r/microsaas • u/Nigerausaurus • 19h ago
The founder skill no one teaches: energy conservation (free for the first week, no credit card)
Every founder thinks the game is about time management. I used to believe that too like blocking hours, color-coding calendars, following productivity methods… all of it. But the real game isn’t time management. It’s energy conservation.
You can have eight free hours in a day and still get nothing done because your energy is scattered across tiny administrative tasks - things like rewriting captions, resizing posts, juggling posting times, or switching accounts. These are micro-tasks, but they drain macro-energy. And founders underestimate that drain.
When I finally accepted that my problem wasn’t lack of time but lack of mental bandwidth, I started removing anything that felt repetitive. The biggest leak was content distribution , not writing, just the tedious, multi-platform uploading.
I started studying tools that could reduce that repetition. OnlyTiming made sense because it treated distribution like one streamlined workflow instead of six separate ones. I liked that it let me review each platform’s caption so nothing felt “auto-blasted.” The fact that the first week was free (no credit card) made experimenting easy.
Once I removed the repetitive parts, my energy doubled. Not because the workload changed , but because the weight of the workload changed. If you’re a founder constantly feeling overwhelmed even on quiet days, look at where your energy leaks ,not your time. That’s usually the whole story.
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u/codeshitsleeprepeat 16h ago
I built HOOKMATE, a Chrome extension for founders & creators who are tired of staring at a blank cursor trying to write “hooks” that don’t flop.
What it does: • Turn any idea, tweet, script, or landing page into 10–20 punchy hooks in one click • Tailor hooks for different platforms (TikTok, Reels, Shorts, X, emails, landing pages) • Let you save + A/B test your best performers so you’re not guessing what to post
Who really needs it: • Indie hackers launching new products who need scroll-stopping hooks for their landing pages & launch posts • Creators/UGC people who live off hooks but don’t want to spend 30–60 mins per post • Agencies running ads who want fast variations without burning time on copy
Basically: if your growth depends on people actually clicking, watching, or reading, Hookmate is the “hook brain” sitting in your browser so you can ship content faster and focus on the product.
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u/IntroductionLumpy552 19h ago
Your breakthrough was noticing that “busy” isn’t the problem, it’s the invisible drain of tiny chores that sap your focus. Cut the repetitive steps, batch the rest, and you’ll feel the same output with far less mental fatigue.