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Re: Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

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Post by Garvey »

eterm wrote: post #20
david_draco wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's okay! Accept that many projects started will not go until completion. But many times, you will learn something on the way that you can recycle in a future project. PS: if you don't tell anyone about your "failed" projects, this strategy will make you look like a genius.

I'm similar to OP in that I'll get excited about something but I don't usually get past the very intro before I get bored or frustrated and stop. So I learn very little, and often restart the same things over and over. Eventually I give up and play computer games because they steer the focus and drip-feed novelty and reward compared to actually doing anything more productive.

This pretty much sums up my experiences.

I've noticed my frustration tends to stem from a feeling of not progressing quickly enough, or getting bogged down in architectural details before strictly necessary and then abandoning the whole thing due to the assumption it's too complex for my knowledge level...

Re: Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

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Post by xwdv »

Everyone is going to be shit talking this article because it’s just so horrible and bad advice, so here’s my two cents:

A mind shouldn’t be what controls your life, because really your mind isn’t you. Your mind is mostly noise and chatter and sometimes we observe that and think we must do what our mind says, but it’s not true. We must do what we must.

The way to live is to discipline yourself to do the things that must be done. This requires pulling in context from the world and people around you. You know what you have to do, so do it, and lay down whatever excuses or distractions your mind is thinking about. Let instincts and intuition guide you, not “thoughts”. They are not the same thing. Iron sharpens iron.

I didn’t think much about this post, I just posted it because I knew I had to, so I did, and now I will probably never think of it again. That’s how it is.

Re: Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

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Post by airstrike »

mikestew wrote: post #13

The author is quoting someone else: “Because every minute spent doing something other than what you love most today is a minute you’re more likely to regret when you’re 80.” Depending on how literally one takes that, you’re going to be one sorry motherfucker when you’re old. I like taking a shit, but I don’t love it. But I gotta do it, my Yelp review on “taking a shit” notwithstanding. Personally, I quit being so spo…

> There’s more to washing dishes than you think.

I also find it quite relaxing, perhaps even therapeutic

Re: Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

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Post by deepGem »

Being totally honest here. I don't find any work that I totally can't stop thinking about. There is always something that I need to get done that I don't relish, that I don't enjoy.

Here's how it goes - there's an idea that you think is really nice, you start talking to people then you are hit with reality - no one gives a shit about your idea. Some do, but most of them are like meh. There comes the first punch and you either think they are all dumb or ascribe some positivity to what others are saying and start talking to more people or start working on a prototype. Then you realize you have to build a front end. Welcome to front end hell. You have no fucking clue how CSS has evolved over the last 6 months. The npm package you thought was useful is now outdated or not maintained. So by now you are more or less exhausted. What started as a fabulous idea in the head has now boiled down to 'shit let me get done with this CSS crap and move on'. At this time, I don't even want to think about CSS, let alone HTML. Rinse and repeat this until you find success.

At least, this has been my experience.

Re: Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

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Post by qmmmur »

deepGem wrote: post #35

Being totally honest here. I don't find any work that I totally can't stop thinking about. There is always something that I need to get done that I don't relish, that I don't enjoy. Here's how it goes - there's an idea that you think is really nice, you start talking to people then you are hit with reality - no one gives a shit about your idea. Some do, but most of them are like meh. There comes the first punch and y…

I realise this is anecdotal but have you considered there is a whole territory of work that never requires html npm css front end madness?

Re: Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

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Post by spiderfarmer »

qmmmur wrote: post #37
deepGem wrote: post #35

Being totally honest here. I don't find any work that I totally can't stop thinking about. There is always something that I need to get done that I don't relish, that I don't enjoy. Here's how it goes - there's an idea that you think is really nice, you start talking to people then you are hit with reality - no one gives a shit about your idea. Some do, but most of them are like meh. There comes the first punch and y…

I realise this is anecdotal but have you considered there is a whole territory of work that never requires html npm css front end madness?

Yes, it’s called vanilla css.

Re: Do whatever you can't stop thinking about

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Post by deepGem »

qmmmur wrote: post #37
deepGem wrote: post #35

Being totally honest here. I don't find any work that I totally can't stop thinking about. There is always something that I need to get done that I don't relish, that I don't enjoy. Here's how it goes - there's an idea that you think is really nice, you start talking to people then you are hit with reality - no one gives a shit about your idea. Some do, but most of them are like meh. There comes the first punch and y…

I realise this is anecdotal but have you considered there is a whole territory of work that never requires html npm css front end madness?

Yep, but I have only worked on market/users based ideas which invariably need a front end prototype to start with, hence the bias.
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