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Notice that this is just a short essay. A blog post, maybe. But it's also potentially a reason to search for available domain names; to actually register one
by jtheory 11y ago
Notice that this is just a short essay. A blog post, maybe. But it's also potentially a reason to search for available domain names; to actually register one (after exploring the compromises around what registrar to choose), to find a host (navigating the truly bewildering options), to decide whether wordpress might be the right way to go, and what theme, and what big header image. Plugins? And what if it really goes viral... surely we'd better have some ads in there to capture a bit of value from that, right?
All of this can be really quite educational. But in the end it's fairly impressive that it was ever done at all... which suggests that in fact it's not done; there are a ton of other plans for what should be here, and only because of those plans was the writer able to get this far.
- toomeyism 11y agoYou've essentially listed all the tasks that have been/are currently on my mental to-do list. I'm procrastinating by reading about procrastinating. On the plus side- I've now registered for and posted my first HN comment after lurking for the better part of two months. See: PROGRESS!
- sk8ingdom 11y agoI remember stumbling on this site a while ago and the format [1] was completely different. [1] http://web.archive.org/web/20150214165654/http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/ http://web.archive.org/web/20150214165654/http://www.structu...
- webosdude 11y agoYep I have seen that page 5-6 years ago too :)
- myth_buster 11y agoWell this gave me a good laugh. Brilliant essays by John Perry, defending yet more life choices generally seen as faults.