Yeah, I quit those daily challenges for that exact reason. Isn't it better to make one good piece a week than thirty forgettable ones?

Ouch, that "lost about 40 leads" line is brutal. It's the classic trap of saving money now to pay way more later. We did something similar by delaying a server upgrade, and the crash cost us more in downtime than the new hardware would have. That short-term fix always seems smarter until it falls apart at the worst possible time.