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"Remember that announcing your plans makes them less likely to happen." I partially disagree with this. When I publicly commit that I'll do x thing, no matter
by oscardelben 17y ago
"Remember that announcing your plans makes them less likely to happen."
I partially disagree with this. When I publicly commit that I'll do x thing, no matter what, I'm more likely to do it because otherwise people would think that I'm only a charlatan.
I think talking in public about your idea is very important especially if you have to do some kind of report at the end.
- selven 17y agoIt's not an absolute truth, but overhyping something is dangerous. Even if you do get it done, you'll be compared to much higher expectations, and your result will look worse in comparison.
- bmcleod 17y agoSaying, "I will do X", is pretty important for general efficiencies sake though. It gives other people who have done X a chance to give advice and people who were thinking of doing X a chance to avoid doing it or pitch in. Informing people when and where you'll give a talk is also pretty critical to actually having people show up.