 258

Apart from these, NotionPlus.dev, my small product with growth potential, has already reached 6 subscribers.

I started a vertical video series for NotionPlus. I have shared 2 videos yet. As long as I share videos for my personal brand, I will try to produce content within that channel. The future of NotionPlus is very bright. I extended the domain of NotionPlus until 2027. You can understand how serious this is from here.

I finally solved the SSL error in my other small project, Minik.Link. I shared a work of art on its homepage to support an artist. Of course, I also referred to him. I hope they can perceive this. I'm worried they won't, but I'll share it anyway. I'm hoping they'll contact me via email, etc. If there is such a problem.

I wrote a total of 11 articles for MicroSaaS.Art. As I said before, I'm trying to write 1000 articles. It's a crazy challenge. But even in the worst-case scenario, I calculated that such a website can earn around $1000 a month from Google ads. Then I got some bad news. Google ads will no longer generate revenue per click. There will only be revenue per impression. Even if I earn $500, it's enough for me. Another bad news is that when I applied for Google Adsense, I did not find MSA suitable for advertising. Maybe because it doesn't have a homepage. When I open the site, I direct people to /blog. I found a nice landing page, but I couldn't download it from Envato Elements.

If you want to support me financially, you can become a member of my YouTube channel. The highest fee is ₺350. That's $12. If you want to support me with a higher fee, you can subscribe to NotionPlus.dev or support me on Patreon.

I developed a tool called "Artificial Intelligence Business Ideas" that finds business ideas in Turkish. (I'll do it in English if five people want me to.) Last week it broke and didn't work. It was working before. It didn't fulfill requests. It wasn't finding ideas. Something might have changed at ChatGPT. They may have turned off the creativity tap a little bit. I changed the prompt a bit more and shortened it. It works now, but it's not what it used to be.

Happy Life

I'm making an effort to live a happier life. I used to play guitar 🎸. I'm trying for more different songs. I still can't hit the F chord. :)

I'm doing beatboxing and striving for more different sounds.

I have a dumbbell set at home. Every day I lift it at least 30 times in both arms. Yesterday I lifted it 40 times in one go and it hurt my arms a little. I'm resting today and will try again tomorrow. 💪

I have discovered that I have a cavity in my tooth 🦷. I should go to the dentist at the appropriate time. But I'm afraid of doctors. Once they broke my tooth when they extracted it and they said it wasn't broken. 2 weeks later I removed the broken piece myself. It bothers me a lot when people don't do their job properly. 🤬

I'm trying to spend more time with my family. However, due to my ups and downs, my sleep patterns are disturbed and I always miss the opportunity to have breakfast together. I need to figure out how to get up early.

Last week I went to the city center for the university exam. I walked 3.5 kilometers to keep the money I had, so I wouldn't spend it. I had another exam the next day but I couldn't go. I was so tired. 😅

Since my barber closed the shop, my hair and beard have been mixed up for a while. I wander around like a caveman. 😃 When I went to different a barber before, they cut it badly. I haven't found a solution yet. I'll probably go to a random one and try my luck again. I'm in a position to put a hairpin on my beard right now. 😂 🧔

I try to take long walks every 1-2 days. I was jogging regularly before, but I can't jog because of stray dogs around me. There is a stray dog problem in Turkey. While I am running for sports, they are barking behind me. It is very scary. And not just one. There are at least 10-15 dogs. I'm not kidding at all. This fear happened most when I was challenging myself. I traveled 160 kilometers in one day on a bicycle. If they had torn me apart on the road that day, no one would have been able to reach me. There were many predatory dogs and some of them ran after me and barked. It was a bit traumatizing for me. But I started to get a little bit aggressive (Hırçın). I told you, I'd like to do a similar experience again next summer, maybe 200 kilometers in one day. I don't know, it seems very difficult. I came back as a completely different person after that bike journey. It was a tremendous experience.

I started watching films. While watching, I can find inspiration for my projects and I have things to think about while working. So I can say it gives me peace. I recently started the Alien film series. First I watched Prometheus, a film I used to watch. Then I watched the second film. Then I watched Alien in 1979 and 1986. The series continues. I'm also under the influence. My mind is still on Prometheus. I hope Prometheus 3 comes out as soon as possible. I'm very curious about that story.

If there are any such space-themed films or film series that I can be so impressed by, please reply to my email. :)

I haven't played games for a long time, mobile or PC. I like Stardew Valley. I tried to play it but got bored after 15 minutes. 🤷‍♂️

Closing

To become a better Uğur, I need to fulfill some of my goals. But what made me most unhappy were my high expectations.

I want to reach 10 subscribers on NotionPlus. I want to earn enough money to eat healthy with my YouTube income.

I have other extra goals in my mind and extra things I want to say, but I won't say them, because some things cannot be said.

Sometimes I think about people, I think about life, and I philosophize. Most of the time I can't share it with anyone because no one listens to them. Everyone has problems in their own lives. Nobody wants to philosophize or think. We used to do this a lot in primary school. Those were great years.

In the next update, let's see what I will or will not achieve. See you soon. 🙋‍♂️