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At least for myself, I found it detrimental to set milestones that were based in features. The main reason was I'd rush to finish a feature, get all excited abo

by jjcm 6y ago

At least for myself, I found it detrimental to set milestones that were based in features. The main reason was I'd rush to finish a feature, get all excited about shipping it in "only 1 week!", then tell myself I deserved a week off. That week turns into a month, then you lose mental context. What I found key was making it a habit to work on it. Side projects, especially solo ones, take a long time to complete. If working just a little on one is part of your daily habit, you'll have ongoing steady progress that won't come with burnout.

willcipriano 6y ago
I work this way and use this method to help keep me on track: https://lifehacker.com/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret-281626 https://lifehacker.com/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret-2...
- mundo 6y ago
  Ironic, considering that his new Netflix special is mostly material he's been doing for years, but this does sound kind of cool: > He told me to get a big wall calendar that has a whole year on one page and hang it on a prominent wall. The next step was to get a big red magic marker. He said for each day that I do my task of writing, I get to put a big red X over that day. "After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain." Sounds like the visual commit history on github, now that I think of it. My side project is on a local git, and that's the only thing I miss - the calendar.
  - mkl 6y ago
    Seinfeld denies it: "This is hilarious to me, that somehow I am getting credit for making an X on a calendar with the Seinfeld productivity program. It's the dumbest non-idea that was not mine, but somehow I'm getting credit for it." - https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld_here_i_will_give_you_an_answer/ceiugt5/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld...
  - GreedCtrl 6y ago
    There's a side project idea: create a `git calendar` command.

by jjcm 6y ago

willcipriano 6y ago

I work this way and use this method to help keep me on track: https://lifehacker.com/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret-281626 https://lifehacker.com/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret-2...

mundo 6y ago
Ironic, considering that his new Netflix special is mostly material he's been doing for years, but this does sound kind of cool: > He told me to get a big wall calendar that has a whole year on one page and hang it on a prominent wall. The next step was to get a big red magic marker. He said for each day that I do my task of writing, I get to put a big red X over that day. "After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain." Sounds like the visual commit history on github, now that I think of it. My side project is on a local git, and that's the only thing I miss - the calendar.
- mkl 6y ago
  Seinfeld denies it: "This is hilarious to me, that somehow I am getting credit for making an X on a calendar with the Seinfeld productivity program. It's the dumbest non-idea that was not mine, but somehow I'm getting credit for it." - https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld_here_i_will_give_you_an_answer/ceiugt5/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld...
- GreedCtrl 6y ago
  There's a side project idea: create a `git calendar` command.