Joel Spolsky's Fire and Motion piece is still timeless. Sometimes I re-read it to remind myself that even the best of us have trouble "crushing it" all the time, and at times just getting *something* done in a day is a great start.
Great post Paulo! I am someone who identifies with hesitating before it's perfect. And your list of strategies resonates very strongly with me.
In particular, I've never heard Feed Your Own Feedback Loop stated that way but I completely agree. I recently started creating "callouts" in my journal to highlight when I did something great, accomplished something hard, or noticed that something I did was a source of positive energy (I did the same for negative sources of energy). Makes a great way to review these highlights at the end of the week.
Great point. I’ve not thought of it exactly that way before in terms of only requiring 80%. I feel like long-term, sustainable consistency is more valuable than perfect and unsustainable. There’s freedom in that. I think you’re onto something there :-)
Joel Spolsky's Fire and Motion piece is still timeless. Sometimes I re-read it to remind myself that even the best of us have trouble "crushing it" all the time, and at times just getting *something* done in a day is a great start.
I was not aware of this piece, and it was a joy to read. Thank you, Andrei.
Great post Paulo! I am someone who identifies with hesitating before it's perfect. And your list of strategies resonates very strongly with me.
In particular, I've never heard Feed Your Own Feedback Loop stated that way but I completely agree. I recently started creating "callouts" in my journal to highlight when I did something great, accomplished something hard, or noticed that something I did was a source of positive energy (I did the same for negative sources of energy). Makes a great way to review these highlights at the end of the week.
Great practice! I'm curious how well you manage to sustain it, and even how consistent you push yourself to be with it.
I find that, for myself, I struggle with consistency. So I've been following my own advice: 80% is good enough. :)
Great point. I’ve not thought of it exactly that way before in terms of only requiring 80%. I feel like long-term, sustainable consistency is more valuable than perfect and unsustainable. There’s freedom in that. I think you’re onto something there :-)
Three cheers for the Procrastination Pomodoro!
And one extra cheer for your cool enhancement! ;-)