Life
Hi, it’s Takuya. Happy new year! It’s already mid-January, but I want to look back at my activities in 2025. If I had to sum up last year in one word, it was the year I got the full "unlucky year (Yakudoshi / 厄年)" experience. In Japan,
Life
Hi, it’s Takuya. Last week I had my birthday and turned 41 (November 19th). When I was younger, I could never really picture what life in my 40s would look like. It’s this vague age where you don’t have a clear image of how you’re supposed
Life
Hi, it's Takuya here. As I wrote in my previous post, I recently pushed myself too hard with my indie SaaS dev work and ended up burning out. One of the main reasons was my tendency to hyperfocus. When I get absorbed in something, I tend to lose
Life
Hey, this is Takuya. Recently, I pushed myself too hard on indie development and ended up sick, as I posted a video on my channel recently. My atopic dermatitis flared up badly, and my quality of life dropped sharply. It was like hell, literally. I’m still recovering, but I’
Life
Hi, it's Takuya. Ever since I got my driver’s license before entering university, I had basically never driven a car. Living in the city, I avoided driving as much as possible. The thought of operating something that could seriously hurt or even kill someone if I made
Life
Hi, it's Takuya. I've been taking a year-end and New Year break until January 20th and have been reflecting on my personal goals for 2025. I'd like to share my thoughts in this post. Have you ever run a profitable web service for more
Life
I bought Ikea's BROR to store my computer and camera gear (My review). My only complaint was that it doesn't come with casters by default. I asked on the web store if it was possible to attach them, but unfortunately, they answered it wasn't.
Life
Hey guys, it's Takuya. I just had a great interview on Indie Hackers, one of the largest indie dev communities! 🎉I shared some of the tips and tricks I’ve picked up on my indie dev journey—from bootstrapping to marketing and monetizing. Check it out! 😄 Takuya Matsuyama
Life
Hi, it's Takuya. It's been a while since I've shared anything about my life, so I thought I'd take a moment to dive into that. I've been living off of my app called Inkdrop for over 7 years. Our child
Life
Hey, what's up? It's Takuya here. Today, I'd like to talk about the current situation of my project and myself. I think it's helpful for people who are in the same boat now. WATCH VIDEO▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxFbDJXfshk
Marketing
A new devaslife vid is out 🤩 I'm back to working on Inkdrop! This week's topics: * Inkdrop dev update * Create a logo for devaslife based on my family crest * Trying Ghost * Getting over the plateau 💪 👷 Inkdrop 📱 Mobile v5 beta ✅ Case-insensitive tag search * Hope to search notes with
News
I'm suffering from pollen 🤧 Learning DaVinci Resolve I've bee using Final Cut Pro X for editing videos. But I feel like trying DaVinci Resolve as it looks great for the better color-grading workflow.