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So true, I'm constantly plagued by those thoughts to stop whenever I work on anything, in case it's either not good enough for the public, boring, not gonna sel
by CM30 8y ago
So true, I'm constantly plagued by those thoughts to stop whenever I work on anything, in case it's either not good enough for the public, boring, not gonna sell/find users, etc, and every minute I spend working on my projects is a battle between declaring I'll actually finish them this time around and a feeling of 'relax, you can take more time here'.
That said, they're not the only issues. In fact, I'd say what hurts me more than the nagging thoughts in the article is a deadly combination of OCD esque perfectionism and a tendency towards feature/scope creep that really needs a good project managing laying down limits.
This means endless reams of time is spent on 'nice to have' features that keep wasting more and more time, like a one person version of Duke Nukem Forever. And then even more time is spent procrastinating because I'm worried about said goals being too ambitious and the amount of work required to meet them being overly daunting.
Still, I guess it's not a unique issue, and I suspect this perfectionism is why (as some others commenting here mention) many successful entrepreneurs are the kind who can step back, stop trying to be 'artistic' and just get the damn thing done, tech be damned. Heck, sometimes I suspect someone like Homer Simpson/Peter Griffin would probably be the ideal entrepreneur/founder, since while they're not particularly bright, they've also got no inner filter whatsoever, are completely delusional about how good their work is and are willing to jump into new projects and ideas without a second thought. I'd rather be a delusional moron who gets things done than a normal person haunted by inner doubt and constantly worried about whether their work is good enough.
Either way, hopefully I'll just bite the bullet and get my current projects in the next year or so. Better to have something rather than nothing.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y agoI'd be happy to look over your project and its features to let you know if something should be a v2 feature. Kick you to the finish line so to speak and keep you accountable. In fact, this would make for a nice community. Anyone try to set one up like this?
- davidjnelson 8y agoCool idea. Kind of like the boss as a service idea, but with peers.
- badpun 8y ago> Heck, sometimes I suspect someone like Homer Simpson/Peter Griffin would probably be the ideal entrepreneur/founder, since while they're not particularly bright, they've also got no inner filter whatsoever, are completely delusional about how good their work is and are willing to jump into new projects and ideas without a second thought. I'd rather be a delusional moron who gets things done than a normal person haunted by inner doubt and constantly worried about whether their work is good enough. I know a guy like that. The problem with being a delusional moron is that his execution skills are poor (on account of being a moron), so even though he works hard on stuff, it likely won't amount to anything.