Recently, while talking to a foreign developer at a walking group, I showed him my app Emilia. When I told him that I created the app from start to finish, he complained, “I don’t have time to study new developments because of my work.” I just said, “That is usual.”

However, I started making the Emilia app as a private business in 2019 and am still upgrading it to this day. This official website was started in 2017 and is still being upgraded. I have been investing a significant amount of time and effort into my app and website. Even when I was working as a freelance developer in my spare time, I parked near the office an hour before work time and did my development in a cafe or in the car. After work, I worked out near the office and developed my apps until the rush hour passed and then went home. Even on weekends and holidays, I think about, research, and develop how to make my apps better.

I invested the money I earned from my job and the time I spent on my hobbies and playing. There is still a long way to go, but I am writing this because his complaint suddenly came to mind.