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Author here, thanks for your in-depth comment. I will have to agree that Step 6 is sometimes the first step for me too, the passion of a new idea can be overwhe

by bbody 7y ago

Author here, thanks for your in-depth comment. I will have to agree that Step 6 is sometimes the first step for me too, the passion of a new idea can be overwhelming. However I do try to get it onto the board as quickly as possible, this way I can compare it to everything else there. I've found this sometimes helps me finish other tasks, e.g. recently I added Project Y which I'm really excited about but Project X is in progress with maybe a days worth of work. If I finish Project X, it is off my plate and I can go gangbusters on Project Y. With regards to planning, I wouldn't say I'm a planning person either. I have just found this minimal amount of process has really helped me focus on getting stuff done without taking away any passion/creativity. As you said everyone is different so YMMV, for me if a reader could take one thing from my journey is discipline yourself to a limited amount of concurrent projects, it has done wonders for me and I definitely see friends not moving anywhere because they have too many projects competing on their limited free time.

TaylorAlexander 7y ago
Definitely good insight! I never used to finish projects. Then I had a super big project fail (a kickstarter) and I suffered really badly from it. I hit a personal rock bottom and the whole situation led me to reevaluate my thinking on my own work. Then I didn’t have projects for years. But finally I started working heavily on projects after a break up, and since then I’ve been getting so much shit done. I way more mindful of what I start and what doesn’t get finished, and I’ve just honed a flow that works well for me. One thing I’ve realized is that I am good at setting small goals and usually getting them done in one sitting (sometimes failing and staying up too late). I try to tell people this. Get a raspberry pi and in the first sitting, just get far enough to ssh in. Then you’re done for the night! Next time you have a system waiting and you can get an LED to blink or serve a simple web page. Then later build one more bit, etc. I find it really rewarding to succeed in small bits!

by bbody 7y ago

TaylorAlexander 7y ago

Definitely good insight! I never used to finish projects. Then I had a super big project fail (a kickstarter) and I suffered really badly from it. I hit a personal rock bottom and the whole situation led me to reevaluate my thinking on my own work. Then I didn’t have projects for years. But finally I started working heavily on projects after a break up, and since then I’ve been getting so much shit done. I way more mindful of what I start and what doesn’t get finished, and I’ve just honed a flow that works well for me. One thing I’ve realized is that I am good at setting small goals and usually getting them done in one sitting (sometimes failing and staying up too late). I try to tell people this. Get a raspberry pi and in the first sitting, just get far enough to ssh in. Then you’re done for the night! Next time you have a system waiting and you can get an LED to blink or serve a simple web page. Then later build one more bit, etc. I find it really rewarding to succeed in small bits!