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I have struggled with this ss long as I can remember (programming since 8, I am in my 40s now). The way I combat it is by setting another ambitious goal at the
by tluyben2 8y ago
I have struggled with this ss long as I can remember (programming since 8, I am in my 40s now). The way I combat it is by setting another ambitious goal at the start of a new project; to make at least some money with it as early as possible. That fights with new features; you actually just want to sell instead of adding new features. Now for hobby things that do not make money, I still am overambitious, I guess that is just something I will not get over as I have nothing really to combat it. Even setting goals to really finish something do not matter; my finished product looks like the Taj Mahal in my mind while I am building the garden shed. I have not found the ‘make money’ that applies to hobbies.
Even with physical things; when I go hiking, I always go way too far and end up getting ‘lost’ (never lost, I have google maps, but always thinking; I can go just this path as it takes me deeper!) for a day on a mountain coming out completely physically broken. Luckily I usually have my voice of reason in this case; my wife, who says she is turning back after an hour.