Finish one thing today

This really sums up the idea of what I've been trying to express to myself the past few months on my stagnated side-project. I know if I work iteratively, the small pieces start to add up quickly.

However for me the trick is to get that initial push to start the work, even if the effort itself is small and manageable. It's hard for me to get motivated.

Re: Finish one thing today

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Post by alanfalcon » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 3:33 PM UTC

Genuine question: Is this a good excercise to help built the Grit characteristic?

http://rrhs.schoolwires.net/cms/lib7/WI01001304/Centricity/D...

Re: Finish one thing today

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Post by kozhevnikov » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 3:33 PM UTC

Reminds me of a popular /r/bestof "No Zero Days" comment on reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/getdisciplined/comments/1q96b5/i_ju...

Re: Finish one thing today

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Post by ozh » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 3:33 PM UTC

I see there's still a market for stating the obvious... I was expecting something more disruptive or innovative or helpful, to be honest.

Re: Finish one thing today

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Post by CmonDev » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 3:34 PM UTC

They need a more unique hashtag though.

Re: Finish one thing today

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Post by motoboi » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 3:35 PM UTC

I think this is a great motivational site for procrastinators (not only those involved in software development). Doing One Thing Today can be the beginning of a new habit, the habit of not procrastinating.

Re: Finish one thing today

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Post by josefresco » Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 3:37 PM UTC

ctb_mg wrote: post #4

This really sums up the idea of what I've been trying to express to myself the past few months on my stagnated side-project. I know if I work iteratively, the small pieces start to add up quickly. However for me the trick is to get that initial push to start the work, even if the effort itself is small and manageable. It's hard for me to get motivated.

I posted to my blog this weekend. It was a small victory, but one that made me feel better all weekend, and will make me more motivated to jump back in again.

Most with creative side-projects suffer the same trouble as you and I: trouble starting. I try to remind myself of how good I'll feel after, and also limit my time to 45 minutes on the computer - thereby avoiding sinking an entire weekend into something that resembles "work".