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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 perso
by 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!