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There is a cost in overcommitting as there is the opportunity cost. But I believe there is a way to overcommit with the "under commit, over deliver" line of tho
by persona 15y ago
There is a cost in overcommitting as there is the opportunity cost.
But I believe there is a way to overcommit with the "under commit, over deliver" line of thought. That will allow you to still look at the new opportunities and present an option ("sure - let's talk first"..."could get done by xx".."too late? well next time perhaps").
One thing I've found - while handling many side-projects is to know each one has a priority based on how much I'm invested in one of them and the benefits that one will bring.
If you have the priorities set upfront, it'll be easier to make decisions in case something gotta give. But if you "under commit" to a lot of different commitments, you'd still have some space :)
- swanson 15y agoI like the idea of prioritizing, but I find that even small projects that I abandon have a disproportionately large negative effect on my emotions/confidence/drive. It reminds me of what someone once told me about the stock market - getting $100 feels good, but losing $100 feels so much worse.
- persona 15y agohave you tried "selling the idea" to someone else? Perhaps someone that wants to learn to code, or work with design, or write - depending on the type of project, even small ones, its good to energize someone to try it than to drop it. A shared success is better than no success.
- swanson 15y agoThat is an awesome idea. And if no one wants to "buy" then probably no one cared about it in the first place so I shouldn't feel bad about letting it die. I'll have to try it out - I've got a good project in mind that this approach might work for.