Day 1: Homework · AI For R*tards

Jordan Arenas

Jan 13 • ✍️ Homework

Day 1: Homework

5 Struggles:

Anxiety, procrastination, pressure: I live with a constant loop of anxiety, procrastination, and self-imposed pressure. When I let those things run the show, everything spirals. I gain weight. Problems stack up. I overthink every move until I’m frozen, stuck in paralysis by analysis, doing absolutely nothing while my life quietly gets heavier.

Overeating: Food was my escape. When stress and anxiety hit, I ate to feel better. Quick dopamine. Temporary relief. I knew exactly what it was doing to my health, my mindset, and my confidence and I did it anyway. It wasn’t hunger. It was coping.

Constant failure:I tried. I failed. Over and over. I bounced between business models, ideas, and opportunities that cost me time, money, and self-belief. Each failure felt like more proof that maybe I wasn’t smart enough or built for this like everyone else.

Low self-confidence: I’ve spent a lot of my life not believing in myself. That lack of confidence made me quit early, play small, or not even try at all. It was easier to stop than to risk confirming what I already feared, that I wasn’t good enough.

Perfectionism: I convinced myself I needed everything figured out before I could start. The perfect plan. The perfect post. The perfect timing. In reality, that perfectionism was just fear in a suit, and it kept me stuck way longer than I want to admit.

5 Contrasting Wins:

Anxiety: I learned that most of my anxiety comes from procrastinating on shit I already know I need to do. Once I understood that, everything changed. Instead of panicking, I started identifying the actual problem, breaking it down, and creating a plan of attack. Action became the cure.

Overeating: Being overweight forced me to learn my body. I learned how to train properly, how to eat with intention, and how to build a sustainable diet instead of chasing quick fixes. Now that knowledge doesn’t just serve me, I’ve been able to help other people change their lives too..

Failure: Every business I failed at gave me something valuable. Marketing, sales, content, systems, discipline. I didn’t waste those years — I invested in skills that still pay me back today. What looked like failure was really just training I didn’t know I was signing up for.

Low confidence: I learned that confidence doesn’t come from motivation or hype. It comes from keeping promises to yourself. Every time I do what I say I’m going to do, I build trust with myself. And that trust compounds. The more I show up, the stronger I get.

Perfectionism: Nothing will ever be perfect. And waiting for perfect only delays progress. Once I accepted that, I started moving. Do the best you can with what you have right now. Improve as you go. Momentum beats perfection every single time.

Hooks:

I used to think having everything figured out first would save me time, but it actually cost me years.
- I thought being perfect was the key to success, but turns out perfection was the thing keeping me stuck.
- I’ve realized waiting to feel “Ready” is why most people never make a move.

Script:

Hook: “I’ve realized waiting to feel ‘ready’ is why most people never make a move.”

Visual Hook: Finger painting with your hands — messy, paint all over your fingers, zero concern for how it looks.

(Voiceover)

“I used to wait for the perfect time. Monday. Next week. Next month. The new year.”

(Ideas For Visuals)

Quick cuts:

Smearing paint on canvas
You pausing mid-stroke
Looking at the mess, slight smirk

(Voiceover)

“I’d wait to start my diet until everything was planned. Wait to start my business until I had it all figured out. Wait to change my life until I felt ‘ready.’”

(Visuals)

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