Protect your psychology.
Startups are hard. Job hunting is harder. Gamify your output, block out the noise, and lean on community accountability.
0 / 100 Goal
The Rejection Quota
The goal isn't to get a job. The goal is to collect 100 rejections. Gamify failure.
0 Day Streak
The Wins Log
Force yourself to write down one good thing that happened today, even if it was just fixing a bug.
Community
Accountability Group
Put $50 on the line that you will send 10 cold emails this week. See other engineers pushing through the same grind.
Engineer_404
Sent 15 cold emails today. Got 2 replies. The system works. Keep pushing.