Tomorrow on 🎙️ Clear Conversations: Creative Minds in Sobriety

Orel is a solopreneur, software developer, and founder of WriteStack, a six-figure SaaS for Substack creators.

For years, Orel's default was gaming. Twelve hours a day. It wasn't casual — it was a full escape. Until one book landed in his hands and he couldn't unsee what it showed him about his own life.

He quit the games. Then he quit his job. Then came 600 days of failing in public, burning out, and rebuilding — until he finally figured out what he'd been doing wrong.

In this conversation, we get into:

• How stepping away from a compulsive pattern opened up space he didn't know he had

• What 600 days of failure actually taught him about showing up for creative work

• Why building with a clear head looks different than building on fumes

• What it means to create something sustainable when you've spent years running on escape

Orel writes every step of this journey at The Indiepreneur. His willingness to be honest about what wasn't working is exactly what makes his story worth your time.