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I find that exclaiming publicly what it is I want to do has a level of gratification (hey, look at this cool idea!) that would otherwise turn into excitement/an
by mikegerwitz 9y ago
I find that exclaiming publicly what it is I want to do has a level of gratification (hey, look at this cool idea!) that would otherwise turn into excitement/anticipation during development. That initial gratification might be enough to stall/kill the project.
- grogenaut 9y agoTo say it another way maybe you didn't actually want to build it just think it through. Rubber duck design and realize it's not the greatest idea
- mikegerwitz 9y agoI've had plenty of ideas that I'd love to see through and think are great, I just don't have the time to do them. Since my time is so limited, I have to choose to focus on one project, or I end up with a ton of unfinished ones (which is the case). So unless I have strong motivation to complete a project (which can be compromised by some sort of gratification), it stalls. But the majority of mine stall for other reasons; I don't usually announce/discuss them.