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One shaky push-up beats zero every time
The 5-minute “something > nothing” rule that compounds into next month’s output.

Day 137/100
Hey—It's Tim.
11-55 pm, Saturday.
I almost bailed - bed looks seductive, inbox can wait - but my watch said five minutes left in the day and the page was still blank.
SOMETHING > NOTHING.
That’s the entire playbook.
One shaky push-up still moves the needle.
One scrappy tweet still punches the algorithm.
One line in a Google Doc still drags the idea into daylight.
I’ve tested both lifestyles:
Zero-day Tim rationalises, scrolls TikTok, promises “tomorrow.”
Something Tim drops a single log on the fire, even if it’s a damp twig, and watches the coals glow a little brighter.
Guess whose work compounds.
Today’s stick is this email.
Tomorrow’s might be a 14-second Loom, a shower-thought LinkedIn post, or a line edit that makes a headline snap harder.
Nobody’s handing out medals for perfect reps - only for showing up when apathy is screaming “skip it.”
So before midnight strikes wherever you are, do the laughably small version of the thing:
Sketch a hook in your notes.
Hit record, talk for ten seconds, press upload.
Rename the project folder so it doesn’t haunt you.
Bank the win
shut the lid
sleep like you earned it.
String seven of those together and you’ll barely recognise next month’s output.
See you tomorrow—because today isn’t ending on zero.

✌️ Tim "One More" Hanson
CMO @Penfriend.ai
Same brain, different platforms: X, Threads, LinkedIn.
P.S. If recent editions feel “just-ship-it,” you’re right—I’m buried in Penfriend’s next trick. Promise stays: the email goes out and the cool shit gets built.

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