I'm running low on money and just scrapped an entire episode.This week I made an executive decision: postpone the Figma episode. We're getting worse, not better. I launched a UX tools bundle at 5am, kept D&D night sacred, and realized I might just be a Dungeon Master LARPing as a founder (still not ready to accept how accurate that is).This is what it looks like trying to balance play with reality.CHAPTERS:00:00 - Executive decision: We're postponing Figma00:53 - The morning chaos with four teenagers01:44 - Why we're getting worse, not better02:42 - "Optimize for chaos, not process"03:29 - The real cost of on-location shoots04:56 - Skeleton crew breakdown05:38 - Overwhelm sets in06:32 - UX Tools Bundle: Down to the wire07:03 - 11:30pm and still debugging07:23 - 5am: Time to hit publish07:53 - Why D&D night stays sacred08:13 - "Maybe I'm just a Dungeon Master LARPing as a founder"09:18 - The Figma multiplayer controversy parallel10:04 - "If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone"ABOUT TOMMY GEOCOI spent 15+ years in tech and design. Former military. Father of five. Now building Internet Enjoyers, a weird little media + product studio rediscovering soul in creative tech. ABOUT STATE OF PLAYHost Tommy Geoco discovers what fuels the internet's most interesting designers and builders, and shares the messy reality of building in public.SPECIAL THANKS:Agustin Eguia: https://agustineguia.comAdam Stewart: https://www.instagram.com/adnastu/Tom Fox: https://catalog.tomfox.site/LINKS:UX Tools Newsletter: https://uxtools.coFOLLOW ME:Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsdesignertomX / Twitter: https://x.com/designertom_LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tommygeocoTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@designertomThreads: https://threads.net/itsdesignertom

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