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day 295: 408.5 hours

One of the metrics hit its target, so I’m updating the tracker.


App revenue: $4.24 / $99 (due: July 29)

No movement here. The number has been sitting still for long enough that it is starting to feel decorative.


YouTube watch time: 408.5 / 1,000 hours (due: December 5)

The old 400-hour target is done, so I am replacing it with 1,000 hours. When I first set 400, it felt like a slightly unreasonable one-year goal. Now it is May, and apparently it was too shy. 1,000 still does not get me close to monetization, but it would be 25% of the watch time requirement, which feels like a better next checkpoint.


YouTube subscribers: 37 / 1,000 (due: not really set)

I still do not know how to set a meaningful subscriber goal. Subscribers feel too unpredictable. So for now, I am just putting the monetization requirement there and letting it look unreasonable in public.


Books finished: 31 / 50 (due: June 30)

This is still technically possible, but the number has not been moving much because I have too many books sitting around the halfway mark. Apparently half-reading books does not count as finishing them. Rude.


Blog: 22 / 25 posts, 386 / 500 views (due: June 16)

The goal here is to apply for AdSense and get approved. Next, I should probably write a post analyzing good blogs instead of just vaguely hoping this one becomes one.

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