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by trms 5y ago
Starting small seems to be really helpful as far as I've been able to see in the comments. I will keep that to heart, and I'll commit to making a super small project this very weekend. Thank you, and best of luck for your upcoming
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by trms 5y ago
I had never thought of it that way. Project coherency looks like a great metric/mission to keep in mind as I go about a project. Am I doing this to learn, or am I dong this to do X? Thank you.
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by trms 5y ago
Thank you. It does appear that motivation gets you going in the short term, but it's discipline that gets you going in the long term. I need to seriously cultivate an appreciation and a skill for discipline, so that I can keep going ev
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by trms 5y ago
Guilt definitely plays a part. Whenever I'm not 'working' on the next great thing, I do feel like I should. I should just take it easy for a while and really re-evaluate what I want to do and what I don't. Thank you!
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by trms 5y ago
That's exactly it -- if you stick to some stuff, at least there is a chance, however small, that you'll accomplish or finish something. If you don't, that chance is reduced to 0. The initial rush gives tons of dopamine, I nee
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by trms 5y ago
Decoupling the 'satisfaction' from the project itself is something I need to learn. I need to be able to stick to things even beyond 'the horizon,' after they stopped providing the dopamine hit. This is the main hurdle.
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by trms 5y ago
Your comment hits incredibly close to home. At this point, at least in my career, the ability to learn new things is my ability and 'selling' point. While I do understand this has great benefits and that there's few people li
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by trms 5y ago
I agree, this is a major issue. The inability to stick with things is shaping my entire life and career. Having a personal mission statement sounds interesting, and I'm glad to see it's been working out for you. > It hurts like
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by trms 5y ago
Committing to a daily/weekly absolute minimum looks really helpful. Back in June I committed to writing a blog post a week and somehow, I managed to stick with it even though sometimes the posts ended up being written in a rush two hou
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by trms 5y ago
First of all I love Marginalia, thanks for finishing _that_ project. :) Project scope seems to be key. I often get into things with 'lofty' goals but I should be more realistic about what I want to get from them. That requires a b
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by trms 5y ago
Your comment hits a nerve. I've been wondering about how to distinguish between something I am genuinely interested in, and something I think I should be interested in. I feel sometimes things get lost in a fog and I can't tell th
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by trms 5y ago
There definitely seems to be a sweet spot where projects are challenging enough to be engaging yet familiar enough that you don't get frustrated. Finding that window looks to be key. It's also a great idea to put a deadline for yo
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by trms 5y ago
I have definitely considered ADHD, and while correlation != causation, the correlation is of note nonetheless. > I almost always stick to my projects because they're almost always motivated by a need rather than a fad. When looking
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by trms 5y ago
Glad to know I'm not the only one on this boat. Hopefully we'll touch land soon.
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by trms 5y ago
That sounds intuitively right. Have an MVP you can completely wrap your head around and just work towards that. Then, build on top. Most projects end up in the bin because I was too ambitious, I should start much smaller then iterate on top
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by trms 5y ago
Thank you for the book recommendation, appreciated. I'll check it out. Welcome to HN! :)
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by trms 5y ago
This circles back to being kinder to oneself and to enjoy the process. I am probably just being too harsh on myself and not actually having fun/enjoying the projects themselves. I'm obsessing over some 'goal' when the re
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by trms 5y ago
You make a good point. It's more effective to learn something for a 'real' project, rather than to learn it as a random exploration. At least there's a goal, something to aim towards. I'll take that to heart. Best o
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by trms 5y ago
I definitely agree that I need to work up my ability to stick to things, that 'routine' is something I'm looking for. A part of me knows that I would get there if only I stuck to something, but another part fights hard to mov
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Ask HN: How do you stick to projects?
65 points by trms 5y ago|71 comments
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Game Programming Patterns (2014)(gameprogrammingpatterns.com)
3 points by trms 5y ago|0 comments
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Tools for Keeping Focused(lesswrong.com)
4 points by trms 5y ago|0 comments
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by trms 5y ago
The post touts writing and publishing regularly as the most important factors in having a blog, as many posts of this style do. I figured I'd give it a shot, so last summer I set myself the goal of writing one blog post each week, for
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Old School PC Font Pack(int10h.org)
4 points by trms 5y ago|0 comments
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by trms 5y ago
Website seems to be down, but Archive link works: https://web.archive.org/web/20211011041410/https://andymatus...
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Software for Every Need(lesswrong.com)
3 points by trms 5y ago|0 comments
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The guru who didn't believe in gurus (2013)(theguardian.com)
1 points by trms 5y ago|0 comments
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S-Curves(unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
1 points by trms 5y ago|0 comments
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by trms 5y ago
This is extremely on point. I was almost not going to post my comment including that book precisely because of the public's feelings towards the author. When you decouple the ideas in the book from the author though, and weigh them on
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by trms 5y ago
It's Freeletics. I now added it as a footnote, thank you.

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